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'You Will So Get Excited!': Learning From Ferns

A new book on identifying ferns also makes the case for why these plants could outlast humanity.
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A new book on identifying ferns also makes the case for why these plants could outlast humanity.

Ferns have been around for hundreds of millions of years, have survived several mass extinctions and may well be thriving after humanity has gone the way of the dodo. A new book describes ferns' remarkable survival skills and teaches fern enthusiasts how to identify species that live in our region.

Dummerston author and forester Lynn Levine joined Vermont Edition to discuss her new book, Identifying Ferns the Easy Way: A Pocket Guide to Common Ferns of the Northeast

Broadcast live on Monday, June 10, 2019 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.

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