Rob Zimmer
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Outdoors expert Rob Zimmer takes your questions on all things outdoors.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Rob Zimmer pairs Wisconsin nature reports with practical answers on birds, gardens, foraging and seasonal wildlife.
Outdoors with Rob Zimmer turns seasonal change into useful local knowledge, with Rob Zimmer and Haley Tenpass moving easily between listener questions, field observations and practical garden advice.
Rob Zimmer knows a bullfrog's 'jug-o-rum' from a green frog's banjo; your pond gets louder.
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A practical look at invasive species, yard pests, and the kind of local advice that actually helps.
Outdoors with Rob Zimmer spends the hour on invasive species and other outdoor nuisances, with Rob offering practical local guidance instead of theory.
A spring radio segment that moves from bullfrogs to planting advice to campfire food, with a practical local feel.
This episode opens on a spring reset, with the Fox Valley turning green and bullfrogs starting their calls. A caller asks about starting most things outside by seed, and Rob Zimmer keeps the answer grounded in what still makes sense to plant now, including potatoes with eyes.
A lively local stop that mixes birds, plants, and practical seasonal advice.
Rob Zimmer's live stop at Memorial Florists in Appleton folds together plants, flowers, birds, hummingbird timing, and listener questions into a grounded local update.
A practical spring birding guide that turns warbler migration into a local stop-by-stop tour.
This episode stays in the Fox Valley, with a live broadcast from Kruger’s True Value in Neenah and a plainspoken focus on peak warbler migration.
A local June hour of baby wildlife, garden news, and rare birds.
June keeps this hour grounded and local. Rob Zimmer and Nancy Mickey move from baby birds and fawns to a garden note, practical wildlife guidance, and a steady run of bird alerts: western kingbird, blue grosbeak, Iceland gull, whimbrels, and laughing gull.
A live garden hour that turns outdoor questions into monarch-friendly planting advice.
Rob Zimmer starts Friday morning in familiar outdoor territory, fielding garden questions and easing past the sponsor lead-in into practical advice.
Draft-day radio lands on birds, native plants, and the practical work of protecting habitat.
A lively local hour opens on Radio Row at the NFL Draft, then settles into birds, native plants, and the practical work of protecting habitat.
A local garden-and-nature hour that moves from tree frogs to creeping Charlie to weekend plant sales.
This comes across as a local garden-and-nature hour that turns everyday questions into practical advice. The eastern gray tree frog gets the week’s spotlight, and the creeping Charlie talk stays on the useful side of things: thicken the lawn, overseed, mow higher, and be careful…
Rob Zimmer discusses invasive Siberian squill, rare bird sightings across Wisconsin, and sturgeon spawning updates, while taking listener questions on gardening and wildlife.
Rob Zimmer discusses April bird migrations, including species like house wrens and wood ducks, shares rare bird sightings, and answers listener questions on topics from sturgeon spawning to hummingbird lessons.
Rob Zimmer discusses June nature topics, including bird migration, monarch butterfly plants, and rare bird sightings.
Rob Zimmer hosts a live broadcast from Memorial Florists, covering Mother's Day plant ideas, morel mushroom hunting tips, colorful songbird sightings, and rare bird alerts.
Rob Zimmer and Haley Tenney host a live Q&A show from the Junior Achievement Center, answering listener questions on bird behavior, gardening tips, and local nature sightings.
Rob Zimmer answers listener questions on outdoor topics, including invasive species awareness, hummingbird nesting behavior, and plant care after a harsh winter.
Rob Zimmer and Haley Tenpas host a live broadcast from Krueger's True Value, discussing monarch butterfly sightings, warbler migration, and gardening tips.
Rob Zimmer and Haley Tenpass discuss gardening tips for Memorial Day weekend, including planting tomatoes and controlling slugs, while sharing listener questions on hummingbirds and camping traditions.
Rob Zimmer and Haley Tenpass host a call-in show where listeners ask about plant sales, mushroom identification, bird calls, and lawn care.
Rob Zimmer and Haley Tenpass host a live outdoor Q&A from Appleton, focusing on National Pollinator Week with a top 10 pollinators list, listener calls about wildlife encounters, and a detailed discussion on identifying and handling a rare bee swarm in a listener's yard.
Rob Zimmer and guest host Nancy Mickey discuss outdoor topics including bird conservation during mowing season, Luna moth facts, turtle rescue tips, crow intelligence, and rare bird sightings in Wisconsin.
Rob Zimmer and guest host Nancy Mickey discuss outdoor topics including DNR spring hearings, bird migrations, and foraging ethics, with callers sharing questions on wildlife and plants.
Rob Zimmer hosts a call-in show about outdoor activities, discussing spring wildflower sightings and taking listener questions.
Rob Zimmer discusses early spring signs like pussy willows and bird activity, taking listener calls about outdoor observations.
Rob Zimmer and host discuss outdoor topics including National Weed Appreciation Day and an upcoming orchid show.
Rob Zimmer discusses spring outdoor activities, including tundra swan migration and National Flower Day, and invites listeners to call in with their favorite flowers.
Rob Zimmer discusses spring birdwatching, particularly swans, and takes listener calls about outdoor topics.
Rob Zimmer answers listener questions about outdoor activities, gardening, and nature.
Host Rob Zimmer discusses recent bird sightings and takes listener calls about outdoor topics.
Hosts discuss the beautiful winter weather and invite listeners to call in with outdoor questions.
Rob Zimmer takes listener calls and discusses outdoor topics like the Great Backyard Bird Count and monarch butterfly updates.
A call-in radio show where host Rob Zimmer discusses outdoor topics like birdwatching and enjoying mild February weather.