Yesterday. I'm a writer and photographer living in downtown Berkeley, California. If you like what we do here, please support our work on an ongoing basis. You got a fuzzy stem, you got a fuzzy stem. it's still there. Oh, yeah, there we go. And then, uh, of course these are a couple of mine as well. Larsen: Riding the rails, he got an up-close tour of the geologic time scale exposed by railroad cuts: layers of rock dating back millennia. But you also get the feeling that botany gave him a way to make sense of the world, and of humans' place within it. Here's Joey pointing out a colony of the quarter-sized gray-green buttons in the video he made about the day. We don't know what would happen if it disappeared completely, but Joey says that he doesn't want to find out. A lot of folks think that coyotes in particular are purely nocturnal or even crepuscular, which is like dawn, dusk, night. We're going to turn it to shit. Larsen: Joey had always liked railroads. As Jesse points out, what makes Joey's videos different from so many of the strangely popular educational personalities found on YouTube, is that we rarely see much of Joey himself. Who is the man behind an accent more commonly associated with a Chicago firehouse than an open expanse of mountains and grassland? And it's it's, uh, that kind of grated me. It's doing pretty good. I just don't think what you're doing is safe behavior. It plays into some of the more gross elements of human nature. Okay. One single rock can tie a person back to the event in which that rock was created, whether it was a volcanic eruption 20 million years ago or the gradual deposition ofsediments in an ocean 400 million years ago. I'm getting welcome to Mexico texts, were so close to the border. I went out and bought some of these books that you recommended and I'm learning so much. That's what really makes it worth it gettingpeople excited about learning and the natural world, which is the antidote to all the ugliness and stress and anxiety of the human world. That's just the funny accent. When it comes to wildlife rehabilitation for coyotes, its extremely challenging for coyote pups, she says. He is an ex-punk and a former freight train engineer who has been self-taught in his field. Santore: The way my mind works, I just obsessed on fix that on something I probably got fucking add or some sort of neurological disorder, you know, that at one point served our species of evolutionary benefit. Real banger right there. That's just my personal take. In other words, as the ecosystems around us erode under humanity's touch, understanding the ways they fit together is more crucial than ever. It was funny, going out to California when I moved out there. But, about that voice. That's one of mine. This episode was written and produced by me, Maren Larsen:, and edited by Michael Roberts. Larsen: Joey took matters into his own hands and began slowly replacing the non-native, water-sucking ornamentals the city installed with an assortment of plants he grew himself from seed. The Chicago vernacular is kind of dyin out, especially as cities get more gentrified and you get more dog day care and coffee boutiques moving into these old Chicago neighborhoods. And then I realized, I didn't know anything about the country I lived in and it was a big ass country, so why not travel? Personal Quotes (3) I just want people to take a closer look at the nonhuman world and ask more questions. I just been planting trees, sometimes with permission, mostly without, uh, because the city I live in kind of dropped the ball so hard on their, uh, uh, public beautification efforts. Got a tip? Okay. Santore: Look at that beautiful bastard, not flowering yet may not flower this year at all. Find Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Youtube profiles, images and more on IDCrawl - free people search website. You have to reach almost a critical mass, like a minimum number of coyote pups of similar age in a rehab situation to rear so that way theyre positioned for success when you release. With Joey Santore. In the coyote video, which he said was taken in Siskiyou County, Calif., Santore can be seen following a pup that appears to be in poor condition through a field until it finally lies down and lets him pet and pick it up. But then Monday when I woke up and was about to head back down south and take her to the wildlife rehab, she had already passed that night., Santore says that although the coyotes death wasnt entirely unexpected, it still hit him hard. Also, we're offering new members a 25% discount. Santore: And then I realized, I didn't know anything about the country I lived in and it was a big ass country, so why not travel? Like I just got really excited when I would read about this stuff. As a fellow phyto-obsessive personality, Joey is dedicating most of his spare time to not only understanding plant diversity but also sharing his passion for botany with the world. You see it get wiped out, you know, but then of course, you know, they're just hiding. Like I just got really excited when I would read about this stuff. A moment later we see the coyote in the footwell of the mans truck, frozen in place: [Newest rescued sea otter pups make their fuzzy debuts at Shedd], I just seen a tick jump ship, which means that eeder theres some sorta problem with your blood flow or da tick itself