# No Lazy Coyotes: Why Messy Habitat is Good Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/wildag-podcast-6903256/no-lazy-coyotes-why-messy-habitat-is-good Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/wildag-podcast-6903256/no-lazy-coyotes-why-messy-habitat-is-good.md Podcast: [WildAg Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wildag-podcast-6903256) Published: 2025-03-03T11:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://2343ca81-7bfe-48a9-b15d-af65f0e54e78.libsyn.com/no-lazy-coyotes-why-messy-habitat-is-good Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/2343ca81-7bfe-48a9-b15d-af65f0e54e78/No_Lazy_Coyotes_-_Why_Messy_Habitat_is_Good_Audio_Only.mp3?dest-id=4523243 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wildag-podcast-6903256/episodes/no-lazy-coyotes-why-messy-habitat-is-good Duration seconds: 3656 ## Resource This month we are joined by Chris Helzer, Director of Science and Stewardship at T he Nature Conservancy in Nebraska , to talk about the importance of habitat diversity. Whether you have a small urban yard or 10,000 acres with cattle, Chris walks us through why messy , shifting habitat is ideal and how to create it. Resources: The Prairie Ecologist The Nature Conservancy in Nebraska [ @nature_ne ] Ranch Management for Wildlife | The Prairie Ecologist Chris Helzer [ website , @ prairieecologist ] Dr. Andrew Little [ academic profile , @awesmlabdoc] Nathan Pflueger [ website ] AWESM Lab [ website , @awesmlab ] Nebraska Pheasants Forever [ website , @pheasants_quailforever_of_ne ] Watch these podcasts on YouTube If you enjoy this podcast, leave a rating and review so others can find us! Music by Humans Win Produced and edited by Iris McFarlin ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wildag-podcast-6903256/episodes/no-lazy-coyotes-why-messy-habitat-is-good/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/wildag-podcast-6903256/no-lazy-coyotes-why-messy-habitat-is-good.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.