I don't know why. 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. In his videos, he crosses citizen science with vigilante environmentalism. He exposes the secrets of these botanical misfits to us in his own gleefully peculiar style, and we simply cannot get enough! According to Jesse Will, Joey's subscribers don't fit any kind of mold. Look at that beautiful bastard, not flowering yet may not flower this year at all. Not in a bad way. You gotta, you gotta peyote, a peyote, a lophophora, whole shit tons of peyotes. One is that, at the department, we never recommend chasing or cornering or forcibly handling wildlife. I want to get more people excited about it, because theres a lot of dark (crud) coming our way. 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. It's this squat plant. But regrettably, it had a very sad epilogue. It plays into some of the more gross elements of human nature. You know, and I kind of like seeing trees. I just want people to take a closer look at the nonhuman world and askmore questions. He undoubtedly spurred people who'd never heard about milkweed to give a damn about the plant. Okay. 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. As his online handle suggests, botany doesnt cover the bills. He undoubtedly spurred people who'd never heard about milkweed to give a damn about the plant. Its like get a side hustle and then use it to fund your pursuit of knowledge in the world and be able to share that with others, he explains. So I did that and I got her to eat a little bit, he says. So he decided that he'd see the U.S. by hopping freight trains. Then there are people who got sucked in because of one of those viral videos. Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. 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). Might just be cooking up carbs, storing it in that tuber and then going dormant for a while. What he's talking about, if he's speaking directly to you. 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. I think it's kind of risky. From Outside magazine, this is the Outside podcast. Okay. Is there anything you miss about living in Chicago? 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. That's just the funny accent. Okay. with a website! 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. I went to college and studied sociology and communication but dropped out to travel. He's published 492 videos, and has over a quarter million subscribers But also, I grew up knowing guys like that, you know? Guerrilla gardener Joey Santore has planted more than 300 trees, encouraging a new appreciation of our habitatand one another. He hasn't looked back ever since. Larsen: 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. I bet a bunch of illegal tree planting. According to the man behind the video Joey Santore, an Oakland-based, self-taught botanist who runs the YouTube channel Crime Pays But Botany Doesnt the pup died two nights after he discovered it in the northern California countryside in June. 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. 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. This is journalist Jesse Will, who profiled Joey for Outside Online. Get access to more than 30 brands, premium video, exclusive content, events, mapping, and more. Usually, we just see his hands, which are covered in tattoos. This is what happens when you dont have any regulations in place to protect the people on the bottom, he says. You have reached your limit of 4 free articles. 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. Larsen: Joey's video from South Texas has some 50,000 views and counting. Right now Im in Sonora, Arizona. Despite Santores good intentions, its never a good idea for humans to interact with a wild animal in this way regardless of the situation, Victoria Monroe, the California Department of Fish and Wildlifes Conflict Programs Coordinator says. The 23-minute videoreleased the week before the murals revealis the work of a tattooed, foulmouthed Chicago transplant who for the past few years has been quietly greening up Oakland. I was out in the country and the nearest rehab center was, like, two hours away, and they weren't open the day I got it. Right. And maybe you have a better likelihood of accepting. Of course. We don't get that here. I think it's kind of risky. He's going to take that opportunity to, uh, go drive the vroom vroom around and what the shit, you know, let's keep going. And despite his cynical-seeming exterior, Joey finds beauty in all of this, too. 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. But Joey's influence goes beyond just getting laypeople to care about the things growing in their neighborhoods. 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. 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. It starts with Joey on a rideshare e-scooter that a friend of his had hacked using some kind of computer chip he bought online. Now based in Oakland, California, he was in Arizona on a botany trip when I reached him by email. According to the man behind the video Joey Santore, an Oakland-based, self-taught botanist who runs the YouTube channel Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't the pup died two nights after he. Jesse Will interviewed Joey Santore. I've been breaking relatively unimpactful laws my whole life. And that's why he's lovingly bullying it out of the road, just like he did that rattlesnake. A lot of folks think that coyotes in particular are purely nocturnal or even crepuscular, which is like dawn, dusk, night. Earlier this month, WTTW Channel 11 profiled him (using the name Joey Santore) and though he does have a noticeable Chicago accent, its not nearly as heavy as what you hear in his nature videos (or his voice memo to me). 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. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. First he delved into various sciences and then focused, increasingly, on botany. During an AFC wild-card . Nother payote right there, doing that thing they do, just blendin' in with the gravels that have been deposited over the last, I don't know, 300,000 years by the, uh, meandering channel of the Rio Grand-ee. 