thinks you dont stand a chance, but Im gonna see that you have a chance. Member Since November 2014. And maybe you have a better likelihood of accepting. Here's Joey pointing out a colony of the quarter-sized gray-green buttons in the video he made about the day. Santore is a self-taught botanist and former freight train driver in Oakland, California who believes the natural world can be a balm for modern anxieties caused by climate change and Capitalism. Beyond the tenderheartedness, what really made the video was Santore's thick, Bill Swerski-esque Chicago accent. Releasing a coyote pup or a juvenile coyote after rehab as a single animal is not going to achieve a successful outcome.. By his own estimate, he has planted somewhere between 300 and 400 trees, mostly native and drought-tolerant oaks and cypresses, along medians and in parks. another adaptation to that, uh, aridity that, that dry climate. However, the downtime has allowed him to post more videos about botanizing the Bay Area. It makes the nausea a little bit easier to deal with. You can hit the Explore button [in. ] If someone spots a wild animal that theyre concerned about, Monroe recommends that they contact the Department of Fish and Wildlife directly to assess the situation. Joey Santore Oakland, California Favorite Activities It was about 2 p.m. and hot out and coyotes, I rarely see them out during the day. An ex-punk and former train engineer who is self-taught in the sciences, Joey Santore does not fit the mold of the stereotypical botanist. I don't know, six or seven years give or take. I thought you was a gopher snake at first. Aside from the hits, Santores long-form videos offer a panoramic botanical and geological breakdown of a location, explaining current topics like plant speciation and biogeography, alongside profane rants about climate change and the state of things in general. But the truth is that Joey has this sense of raw and unbridled enthusiasm thats elusive to a lot of professionals, says Michael Eason, who runs the Rare Plant Conservation Department at the San Antonio Botanical Garden. His videos may be popular with kids who are budding botanists. Total Photos Contributed: 339 [View all photos] or [See a list of all photos] or [View most recent photos] Collection: Private You know, maybe not being seen for, for God knows how long. don't you dare rattle that fucking thing at me. Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't: Created by Joey Santore. It's this squat plant. Braidwood Dunes is another really good one. Some of his trees are now over 30 feet tall! So I ham the Chicago accent up a little bit and put on this character of a geriatric, you know, extroverted, really turned-up loudmouth West Side Italian because my familys Italian, thats mostly what I know, just to make it funny and whatever. Jesse's assignment was to cover Joey's search for a local plant called lophophora williamsii: otherwise known as peyote. Larsen: In other words, as the ecosystems around us erode under humanity's touch, understanding the ways they fit together is more crucial than ever. Learn to spot shallow conformity in social circles and don't waste your time on them, study plants and geology instead. Im in absolute awe of the sheer depth of his accent, Twitter user @kevinefarrell commented. [upbeat . Plants, Redwing boots, dogs. "Mailing out stickers. He started growing rare conifers from seed. I want to share themand [talk about] what a tragedy it is that people don't know this stuff is here. Obviously the accents canned, he said. I guess it's for the better. Larsen: But Joey's influence goes beyond just getting laypeople to care about the things growing in their neighborhoods. So today I'm going to show you a little project that I've been engaged in for about the past. But then the next day, it kind of messed me up a little bit more. And it clearly has a special place in Joey's heart, based on a t-shirt he sells. The Tribune did confirm his identity in a public records search but agreed not to reveal it. Larsen: This video went viral when Joey posted it back in 2019, but venomous snakes are not his typical beat. with a website! They just hide. But as he told Jesse Will while they traveled around South Texas, once he hit his teen years he tended to get into trouble. An ex-punk and former train engineer who is self-taught in the sciences, Joey Santore does not fit the mold of the stereotypical botanist. Apr 29, 2020 - Guerrilla gardener Joey Santore has planted more than 300 trees, encouraging a new appreciation of our habitatand one another. Larsen: This blend of well-informed science, minor lawbreaking, and humorous rants about the ills of society is what draws people to Joey's YouTube channel, as well as his Instagram account, and his podcast. After Staley picked it up and gave it back to him, Bosa threw it down again. It was crossing a road on like a 90-degree day at 2 p.m, he says. Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa wasn't happy with the officials on Saturday night. Joey Bosa. But she was covered in fleas and ticks and mites and also had some nasal discharge. What kind of attention have you been getting in the past week? I have a friend that works at a wildlife rehab, and she told me it was good to keep it in a quiet, calm place, so I kept it in the basement. Looking for Tony Santoro online? Everything I know (about nature and botany) I basically learned myself, he said. But before I did that I decided to give it a flea bath, which was probably a stupid idea in retrospect, since I think it might have just been shocked by it. Come along. To find enough real estate to survive, these prostrata often end up finding their home in the middle of the road. Will: Every academic botanist that I talked to was super stoked on his work. You know, and I just dont want to get bitten. And I have no context for anything outside of it. I mean, she almost certainly would have died she was underweight and she had mucus in her nose and eyes but maybe she would have been food for something else. When Joey Santore went searching for a biological "origin story" of sorts, he stumbled into the world of botany. As a child, Santore took an interest in science early, visiting Chicagos Field Museum with his mother and propagating elm trees from seeds in their yard. Most important is the Garfield Park Conservatory, which is free and features plants from all over the world. In his videos, Santore offers observations and advice on how to cultivate habitats in neglected urban areas, his narration veering from erudition (Over here you got some coast live oaks, Quercus agrifolia) to irreverence (Grew these bastards from seed). Nowadays he films the trips he takes in search of some of the rarest plants on the planet. Asclepius prostrata, the prostrate milkweed. In addition we have many gardens here that are maintaining endangered plant species, especially Lotusland. These are just names Im channeling in the form of an ongoing science project to make the information more captivating because the typical dry and boring delivery you usually see has failed people., [Photos: Baby animals from around the world]. And it clearly has a special place in Joey's heart, based on a t-shirt he sells. Will: It looks like a weed. Absolutely. What did you think when you saw that video went viral? Joey travels around the world and takes you on plant walks, with "colorful" commentary. Santore is turned on to the outdoors because hes turned off by everything else. Trees that can hack it without pruning and summer watering. Come on, hey. That's near Kankakee. I'm Joey Santore: a Connecticut-born, Brooklyn-living, nonprofit-working, cooking-loving, playlist-making, lucid-dreaming, karate-coaching, twenty-something. Looking back, she was really sick. What he's talking about, if he's speaking directly to you. Joey was interested in science and growing things from an early age: he recalls trips to the Field Museum and propagating elm trees in his backyard. He hadn't cooled off by Monday. This plant has adapted to lie dormant in its underground rhizome for years until conditions are right. I went to college and studied sociology and communication but dropped out to travel. Were gonna need this kind of awareness of ourselves in the world to be able to deal with it., Video 1: Santoree Youtube ChannelVideo 2: Interview. You can follow Joey Santore on his YouTube channel, Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't, or on his instagram and podcast of the same name. Kind of a bummer! Larsen: He was kicked out of military school and got into graffiti and the punk scene. The animal appears sickly and unwell and the man tries to determine if he can catch it and bring it to a rescue center. One is that, at the department, we never recommend chasing or cornering or forcibly handling wildlife. Unfortunately, it seems this particular coyote pup may have already had something wrong with it when Santore stumbled upon it. It was recently proposed for the Endangered Species list, and is only observed a few dozen times a year in a handful of locations near the Rio Grande. And then theyll release you back to the wild and you can go eat some feral cats and squirrels and stuff like that, ya know?. The man behind the voice is a La Grange native and amateur botanist who for reasons of maintaining privacy has posted his videos in character under names such as Joey Santore and Tony Santoro and others. Today. it's still there. I did a couple videos where I talked in my normal voice, but it just didnt feel right, says Santore. Paintings. No, it's not like that. Guerrilla gardener Joey Santore has planted more than 300 trees, encouraging a new appreciation of our habitatand one another. So I did that and I got her to eat a little bit, he says. Do you have any favorite hikes or excursions you recommend in the Chicago area? You got to get out of the road. The video, he said, is from late June when he was in small Siskiyou County, California, in the northern part of the state. Meet the Misanthropic Chicago Italian Who Charmed Twitter, 2020 Chicago magazine / A Chicago Tribune Media Group website, I try to always encourage people to download Wikipedia and, onto their phones as a resource. Santore: There's something to be said for keeping something like this around, you know, it's, it's a part of this, this interwoven fabric that supports it, supports the life that's been here for millions of years and is part of the bigger picture. Will: Well, hopefully people will hear this and, you know, chase down this stuff. 