Open Y'ed

Hosted by: Ben McCoy Featuring: Llamas, Alpacas, Guanacos, and Camels. For our fourth episode, Ben takes the mic to catch the Open Y community up on a backlog of Camelid-related news while Paige recovers from bronchitis. But first, your Camelidae Today clickables: The Daily Mail: Are LLAMAS the new unicorns? Food brands are now making cakes, cereal, candy, and popcorn featuring the woolly animals http://dailym.ai/39zZfGx Good Morning America: Duchess Kate holds a snake and makes animal friends during adorable farm visit https://gma.abc/2wGp8pJ BBC: Burglars stop to feed llama during farm park raid https://bbc.in/3cOxBHG University of Maine: Exploring New Children and Camelid Sacrificial Sites in Huanchaco Bay: The Peak of the Iceberg? http://bit.ly/2VWiwhv VT Digger: On a Vermont mountain, alpaca research leads to a worldwide first http://bit.ly/2Q2pZaY The Science Advisory Board: Genetically engineered probiotics successfully deliver immunotherapies http://bit.ly/2xshuj5 Mongabay: Bolivia and Paraguay unite to protect critically endangered guanacos http://bit.ly/3aLUFW2 Down to Earth: Many protected migratory species declining: Report http://bit.ly/3aGek9E Reuters: Camels evacuated from Libya's capital after port comes under fire https://reut.rs/39COt2c KATU: Valentine's Day the PDX way: an alpaca kissing booth http://bit.ly/2IyZIgr WBRC: Llama, llama loves Valentine’s Day! http://bit.ly/2VYhmSq KCRG: Unexpected Valentine’s Day surprise: Llama-gram delivery http://bit.ly/2TRqpC1 BuzzFeed News: This Guy Crashed His Sister's Wedding With A Llama, Just As He Promised He Would http://bit.ly/2W6XAVb MSN: Jeffrey Dean Morgan mourns death of alpaca http://bit.ly/333WCKI Farm and Dairy: Camels trail paved the way for Route 66 http://bit.ly/2IyLV9t

Hosted by: Paige Kiecker and Ben McCoy Featuring: Andrea Keeble, Melissa McBride, and David Wells In our third episode, Andrea, Melissa, and David tell us how the YMCA of Middle Tennessee took on FOUR Open Y sites at once. Topics include the benefits of a strong planning process, teamwork, and leveraging the open source community. But first, your Camelidae Today clickables: The Grand Island Independent: Are you a llama person, or are you all about the alpacas? http://bit.ly/2SCfuww WQAD: Alpacas are helping crack some of our medical mysteries http://bit.ly/2SPKh8h The National: Why the climate crisis is turning Chile’s ranchers against wild herbivores http://bit.ly/39IG7Wx Who Is The Llama On 'The Masked Singer'? http://bit.ly/3bKcBl5

Hosted by: Paige Kiecker and Ben McCoy Featuring: Jim Paro and Jenny Lee For our second episode, Jim and Jenny join us from the YMCA of Greater Brandywine. They talk about their Open Y journey and what's next for their association. Topics include on-boading, Activity Finder, digital display solutions, and working with Open Y partners. But first, your Camelidae Today clickables: The Gazette: Hoofing it with llamas? You can do that in Eastern Iowa http://bit.ly/2u6InrC Journal & Topics: Are You Packin’ An Alpaca? http://bit.ly/3b6rXzW Stillwater Minerals: Caring for Llamas and Alpacas (A sample of Chapter 6 - Teeth) http://bit.ly/37V2szr

Hosted by: Paige Kiecker and Ben McCoy Featuring: Nathan Maehren, Craig Paulnock, Amber Richard, and Andrii Podanenko On our very first episode, we meet the other four members of the Open Y core team, learn more about their backgrounds, and get some key insights into Open Y -- including how came to be, how it all comes together, and where it's going. [Please excuse the poor audio quality. We're learning as we go.] But first, your Camelidae Today clickables: BBC News: [A]lpacas feasting on old Christmas trees http://bit.ly/alpacafeast Fashion Week Daily: Archibald London is disrupting the luxury goods market one $6000 scarf at a time http://bit.ly/vicunascarf

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