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?. it's still there. It was like a blank canvas, he says, very much like graffitiing except less likely to piss people off., Santore goes for species that are fast-growing and resilient, preferably native. Total Photos Contributed: 339 [View all photos] or [See a list of all photos] or [View most recent photos] Collection: Private Some of his trees are now over 30 feet tall! Will: Well, hopefully people will hear this and, you know, chase down this stuff. Uh, he has one that says plant milkweed or get fucked. 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. 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. It makes the nausea a little bit easier to deal with. 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. You'll see guys posting photos of dead coyotes they shot over the weekend. I first learned about Joey a few years ago, in a video titled "Guide to Illegal Tree Planting," which was sent my way by a friend familiar with my affinity for both botany and what's known as "guerilla gardening." 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. Let's see. 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. Theres so many different wildlife disease concerns that have significant overlap with human health impact.. Whether its oaks or Oaklanders, theres a lack of suitable habitat for many. Soon, he was in deep. After Staley picked it up and gave it back to him, Bosa threw it down again. It makes life a lot more interesting. 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. Oh, yeah, there we go. The fish and wildlife service posted their proposal to put Asclepius prostrata, the plant that he was searching for the day that I shattered him on the endangered species list. He would print out papers to read during downtime on the trains. You get, for instance, a cactus that's native to the Chicago area. 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. Of course. He has lots of tattoos and no college degree and is. It makes the nausea a little bit easier to deal with. 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. Joey sees an integral and resilient piece of an ecosystem. You got a fuzzy stem, you got a fuzzy stem. Maybe I should have just left her alone. According to the man behind the video Joey Santore, an Oakland-based, self-taught botanist who runs the YouTube channel Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't the pup died two nights after he discovered it in the northern California countryside in June. Larsen: As it happens, the particular species of milkweed that Joey wants to find here in South Texas is especially rare. When I was a kid, a lot of my friends had dads like that. That was just the revelation then that God, I don't know shit. They just hide. I buried her in the backyard at the house I was staying at, and then the next day when I was at work, it just kind of struck me.. [Outside the city], there's Wolf Road Prairie, [plus] a couple prairies down in Markham. Do you have any favorite hikes or excursions you recommend in the Chicago area? Anyway guys, here we are once again. Joey Santore, based in Oakland, California, specializing in Cupressaceae, currently studying native California Cypresses. Santore: Anyway guys, here we are once again. It starts with Joey on a rideshare e-scooter that a friend of his had hacked using some kind of computer chip he bought online. Listen to me. He's gonna, I'm sure he'll return it once he's done. But please dont bite me. Yesterday. Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't: Created by Joey Santore. I called them and they said they could take her and everything, but she had already passed away in the night. Okay. Come along. A low-brow, crass approach to plant ecology as muttered by a misanthropic Chicago Italian. It was about 2 p.m. and hot out and coyotes, I rarely see them out during the day. Here's Joey pointing out a colony of the quarter-sized gray-green buttons in the video he made about the day. Will: It looks like a weed. Being, uh, important members of the natural ecosystem, you know, you don't want to see them, uh, get, get smacked. 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. Joey is extremely interested in natural evolutionary adaptation, observing how plants evolved into different forms and determining how and why each one got to be exactly where they are. Theyre normally crepuscular or theyre out at night. This video went viral when Joey posted it back in 2019, but venomous snakes are not his typical beat. But Ive had my rabies titer, if it makes you feel any better.. It was grossly underweight.. That's just my personal take. There's a wealth of stuff in the Chicago area that people should check out. I would probably say the same thing to somebody cause theres a lot of jackaes out there, he says. Joey is standing in the middle of a road in Central California, filming with his phone as he has a heart-to-heart with a very distressed looking Northern Pacific rattlesnake. Joseph Anthony Bosa ( / bos /; born July 11, 1995) is an American football outside linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). it's still there. 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. Joey Santore @JoeySantore Recently finished filming our 1st piece for a show encouraging people to kill their lawns & replace with low-maintenance native - or at least non-invasive - gardens. 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.. I found it hard to swallow. 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. 2023 TIME USA, LLC. Grew these both from seed. Many of those unauthorized trees now are more than 30 feet tall. He is diversity. Joey Bosa. Although he doesnt have a degree in botany, Santore tells TIME that nature is his true passion. He now works as a freight train driver in Oakland, where he frequently makes trips into the wilderness in search of native plants. What do you hope viewers take away from your channel? This plant has adapted to lie dormant in its underground rhizome for years until conditions are right. 