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Every academic botanist that I talked to was super stoked on his work. It was recently proposed for the Endangered Species list, and is only observed a few dozen times a year in a handful of locations near the Rio Grande. Sounds like a cool dude. Over the course of 13 years with Union Pacific, he worked his way up to an engineer, reading about the latest updates in the field of botany whenever he could. Larsen: After hearing Joey talk about milkweed, I'm personally in the mood to go plant a whole shit ton of it maybe even in places where I'm not supposed to. Okay. I would just be going [to school] to learn this stuff rather than get that piece of paper and thats kind of the whole idea behind the Crime Pays But Botany Doesnt thing. Then there are people who got sucked in because of one of those viral videos. Midewin National Tall Grass Prairie is another excellent one, down by Joliet. I try to always encourage people to download Wikipedia andiNaturalistonto their phones as a resource. I would rather hear science communication spoken to me from someone like that, than from the super-vanilla, watered down NPR voice that you normally hear.. But also,[coyotes] are heavily persecuted. Of course. Theres unfortunately a sad ending to the story of a guy with a thick Chicago accent trying to rescue a struggling coyote pup. He adds that if he had known how sick the coyote was, he wouldve tried to get it to a wildlife rehabilitation center sooner. Along his routes, he would stop at libraries and gain free access to academic papers with the help of pirate websites. But again, we always say that people should not pursue, chase, corner or attempt to capture wildlife because it places the person and the animal at risk.. Santore: So today I'm going to show you a little project that I've been engaged in for about the past. One Atmosphere commissioned a 60-by-30-foot mural of climate activist Greta Thunberg for San Franciscos Union Square. Just imagining the possibilities of like planting something that would get bigger or, you know, dwarf your lifetime and your physical size. Will: It's the oldest psychedelic substance known to man. by Joey Santore, a self-taught botanist and producer of Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't YouTube channel, which he describes as "a low-brow, crass approach to plant ecology as muttered by a misanthropic Chicago Italian.". But is now just kind of leftover. Editors Note: Transcriptions of episodes of the Outside Podcast are created with a mix of speech recognition software and human transcribers, and may contain some grammatical errors or slight deviations from the audio. Cmere, hey, youre OK, shhh, a mans voice can be heard as he runs after a small, skittish coyote through the tall grass. I mean, on some level it looks, it looks like a weed. I mix tragedy with comedy to make it more digestible and less futile-seeming. He tried going to college, but while he enjoyed learning, it seemed like a waste of time and money since he didn't yet know what he wanted to do. A halfway decent knock-knock joke? Guerrilla gardener Joey Santore has planted more than 300 trees, encouraging a new appreciation of our habitatand one another. I called them and they said they could take her and everything, but she had already passed away in the night. And even more specifically, conifers. He is diversity. A few years ago I wrote about the Chicago accent and its near total disappearance from TV and film, though you can still reliably hear it on the radio: WXRTs Marty Lennartz has been doing his Going to the Show with a Regular Guy movie reviews since 1984; like Santore, he has a Chicago accent but its not nearly as thick as the one he uses in character. So I said, fuck it, I'm just gonna be who I am. I think it's kind of risky. I don't know why they got to keep grading the road, but you know, you give a man a machine and you tell him, go do this, give him a mower, give him a road grader. Add to that the threat of invasive buffelgrass, which is fast outcompeting this important little weed. Larsen: Asclepias prostrata is just one species, native to one relatively small ecosystem. And especially where we are now as a species with our understanding of science and the world and all this technology that we have. But he also had this aside at the time, that was like, I get it, yeah of course you had to pitch the psychedelic angle. One was rabies transmission and one was mange. Especially young, sick or injured wildlife. Larsen: Off the clock, Joey began growing rare conifers from seed. All English Franais. Because what better way to understand the guy who created "Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't" than to join him on a hunt for a plant that's a schedule 1 controlled drug? And then, uh, of course these are a couple of mine as well. Not long after posting the video, the UK-based Caters News Agency contacted him about monetizing the video and he signed a licensing agreement, though said he hasnt been paid any money as of yet. Santore: I thought you was a gopher snake at first. 2018-21; 2010-17; 1999-2009; 1990-99; 1983-90; 1978-83; 1974-77; 1972-1973; Drawings. This video went viral when Joey posted it back in 2019, but venomous snakes are not his typical beat. Okay. And even more specifically, conifers. Unfortunately when I found her, I was so far out in the middle of nowhere and I didnt really realize how sick she was until later that night when I brought her home, he says.