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Back from the Dead, aka Rewilding

Oct 9, 2025 · 35 min · Ep 8

What past life is in your yard, waiting to be resurrected? What do zombies have to do with ecology? In the spookiest way possible, we dig into rewilding your yard, neighborhood, or even whole regions. Get all the basics on bringing nature back to a space near you, including why you’d want to and how you’ll benefit.

Plus pro tips about how to start with a tiny rewilded patch, right in your own backyard, porch, or patio, and remaking the world, one tiny action at a time.

We also join a lonely coyote on a hair-raising night full of urban myths - and invasive species.

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  • The basics on rewilding, in campfire story/urban myth style
  • Accidental rewilding through neglect, and the sometimes-creepy places it creates
  • Invasives vs native species
  • Nature keeps us healthy
  • What good is a tiny rewilded patch?
  • Doing what you can with what you’ve got
  • Choosing a good rewilding site
  • Making a small-site rewilding plan
  • Pro tips about plants, tools, and materials
  • Includes the original story, “Hitchhikers.”

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