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. Apr 29, 2020 - Guerrilla gardener Joey Santore has planted more than 300 trees, encouraging a new appreciation of our habitatand one another. In addition we have many gardens here that are maintaining endangered plant species, especially Lotusland. This shits connected., Theres a parallel between Santores efforts and the present plight of his city. By Monday morning, the clip had 8 million views and hundreds of thousands retweets and likes. To find enough real estate to survive, these prostrata often end up finding their home in the middle of the road. Last fall, two very different approaches to addressing climate change unfolded in the Bay Area. You know, and I just dont want to get bitten. Magazines, Or create a free account to access more articles, 'It Just Kind of Struck Me.' I don't know why. And conditions are tough here, and getting tougher: high heat, poor soil, little rain. I don't know, six or seven years give or take. Joey's video from South Texas has some 50,000 views and counting. Special interests: Conifers of California, Conifers of Cupressaceae, California Native Cypresses, Arctostaphylos. 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. And even more specifically, conifers. 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. That's a Crotalus Organus NorPac. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our, Digital I saw it (the coyote) running across the road, it looked grossly malnourished. Joey had always liked railroads. Volo Bog near Crystal Lake is another great resource. To see this whole thing being paraded around as a cute clickbait video kind of bummed me out. Santore: Look at that beautiful bastard, not flowering yet may not flower this year at all. This episode is brought to you by Visit Mississippi, a wonderland for outdoor lovers. I thought you was a gopher snake at first. Nowadays he films the trips he takes in search of some of the rarest plants on the planet. don't you dare rattle that fucking thing at me. I mean, on some level it looks, it looks like a weed. Larsen: In a move akin to an art thief becoming a museum security guard, train-hopping Joey Santore applied for a job with Union Pacific and was hired on as a brakeman. If there's one thing philosophically learning about natural sciences has done for me, it's to tell me that it's all going to be okay." Joey Santore I guess why I talk like that is, one, I want to make the science communication more funny. This plant has adapted to lie dormant in its underground rhizome for years until conditions are right. Maren Larsen (host): From Outside magazine, this is the Outside podcast. The video, he said, is from late June when he was in small Siskiyou County, California, in the northern part of the state. Larsen: Oh, yeah, there we go. I thought, "Oh, shit!" And despite his cynical-seeming exterior, Joey finds beauty in all of this, too. You got to get out of the road. content language. Specifically, trees. May 26, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm. According to Jesse Will, Joey's subscribers don't fit any kind of mold. It's totally fascinating stuff, man. But it's his voice that's the real star of the show. But she was covered in fleas and ticks and mites and also had some nasal discharge. Obviously the accents canned, he said. Larsen: Asclepias prostrata is just one species, native to one relatively small ecosystem. Shhh, what appened to yer fokes?. His appeal is all about sounding nothing like the stereotypical botanist. (He also produces a podcast of the same name.) And then the YouTube account blew up, which is cool. Allow me to introduce you to Joey Santore. Learn more about all the benefits of membership at outsideonline.com/podplus. 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. You got a Tecate Cyprus, a Santa Cruz Cyprus, and a Guadalupe Cyprus. I don't know, six or seven years give or take. You gotta, you gotta peyote, a peyote, a lophophora, whole shit tons of peyotes. The video captivated peoples hearts and went massively viral, with people applauding Santore for his commitment to trying to help the coyote and loving the thicker than normal Chicago accent that he puts on for his videos. He was kicked out of military school and got into graffiti and the punk scene. (Joey Santore). She also warns that rehabilitating a lone coyote pup is a particularly complicated venture. Kind of a bummer! He's gonna, I'm sure he'll return it once he's done. Might just be cooking up carbs, storing it in that tuber and then going dormant for a while. 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. Subscribe for free today! 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. Makes the turd of, uh, uh, life in modern society easier through a swallow, helps it go down easier. Let's see. They tried to turn it into a golf course in the 1960s; luckily, that plan failed. 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 then, uh, of course these are a couple of mine as well. 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. Journalist - SF Bay Area. 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. Kind of a bummer! 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. I bet a bunch of illegal tree planting. Santore: The biggest population of it keeps repeatedly getting cleared by a well-intended, albeit somewhat oblivious, road grader. There's another one just coming up right in the middle of the road, it's a goddamned big prostrata. 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. My yard now looks a little different from the neighbors next thing you know, it's going to be all milkweed. Okay. Nothing major, but a shovel takes two arms. I don't want to hear that. but I think there's other things happening there it's like in this time that we're in, which is like pretty, anti-science he's getting across these scientific ideas by not sounding like he's shouting at you from the ivory tower, right? The mannerisms at least among the white people out there were super soft and delicate and kind of passive, with an NPR voice. Beyond the tenderheartedness, what really made the video was Santore's thick, Bill Swerski-esque Chicago accent. I impersonate these Chicago characters as a joke to make the subject material more interesting, he says. Theyre normally crepuscular or theyre out at night.". Along his routes, he would stop at libraries and gain free access to academic papers with the help of pirate websites. Larsen: This video went viral when Joey posted it back in 2019, but venomous snakes are not his typical beat. It was crossing a road on like a 90-degree day at 2 p.m, he says. 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