{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Good Growing","title":"Ep. 140 Introducing the Illinois Pollinators website | #GoodGrowing","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2961,"description":"On this week’s Good Growing podcast, we talk with horticulture educator Ryan Pankau about the new University of Illinois Extension pollinator website, Illinois Pollinators. Learn about how this website came together, the information it covers, including different pollinators we find in Illinois, the importance of pollinators, plants pollinators use, pollinator habitat design, community science and education, pollinator research, and more!\n\nWatch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/894qscZJthk \n\nSkip to what you want to know: \n 00:35 – Welcome, Ken, and what have we been up to?\n 02:00 – Welcome, Ryan!\n 03:00 – Why was this website created? What was the catalyst?\n Website sections: \n 06:00 – What are pollinators?\n 11:00 – Importance of pollinators and what can you do to help them.\n 14:55 – Plants pollinators use\n 23:45 – Pollinator habitat design, design suggestions, and starting pollinator habitat\n 29:40 – No Mow May tangent\n 32:55 – Community science and education\n 34:55 – Pollinator research at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign \n 38:15 – Future plans for the website\n 47:30 – Wrap-up, thank you’s, what’s up next week, and goodbye! \n\nVisit the Illinois Pollinators website! https://illinoispollinators.org \n \nContact us! \nRyan Pankau: rcpankau@illinois.edu \nChris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu\nKen Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu \n\nCheck out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing\n\nSubscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe\n\nAny products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies.\n\n--\nYou can find us on most podcast platforms. \nSoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 \niTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 \nStitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing \nTunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ \nSpotify...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/R8M4jy-2EktViSJpDBxEJL2IulcAlRJg8ktxlDJM3UA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQzNDE1LzE2ODk3/OTA0NTktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}