It's the oldest psychedelic substance known to man. Will: It's a real weird cross section of people that are watching this stuff, it's like people that are propagating weed and they got like maybe a little bit more interested in plants than just weed, you know, they want to know more about it. It's just the way it is. It appears that he observed a potentially orphaned coyote pup in poor condition so he was trying to obtain this animal and then transfer it to a wildlife rehabilitator., But Monroe says that his approach presents some challenges. And in particular, that pup being in thinner body condition and being possibly hungry, that wouldnt be unexpected to see it at different times of day or night, she explains. another adaptation to that, uh, aridity that, that dry climate. But please dont bite me. I went to college and studied sociology and communication but dropped out to travel. Got a tip? Joey had always liked railroads. Personal Quotes (3) I just want people to take a closer look at the nonhuman world and ask more questions. Allying with Nature to Regenerate our Living Planet, Perhaps our favorite botanist to watch and learn from, Joey Santore offers us a bit of a different spin on the world of botany with his informative and hilarious (often PG-13) YouTube channel. What drew you to making videos about botany? 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? And especially where we are now as a species with our understanding of science and the world and all this technology that we have. Write to Megan McCluskey at megan.mccluskey@time.com. I thought you was a gopher snake at first. Im not going to fuck with you, he promises as he chases the pup, who eventually relents and sits in the grass. Will: Well, hopefully people will hear this and, you know, chase down this stuff. I wasnt able to make it there that day so I decided I would bring it there the next morning. Refreshingly Funny Ice Cream Man's Prank Video Is a Delicious Summer Treat. His appeal is all about sounding nothing like the stereotypical botanist. Things that were formerly bland to them become these organisms with their own evolutionary lineages. You got a fuzzy stem, you got a fuzzy stem. (Picture by Jesse Will) I known as Joey Santore simply as he'd returned from a botanizing journey to South Africa. I didn't realize botany could be so cool. And especially where we are now as a species with our understanding of science and the world and all this technology that we have. and the majority of the day, we're looking for this rare milkweed Asclepias prostrata. Im in absolute awe of the sheer depth of his accent, Twitter user @kevinefarrell commented. It's this squat plant. He is an ex-punk and a former freight train engineer who has been self-taught in his field. Joey travels around the world and takes you on plant walks, with colorful commentary. Nothing major, but a shovel takes two arms. I just don't think what you're doing is safe behavior. A lot of folks think that coyotes in particular are purely nocturnal or even crepuscular, which is like dawn, dusk, night. This episode was written and produced by me, Maren Larsen:, and edited by Michael Roberts. But on Thursday, the Chicagoland native went viral when a profanity-laden clip of him comforting a sick coyote. You know, and I kind of like seeing trees. But also,[coyotes] are heavily persecuted. A low-brow, crass approach to plant ecology as muttered by a misanthropic Chicago Italian. On his YouTube channel, Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't, which has close to 260,000 subscribers, the vast majority of his videos have him giving half-hour-plus-long lectures on topics like plant morphology and evolutionary relationships in his very distinctive accent. I associate them with a place to like get away from people and, kind of open air playground. The biggest population of it keeps repeatedly getting cleared by a well-intended, albeit somewhat oblivious, road grader. In the video we see a gentleman who I believe sincerely was coming from a place of compassion, Monroe told TIME. I remember reading about spectroscopy there and that was what really blew my mind was how you could take the light that's reflected off of a star or a planet and put it through a prism and then you'd get a spectral signature of whatever the atmosphere was composed of or whatever the star was composed of. The tragedy here is we're destroying a lot of this as our population grows, so I guess that's where my misanthropy comes up. Phone service was spotty so he sent a voice memo back "This is going to be a lot easier than typing with my thumbs on a smartphone, which is really a seventh layer of hell for me (we later connected by phone) answering my questions about the video and the fate of the coyote. But if it gives me a chance to get more people excited about botany and plants and viewing the world outside of this depressing human infrastructure in society that I think is killing so many of us slowly, then I guess its good then I guess the clickbait coyote video served a purpose and its all part of my grandiose plan to get more people interested in science and ecology and I guess, this sounds corny, the natural world in general.. Asclepias prostrata is just one species, native to one relatively small ecosystem. These are animals that dont let you get close to them, but it was so sick I was able to get up close to it and I could see it was kind of scraggly and it was totally malnourished and underweight., After realizing that the coyote was covered in parasites, including ticks and fleas, Santore says that he decided to give it a bath. Santore, who also goes by Joe Blowe and Tony Santoro online (none are his real name, for privacy reasons), grew up in La Grange and lived there until he went to college in California. Also, we're offering new members a 25% discount. 