Setting Fire to Suburbia w/ Gerould Wilhelm

Gerould Wilhelm is one of the two authors of Flora of the Chicago Region - A Floristic & Ecological Synthesis. In this episode we talk about a number of topics, from prairie hydrology, native American belief systems, civilizational ethos and how he sets fire to his suburban yard every year in order to facilitate the diversity of prairie plant communities.Please check out his long list of essays, research articles, and publications at www.conservationresearchinstitute.com