Monika Egerer's guest appearances

Monika Egerer

Cultivating Place

BeProvided Conservation Radio Podcast

Beyond the Bench

John Muir

Ayana Young

Kevin Jordan

Margaret Roach

Owen Smith

Arthur Waskow

Niki Jabbour

Jessica Walliser

Sara Bir

Christie Purifoy

Severine Von Tscharner Fleming

Doug Smith

Christin Geall

Andrew Stein

Nancy Lawson

OwlTail

It is really and truly summer now Happy Summer Solstice Season in the Northern Hemisphere. Are your gardens and parks full of the sound and movements of winged life – the fluttering of moths at your white flowers, at the porch or street light each evening? Dragonflies, mosquitos, bumblebees, and flower flies dancing across your flowers and grasses by day? National Pollinator Week is June 20 – 26, and this week we’re in conversation with Dr. Monika Egerer, pollination ecologist at the Technical University of Munich sharing more about the importance of well-designed urban gardens for pollinator support.Monika researches the ecology and management of production-oriented ecosystems in and around cities. She pursues an interdisciplinary research approach that analyzes connections between biodiversity, environmental and climate protection, ecosystem services and social-ecological issues in urban agricultural systems. A strong focus of her work is the role of insects and plant biodiversity in urban ecosystems, specifically in the context of habitat management, urbanization and climate change.Seems that our gardens as contributions to urban biodiversity depend on our viewing them as habitats and our embrace of an “agroecological” in which the focus on production for our needs (food, flowers, control) and the needs of other lives (ecology) is key. As is a little more wildness... Enjoy!Cultivating Place now has a donate button! We thank you so much for listening over the years and we hope you'll support Cultivating Place.We can't thank you enough for making it possible for this young program to grow even more of these types of conversations.The show is available as a podcast on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Podcast, and Stitcher. To read more and for many more photos please visit www.cultivatingplace.com.

It is really and truly summer now Happy Summer Solstice Season in the Northern Hemisphere. Are your gardens and parks full of the sound and movements of winged life – the fluttering of moths at your white flowers, at the porch or street light each evening? Dragonflies, mosquitos, bumblebees, and flower flies dancing across your flowers and grasses by day? National Pollinator Week is June 20 – 26, and this week we’re in conversation with Dr. Monika Egerer, pollination ecologist at the Technical University of Munich sharing more about the importance of well-designed urban gardens for pollinator support. Monika researches the ecology and management of production-oriented ecosystems in and around cities. She pursues an interdisciplinary research approach that analyzes connections between biodiversity, environmental and climate protection, ecosystem services and social-ecological issues in urban agricultural systems. A strong focus of her work is the role of insects and plant biodiversity in urban ecosystems, specifically in the context of habitat management, urbanization and climate change. Seems that our gardens as contributions to urban biodiversity depend on our viewing them as habitats and our embrace of an “agroecological” in which the focus on production for our needs (food, flowers, control) and the needs of other lives (ecology) is key. As is a little more wildness... Enjoy! Cultivating Place now has a donate button! We thank you so much for listening over the years and we hope you'll support Cultivating Place. We can't thank you enough for making it possible for this young program to grow even more of these types of conversations. The show is available as a podcast on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Podcast, and Stitcher. To read more and for many more photos please visit <a href="http://www.cultivatingplace.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.cultivatingplace.com</a>.

National Pollinator Week, Summer Solstice & Urban Pollination Ecology with Dr. Monika Egerer

How can we transform human spaces into thriving ecosystems, and why is inquiry-based teaching critical for engaging new scientists? Dr. Monika Egerer, a professor in Urban Productive Ecosystems at the Technical University of Munich, discusses how she leads community science investigations in urban gardens, the joys and struggles of being an early-career professor as a woman in Europe, and the magic and importance of good mentorship throughout anyone's career path. Follow Monika on Twitter @MonikaEgerer. Learn more about the students producing this podcast and their science communication efforts by following us on Twitter @SciCommUCR and visiting our website.

