Jessica Blake
Associate director at the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust who co-manages the Stanley Reeder Carnivorous Plant Garden and provides expert on-the-ground knowledge about Venus flytraps and the garden's history.
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Feb 2, 2026 • 14min
The Great Venus Fly Trap Heist
Jessica Blake, associate director at the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust who helps manage the Stanley Reeder Carnivorous Plant Garden, guides listeners through a strange plant heist. Learn about the garden’s sea-coast habitat and why Venus flytraps evolved to eat meat. Hear vivid descriptions of the garden, the 2013 theft of over a thousand plants, and the changes that followed.
