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And it's it's, uh, that kind of grated me. So a lot of them just kind of look like shit, right. Transcript. 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. 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. Like I just got really excited when I would read about this stuff. "I'm stuffing envelopes proper now," he advised me from his house in West Oakland. Larsen: 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. Joey Bosa. Which is to say: sometimes what it takes to get us to give a shit about the natural world is a foul-mouthed amateur scientist. 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. My aim is to give people a context in which to place [the nature] they see around them. They tried to turn it into a golf course in the 1960s; luckily, that plan failed. Well, first off, I'm not really trying to create YouTube fluff. There's little nuances of social mannerisms that I miss about Chicago, like that voice I channel on the YouTube page. And I, my friend's pilfered scooter. Get access to more than 30 brands, premium video, exclusive content, events, mapping, and more. Many of those unauthorized trees now are more than 30 feet tall. I love getting people excited about these things I've seen. Soon, he was in deep. Cirrus Wood is a writer and photographer living in downtown Berkeley. Every academic botanist that I talked to was super stoked on his work. 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. Using a stick that does not seem nearly long enough to me, Joey herds the snake out of harm's way as it flicks its tongue ominously, seeming to tolerate -- just barely -- this loud, swearing man trying to save it. JASON HENRY It starts in Chicago, where he was raised by a single mother who was an elementary school teacher. it's still there. For his part, Santore says that while he understands why the Department of Fish and Wildlife recommends avoiding direct contact with wild animals, he feels there can be extenuating circumstances. You got your coryphantha, you know, and it all just coming up in the dappled light, the understory of, of the thorn scrub, which of course is getting cleared away at an increasing rate to make room for the fucking Panda express uh, tumor of modern society. Santore: Being, uh, important members of the natural ecosystem, you know, you don't want to see them, uh, get, get smacked. And maybe you have a better likelihood of accepting. (Photo by Jesse Will) I called Joey Santore just as he'd returned from a botanizing trip to South Africa. Trees are a side pursuit. 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. Of course. I believe Northern Pacific rattlesnake. My work has appeared in newsprint, magazines, websites, and the missed connections section of Craigslist, where I write personalized notes to drivers who cut me off in traffic. He's on your level. Rainy winter is planting season, giving his seedlings months to take root. Santore: You got your coryphantha, you know, and it all just coming up in the dappled light, the understory of, of the thorn scrub, which of course is getting cleared away at an increasing rate to make room for the fucking Panda express uh, tumor of modern society. What drew you to making videos about botany? He is an ex-punk and a former freight train engineer who has been self-taught in his field. But on Thursday, the Chicagoland native went viral when a profanity-laden clip of him comforting a sick coyote pup surfaced on Twitter, garnering upwards of 8 million views. You see it get wiped out, you know, but then of course, you know, they're just hiding. While some scientists bristle at Joey's swearing or his abrasive politics, most professional plant lovers recognize that his approach is having an important impact. Luckily, it seems like most of the comments have been from these middle-aged women in the middle of the country who just love seeing this cute pupgetting a bath. Santore: I thought you was a gopher snake at first. It's botany 101, mashed up with expletive-laced tirades about consumerist, car-based American culture. Santore: It's, it's like this, recently born into consciousness, species of primate is now able to figure out the world, dissect the world around it and figure out how it fits in. I just want people to take a closer look at the nonhuman world and askmore questions. I'm Joey. Member Since November 2014. And that's why he's lovingly bullying it out of the road, just like he did that rattlesnake. I guess it's for the better. What he's talking about, if he's speaking directly to you. Last fall, two very different approaches to addressing climate change unfolded in the Bay Area. All right. Behind the camera, the 39-year-old doesn't dress the part of your typical field scientist, instead opting for Oxfords, carpenter jeans, and a baseball cap. Okay. 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.. That's just the funny accent. Larsen: This video went viral when Joey posted it back in 2019, but venomous snakes are not his typical beat. He would print out papers to read during downtime on the trains. You see it get wiped out, you know, but then of course, you know, they're just hiding. And despite his cynical-seeming exterior, Joey finds beauty in all of this, too. So we shouldn't start trying to, we shouldn't, we shouldn't burn down the library before we understand what's in it, you know. But Joey has his own reasons for loving the plant, chiefly its incredible diversity -- there are hundreds of species of milkweed in North America alone -- and unusual flower morphology, laden with abundant nectar and distinctive pollen structures. What is plant systematics? I think it's kind of risky. I mean, on some level it looks, it looks like a weed. Im not going to fuck with you, he promises as he chases the pup, who eventually relents and sits in the grass. His life as a guerrilla forester began when he noticed some of the public spaces the city was ignoring. Is there anything you miss about living in Chicago? From Outside magazine, this is the Outside podcast. But Ive had my rabies titer, if it makes you feel any better.. Although he doesnt have a degree in botany, Santore tells TIME that nature is his true passion. 