How can we transform human spaces into thriving ecosystems, and why is inquiry-based teaching critical for engaging new scientists? Dr. Monika Egerer, a professor in <a href="https://www.upe-lab.de/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Urban Productive Ecosystems</a> at the Technical University of Munich, discusses how she leads community science investigations in urban gardens, the joys and struggles of being an early-career professor as a woman in Europe, and the magic and importance of good mentorship throughout anyone's career path. Follow Monika on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/MonikaEgerer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@MonikaEgerer</a>. Learn more about the students producing this podcast and their science communication efforts by following us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/SciCommUCR" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@SciCommUCR</a> and visiting our <a href="https://scicommucr.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>.

33. Community Science for Urban Productive Ecosystems with Dr. Monika Egerer

I met Monika Egerer through Colby Anton (previous podcast interviewee about studying cougars in Yellowstone) , both are PhD candidates in the Environmental Studies at University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC). I am excited to share Monika's work with urban garden ecology because urban gardening can bring quality food and quality of life to neighborhoods where affordable fresh food is not readily available. This is so important in our world of conservation and the world's growing population.       Monika's research with Dr. Stacy Philpott's team at UCSC on urban ecology and biodiversity of urban gardens in the California central coast encompasses many fields of study including the human experience. This research is conducted in 25 gardens that vary in local management practices and landscape. The goal is to understand the ecological interactions and processes in urban gardens such as pest control, pollination and climate regulation.       Monika is also actively involved with the creation of a film along with Small Pumpkin Production's, Michelle E. Aquilar (and team), called "No Place to Grow" which she talks about in the podcast. This documentary follows a group of Latino farmers who find themselves representing a movement to save green space in a fast growing neighborhood.       And did you know that bird loss on the Mariana Islands is leading to the loss of fruit production, specifically chili peppers? Ms. Egerer also discusses her work with this project about how the loss of birds on Guam is leading to this ecosystem service loss because birds are no longer dispersing the seeds. Here is a link to the paper about this topic published in the journal, Ecological Applications this year.          *introduction and closing by Dale Wilman and music provided by www.bensound.com

I met Monika Egerer through <a href="http://beprovidedconservationradio.libsyn.com/colby-anton-ucsc-phd-candidate-studying-cougars-in-yellowstone-national-park" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Colby Anton</a> (previous podcast interviewee about studying cougars in Yellowstone) , both are PhD candidates in the Environmental Studies at University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC). I am excited to share Monika's work with urban garden ecology because urban gardening can bring quality food and quality of life to neighborhoods where affordable fresh food is not readily available. This is so important in our world of conservation and the world's growing population.   <a href="https://people.ucsc.edu/~megerer/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Monika's research</a> with <a href="https://www.urbangardenecology.com/research.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Stacy Philpott's team at UCSC on urban ecology and biodiversity of urban gardens in the California central coast</a> encompasses many fields of study including the human experience. This research is conducted in 25 gardens that vary in local management practices and landscape. The goal is to understand the ecological interactions and processes in urban gardens such as pest control, pollination and climate regulation.   Monika is also actively involved with the creation of a film along with <a href="http://www.noplacetogrow.com/team/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Small Pumpkin Production's</a>, Michelle E. Aquilar (and team), called "<a href="http://www.noplacetogrow.com/film/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">No Place to Grow</a>" which she talks about in the podcast. This documentary follows a group of Latino farmers who find themselves representing a movement to save green space in a fast growing neighborhood.   And did you know that bird loss on the Mariana Islands is leading to the loss of fruit production, specifically chili peppers? Ms. Egerer also discusses her work with this project about how the loss of birds on Guam is leading to this ecosystem service loss because birds are no longer dispersing the seeds. Here is a <a href="https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/df8640_daf5e686c75c4623ac58325de393b999.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">link</a> to the paper about this topic published in the journal, Ecological Applications this year.    *introduction and closing by Dale Wilman and music provided by <a href="http://www.bensound.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.bensound.com</a>

Monika Egerer: UCSC Urban Garden Project PhD Candidate in Environmental Studies