18. Barbara Phillips - Botany on an Endangered Planet

Happy New Year to all of our listeners out there! On the first episode of 2023, we share an interview with Barbara Phillips, a lifetime botanist and a member of Flagstaff Friends Meeting. She discusses her life-long fascination with the outdoors, what it means to be a botanist, and some of the challenges facing us and the planet in these complex times.

You can read her article here: Botany on an Endangered Planet

Also, don't forget there's a wonderful archive of past episodes you can peruse right here, wherever you're listening to this podcast! So... after this episode, why not find another that interests you and give it a listen?!

New episodes are released the first Saturday of each month.

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 1:14 On being a botanist
• 3:44 What botanists do
• 8:29 On change in the field
• 13:43 Does our work matter?
• 18:18 The importance of botany
• 21:25 Optimism
• 30:32 Quakers and connecting with nature
• 35:16 Being a part, not apart
• 38:24 Our interconnectedness
• 41:39 Quakerism and slowing down
• 46:39 Outro