2018-21; 2010-17; 1999-2009; 1990-99; 1983-90; 1978-83; 1974-77; 1972-1973; Drawings. You got to get out of the road. This shits connected., Theres a parallel between Santores efforts and the present plight of his city. As for the thick Chicago accent which wasnt nearly as pronounced when TIME spoke to him on the phone Santore says that he uses it to try to get people invested in his nature videos. I ended up bringing it to the house I was staying at about 15 miles away and called around for wildlife rescue and the nearest one was about a 2 hour drive south. We have constructed attractive Patreon tiers that allow you to be fully recognized for your regular contribution. My yard now looks a little different from the neighbors next thing you know, it's going to be all milkweed. Just to get more voices into the fold to invite more people to care about this stuff, because any interest that they get is, is a good thing. Santore: Oh, what's going on here? Just to get more voices into the fold to invite more people to care about this stuff, because any interest that they get is, is a good thing. Off the clock, Joey began growing rare conifers from seed. 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. And then, uh, of course these are a couple of mine as well. Sounds like a cool dude. That's a Crotalus Organus NorPac. But if [the video] gets people to smile a little bit, that's cool. Of course. You like the fuzzy stem. When he ran out of room in his California backyard, he began planting them without permission in public places, including Mandela Median Parkway in Oakland. Jesse Will interviewed Joey Santore. Guy with a thick Chicago accent helps coyote pup, Newest rescued sea otter pups make their fuzzy debuts at Shedd, Photos: Baby animals from around the world, Terrier survives coyote attack caught on camera in Northfield, WTTW Channel 11 profiled him (using the name Joey Santore, I wrote about the Chicago accent and its near total disappearance from TV and film, Microsoft cuts 10,000 jobs, about 5% of global workforce, Seth Jones rallies Chicago Blackhawks past the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in overtime to close out 4-3-0 homestand, Kevin Warren and Justin Fields, once divided in the Big Ten during the pandemic, are now united with the Chicago Bears, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. He went on to say that his friend who works at a wildlife rehab facility told him to keep the coyote in a cool, dark and quiet place and try to give it some food and water. Learn more about all the benefits of membership at outsideonline.com/podplus. I guess it's for the better. I just want to create a more pleasant place to go, he says, and provide some sort of food or benefit to birds, bugs, and shit like that.. Larsen: But Joey's influence goes beyond just getting laypeople to care about the things growing in their neighborhoods. Find out where to go, what to eat, where to live, and more. A few months ago, Outside dispatched Jesse Will to tag along with Joey on a field trip to the backroads of South Texas. He didnt grow up in a traditional way and has not had the traditional jobs that bring you into this field. Perhaps because the accent (and its attendant colloquialisms) has become such a rarity, when it does turn up in a piece of media, people notice which could be one of the reasons why the coyote video has generated so much attention. Warning: The video above contains graphic language. You have reached your limit of 4 free articles. This is what happens when you dont have any regulations in place to protect the people on the bottom, he says. countries. But on the other hand, the sad part of the story is that the thing died before I was able to get it to a rehab center. According to Jesse Will, Joey's subscribers don't fit any kind of mold. Santore: It's an idea of the bigger picture, you know, instead of this human myopia, where I'm just I'm just concerned about, I view everything through the lens of my own life. However, the downtime has allowed him to post more videos about botanizing the Bay Area. And so, an ex-punk, former-train-hopper-turned-engineer who doesn't have a college degree is getting hundreds of thousands of people excited about botany using just a camera and his voice. His appeal is all about sounding nothing like the stereotypical botanist. Theres so many different wildlife disease concerns that have significant overlap with human health impact.. 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