WJCT's Generation Listen and the Pratt Guys presents "Camp Listen," a free listening party and discussion for our younger public radio listeners.
The Pratt Guys, 6967 Philips Hwy, plays host to the event tonight from 6 to 9. Camp Listen features free food, drinks, prizes, live music from 2015 The Square winner Monique Mancera and great stories as heard on public radio.
Panelists include:
- Alicia Smith, St. Johns Riverkeeper and Girls Gone Green Super Activist
- Genora Crain-Orth, River City Chicks (Backyard Chicken Lady) – Chicken Coop Bingo
- Genevieve Fletcher, North Florida Land Trust Outreach Coordinator
For those who can't attend, you can still join the discussion on WJCT LIVE.
Listen to the stories, which will played at the event, then ask questions during the live stream on our Facebook page:
Unseen City: Wonders of the Urban Wilderness
Author and amateur naturalist Nathanael Johnson began digging into some of these everyday urban species, leading him to write "Unseen City: The Majesty of Pigeons, the Discreet Charm of Snails & Other Wonders of the Urban Wilderness." The book uncovers weeds that are tastier than you imagined and small mammals smarter than you suspected. The author researched various plants and animals, including that most infamous species of urban bird so many people love to hate, sometimes referred to as a “flying rat.”
Pigeons have earned quite a reputation over time for their bothersome presence in the urban landscape, but they have not always been such pariahs. For a time, the bird conjured up quite regal associations.
Lawn Order
In communities across America, lawns that are brown or overgrown are considered especially heinous. Elite squads of dedicated individuals have been deputized by their local governments or homeowners’ associations to take action against those whose lawns fail to meet community standards.
Call them — lawn enforcement agents.
The Seed Jar
Craig Childs, Regan Choi and Dirk Vaughan used to spend months in the isolated backcountry of the Southwestern U.S. One day, they stumbled across a rare and ancient piece of pottery, in almost mint condition. That discovery led to an argument, and a decision, that has stayed with them for 11 years. When we got obsessed with the consequences of that choice, we cajoled them into going back to the place it went down, with producer Molly Webster in tow. What they found was not what anyone expected.
Notes on Camp
Sure, kids today are sophisticated. But get them living in the woods for a few days, and they revert to some of the most stupidly primitive forms of entertainment known since the dawn of civilization. Specifically: they love scary stories. Every camp has a camp ghost story. We hear one. And we go with the Sioux cabin of ten year olds as they try an experiment in fear, in the dark, in front of a mirror in their cabin.
