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- 5 days ago1h 2m
Northeast Off-Road Adventures (NORA) & SOAR with Scott Trager
On this week's show we'll be talking to Scott Trager & his son Sammy from Northeast Off-Road Adventures (NORA) & Specialized Outdoor Adaptive Recreation (SOAR). They provide education and training for off-road vehicle use in the Catskill Mountains as well as outdoor activities to people with limited mobility. Northeast Off-Road Adventures, Inc (NORA- established 2011) offers 4WD & Overland training, driving tours, team outings and adventure programs serving commercial, government and private sector clients. NORA’s unique SOAR program helps guests and groups with mobility disabilities enjoy adaptive outdoor recreation. Venues include our private 75-acre mountain top facility in Ellenville, NY and Hunter Mountain Ski Resort. Our certified instructors and professional guides provide a highly structured learning experience with focus on safety. Located just 90 minutes from New York City, NORA is "Learning, Adventure and Fun." Scott Trager, MS, PMP, is a certified I4WDTA Off-Road Driving Instructor and founder of Northeast Off-Road Adventures (NORA), a premier off-road training and touring company operating in the Catskills for over a decade. He is also passionate about increasing outdoor accessibility for people with limited mobility through his work as Executive Director with SOAR Experiences. Scott's background is in software engineering and project management, including significant experience developing sophisticated real-time financial systems while working with and leading global teams.
- 1 weeks ago55 min
Fire, Oak Regeneration, & Japanese Stiltgrass with Dan Marshalla
On this week's show, we'll be talking to Restoration Ecologist--Dan Marshalla--about his research in Illinois regarding fire, oak regeneration, and invasive grasses like Japanese stiltgrass. Dan got his bachelor's degree in Environmental Science from the University of Notre Dame, where he was also the research assistant on a study of northern Alaskan black spruce. He has been a restoration ecologist for several organizations throughout the Midwest. The research discussed today on fire, invasive grass, and oaks is from one of the studies in his master's thesis from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the other study in the thesis was on how the understory plant community responds to varying fire regimes. He currently works at the Chicago Botanic Garden as the Plants of Concern program assistant, which is a community science rare and endangered plant monitoring program.
- 2 weeks ago52 min
Spruces with Gary Mead
Every 3rd Wednesday we have Wood Artist, Gary Mead on the show to discuss a native tree, or something else forest-related. This month we'll be discussing the most abundant spruce trees in the Catskills--Norway & Red. Gary is the former owner of Fruitful Furnishings Sawmill & current owner of Gary Mead Gallery in Margaretville, Delaware County. He was born & raised on a dairy farm in New Kingston, Town of Middletown, Delaware County.
- 3 weeks ago1h 0m
10 Year Study on Deer & Deer Management with Cornell's Bernd Blossey
On this week's show, we'll be talking to Cornell University Associate Professor of Natural Resources Bernd Blossey about his 10-year study. Bernd and his team found that neither fertility control nor recreational hunting was effective at reducing whitetail deer populations or the pressure they place on native vegetation. Bernd was born and raised in northern Germany. In 1992, he moved to Cornell University, where he is a Professor directing the Ecology and Management of Invasive Plants Program. He also is the PI for the New York Invasive Species Research Institute. A major part of Bernd's work is the development and implementation biological weed control programs using specialized insect herbivores. Among his target plants are purple loosestrife, garlic mustard, water chestnut, Japanese knotweeds and invasive Phragmites. An ever-increasing focus of his team are investigations into impacts of multiple “stressors” including invasive plants, non-native earthworms, and deer on a wide range of native organisms. He is intimately involved in different approaches to deer management at Cornell and in the surrounding municipalities, and he is the chair of the Cornell Deer Management Committee. Bernd has developed a network or deer exclosures to study impact of deer on many species and processes, and is developing bioindicators to assess effects of different stressors, including deer. The ultimate aim of this work is to increase the conservation values of all lands through development of best management practices.
- Oct 8, 20261h 0m
Agroforestry with Tracey Testo-Smith
On this week's show we'll be talking about agroforestry, or the "integration of trees & agriculture" with the Agroforestry Center's Tracey Testo-Smith. Tracey Testo-Smith is on the Agriculture and Natural Resource Team at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia and Greene Counties’ Agroforestry Resource Center and Siuslaw Model Forest as an Agroforestry and Natural Resource Educator. She graduated from SUNY Cobleskill’s Plant Science and Horticulture Bachelor program, has worked on many farms including the world’s largest wild-simulated ginseng farm, and manages her own forest farm. Her employment at CCE is multi-faceted, including her role as co-chair of the NYS Agroforestry Program Work Team, and educator of general forestry and agroforestry topics such as deer browse, mushroom cultivation, ginseng production, plant, and mushroom identification as well as foraging classes. Much of her work is applied at the organization's 142-acre watershed demonstration forest, the Siuslaw Model Forest. Tracey enjoys working with natural systems, specifically forests and streams, to build more resilient communities through education. Her passions include gardening, hiking, wild plant identification, the study of mycology, and foraging for food and medicine.
- Sep 30, 20261h 0m
Unveiling Fall Foliage
Summer is sunsetting, while fall is rising. On this week's show, we'll discuss some of the science behind these beautiful fall colors and our favorite fall foliage trees as well.
- Sep 30, 202659 min
Douglas fir with Gary Mead
Every 3rd Wednesday we have Wood Artist, Gary Mead on the show to discuss a native tree, or something else forest-related. This month we'll be discussing the Douglas fir tree. Gary is the former owner of Fruitful Furnishings Sawmill & current owner of Gary Mead Gallery in Margaretville, Delaware County. He was born & raised on a dairy farm in New Kingston, Town of Middletown, Delaware County.
- Sep 17, 20261h 0m
Biocontrol to Fight Emerald Ash Borer: An Update from the Field with Collin Miller
On this week's show we'll be checking back in with Forester Collin Miller on biocontrols with emerald ash borer. As many of you know, ash trees are being devastated by the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). Currently, the only control is chemically-based to save a few sentimental trees mostly in the arboricultural-sphere near one's home. However, biocontrols are being used and we'll see how they're faring. Collin Miller is a Forester with the NYC DEP and also a "Cooperator" or "Partner" with the USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to help release biocontrols--or in this case parasitoid wasps--to kill emerald ash borer larvae. Collin Miller, CF® is Watershed Forester for the Bureau of Water Supply at the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, a position he’s held for nearly seven years. Located in their regional office in Downsville, NY, he works with other foresters to steward City-owned forestlands primarily in Delaware County. Collin is also a CFA member and manages his family woodlot for multiple uses at his home in South Kortright.
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