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. Sorry. A botanist is just someone who studies plants, which is what I doI do it solely because I want to learn.. World United States United Kingdom Canada Australia South Africa Israel India France Belgium Switzerland. I did a couple videos where I talked in my normal voice, but it just didnt feel right, says Santore. And especially where we are now as a species with our understanding of science and the world and all this technology that we have. He's squatting in carpenter jeans and dusty black oxfords, scanning each. Sounds like a cool dude. The whole thing is kind of sad. Joey travels around the world and takes you on plant walks, with colorful commentary. Joey Santore, amateur botanist "Crime pays but Botany Doesn't" Podcast "It's all gonna be okay. I associate them with a place to like get away from people and, kind of open air playground. Makes the turd of, uh, uh, life in modern society easier through a swallow, helps it go down easier. He didnt grow up in a traditional way and has not had the traditional jobs that bring you into this field. It was grossly underweight.. But on Thursday, the Chicagoland native went viral when a profanity-laden clip of him comforting a sick coyote. It's everyone from dope growers to amateur science geeks to viewers who just stumbled onto his YouTube. Learn more about all the fun to be had across the state at visitmississippi.org. Santore is an amateur, self-taught botanist who posts videos nearly every day to his YouTube channel Crime Pays But Botany Doesnt,which he describes as alow-brow, crass approach to plant ecology as muttered by a misanthropic Chicago Italian.. Maren Larsen (host): From Outside magazine, this is the Outside podcast. I thought, "Oh, shit!" While some scientists bristle at Joey's swearing or his abrasive politics, most professional plant lovers recognize that his approach is having an important impact. We spoke to Santore about his complicated feelings on his newfound fame, how the natural world can be abalm for modern anxieties, and why he plays up his Chicago accent for the camera. All right. 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. Will: It looks like a weed. Joey's presentation to the Houston Native Prairie Association will be a series of . Come on, hey. May 26, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Shh, its ok. Im not gonna f with you. Personal Quotes (3) I just want people to take a closer look at the nonhuman world and ask more questions. His videos may be popular with kids who are budding botanists. At the time, I was like, "Whatever, shit happens, animals die." And especially where we are now as a species with our understanding of science and the world and all this technology that we have. We have since expanded our show and now offer a range of story formats, including interviews with the biggest figures in sports, adventure, and politics, as well as reports from our correspondents in the field. It's totally fascinating stuff, man. Larsen: Milkweed is a favorite of many botanists because of its critical importance to the endangered monarch butterfly. 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. Maybe I should have just left her alone. Joey Bosa was responsible for one of the more costly moments of the Los Angeles Chargers' collapse Saturday, taking a crucial 15-yard penalty after losing his temper on the sideline. First in his backyard in Oakland, and then, as he ran out of space, at the median park close by that became the star of that illegal tree planting video. There's another one just coming up right in the middle of the road, it's a goddamned big prostrata. Right. Joey was born in Chicago and yet --. It makes sense. 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?. I found it hard to swallow. So I put all this narration through this voice of a 50-year-old Chicago mook from the West Side. Think Dan Aykroyd in The Blues Brothers dialed to 11. He keeps a stash of 40 to 50 saplings in his backyard and at a friends nursery, awaiting the next chance to sneak a tree onto a median or into another opportune location. Late in the afternoon Thursday, the twitter account @eedrk posted a two-minute video and captioned it: Guy with a thick Chicago accent helps coyote pup.. Tony Santoro is the online alias of West Oakland resident Joey Santore, whose YouTube channel Crime Pays but Botany Doesnt is a rebuff to conventional nature documentaries. He has lots of tattoos and no college degree and is known for illegal tree-planting projects. In addition we have many gardens here that are maintaining endangered plant species, especially Lotusland. You can plant this thing that would outlive you and maybe destroy the sidewalk," says Oakland resident Joey Santore, whose viral video " Tony Santoro's Guide to Illegal Tree-Planting " playfully documents his subversive efforts to reforest his neighborhood. I'm a writer and photographer living in downtown Berkeley, California. If you want to take a look at what I've been up to more seriously, check out my resume. And maybe they'll look at the plants in their backyard in a different way, or maybe they'll yank out some of those plants and replant something. We launched in March2016with our first series, Science of Survival, which was developed in partnership with PRX, distributors of the idolized This American Life and The Moth Radio Hour, among others. First he delved into various sciences and then focused, increasingly, on botany. I'm not trying to harass you. Magazines, Digital Guerrilla gardener Joey Santore has planted more than 300 trees, encouraging a new appreciation of our habitatand one another. But please dont bite me. I want to get more people excited about it, because theres a lot of dark (crud) coming our way. 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. But Joey's influence goes beyond just getting laypeople to care about the things growing in their neighborhoods. 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? This episode is brought to you by Visit Mississippi, a wonderland for outdoor lovers. Just imagining the possibilities of like planting something that would get bigger or, you know, dwarf your lifetime and your physical size. So its mostly a joke, because most science communication is dry and boring. Today. In the video we see a gentleman who I believe sincerely was coming from a place of compassion, Monroe told TIME. When it comes to wildlife rehabilitation for coyotes, its extremely challenging for coyote pups, she says. It's doing pretty good. Let's see. We don't know what would happen if it disappeared completely, but Joey says that he doesn't want to find out. It was nothing personal, but I rejected them all unless we had mutual friends. Thats cute, you think youre tough. Maybe all this explains why his YouTube channel, Crime Pays But Botany Doesnt, has more than a quarter-million subscribers. 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. 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. Specifically, trees. 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. I believe you; I believe youre so tough., Guy with thick chicago accent helps coyote pup pic.twitter.com/RJB9sqkrxl. He's gonna, I'm sure he'll return it once he's done. His priority is making habitats, not only leaves and pretty flowers. 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. Will: Well, hopefully people will hear this and, you know, chase down this stuff. It's this squat plant. The Landscape Architecture Podcast. 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. Most of the prairies have been destroyed, but there's still these little islands left that people can go check out. I don't know why. Joey had always liked railroads. You get, for instance, a cactus that's native to the Chicago area. He hasn't looked back ever since. 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