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Nature Nuggets

Allegedly Studios

Take a deep dive into the more than human world with the voice of Laurel Sutherlin, local to Hudson Valley. Feel yourself relax as you sink into the knowing of our little corner of the living, breathing world around us. A break of the noise and stress of the news, gain a deep love and appreciation for the natural world sustaining everything around you. Laurel, as a birder and naturalist, shares his compelling passion for forests, mountains, rivers and all the fascinating creatures that call them

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Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center w/George Sexton

Nature Nuggets ·

2025/07/12

We take a journey to the extraordinary Klamath-Siskiyou Bioregion of Southwest Oregon and Northwest California. This special bioregion includes many millions of acres of public land full of old growth forests and wild rivers. A natural legacy of the United States. And! KS Wild's appreciation for this gorgeous landscape and the stories of their fight to defend this home has many lessons for us here in the Hudson Valley. George Sexton is the Conservation

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Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Member Matt Putnam

Nature Nuggets ·

2025/06/28

Today's episode features a conversation with Matt Putnam of the Stockbridge-Munsee and Chris Bowser with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and highlights an amazing event called the New Netherland Marketplace: Living History Event 2025, happening in New Paltz this weekend. Matt is a member of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican American Indians and a leader in a series of programs showcasing cultural and traditional practices of the

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Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Member Matt Putnam

Nature Nuggets ·

2025/06/28

Today's episode features a conversation with Matt Putnam of the Stockbridge-Munsee and Chris Bowser with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and highlights an amazing event called the New Netherland Marketplace: Living History Event 2025, happening in New Paltz this weekend. Matt is a member of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican American Indians and a leader in a series of programs showcasing cultural and traditional practices of the

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Julie Noble w/City of Kingston

Nature Nuggets ·

2025/06/21

We are joined by Julie Noble, sustainability coordinator for the City of Kingston, for a wide-ranging discussion about the impressive array of municipal initiatives she helps shape and direct for Kingston. From projects related to energy, land use, transportation, education and citizen outreach, Julie is a powerhouse advocate for our community who brings both a long term vision and a pragmatic get-things-done approach to her work. Take a listen to learn

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Open Space Institute!

Nature Nuggets ·

2025/06/14

Today we explore the impressive and inspiring work of the 50-year old Open Space Institute, which has protected more than 2.5 million acres, with a special focus on New York State and the Hudson Valley! We are joined by Peter Karis, OSI's VP of Parks & Stewardship and Matt Decker, OSI Land Project Manager. We had a heartening, wide-ranging conversation about many of OSI's remarkable conservation efforts, including the Growing Greenways project in

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Open Space Institute!

Nature Nuggets ·

2025/06/14

Today we explore the impressive and inspiring work of the 50-year old Open Space Institute, which has protected more than 2.5 million acres, with a special focus on New York State and the Hudson Valley! We are joined by Peter Karis, OSI's VP of Parks & Stewardship and Matt Decker, OSI Land Project Manager. We had a heartening, wide-ranging conversation about many of OSI's remarkable conservation efforts, including the Growing Greenways project in

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NYC's Visionary Billion Oyster Project

Nature Nuggets ·

2025/06/07

Today we talk about the amazingly central role oyster reefs have played in the human and more-than-human worlds, from pre-colonial times, through the development of NYC and the promise they hold for the future - ecologically, culturally and even infrastructurally! Today's guest Tanasia Swift is an urban environmental leader, SCUBA diver, and proud Brooklyn native working at the intersection of climate justice, education, and marine restoration. As the

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A New Black Creek Preserve and Hudson Valley Parks...

Nature Nuggets ·

2025/05/31

Our planned live broadcast from the field for the newly opened section of Scenic Hudson's Black Creek Preserve was rained out, so we brought Scenic Hudson's Director of Parks and Community Engagement Rita Shaheen and Senior Park Planner Heather Blaikie into the studio! We talked all about this amazing new addition to this much beloved park and as well as many other local protected areas, and we explored the years of thoughtful planning and landscape

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Foraging as Craft with Renee Baumann

Nature Nuggets ·

2025/05/17

This week Chris fills in for Laurel with a wonderful conversation with Catskills-based forager, craftsperson and educator Renee Baumann (@renee_makes_things). We discuss the bounty of the season, from invasive-but-delicious black locust blossoms to the banner morel season we're having in the region. Between exploring the novel flavors of wild foods as a chef, to acquainting herself with dozens of edible mushrooms through meticulous watercolors, to

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Geoheritage with Prof. Steve Schimmrich

Nature Nuggets ·

2025/05/10

Today we celebrate the verdant emergence of spring and then dig into scientific storytelling of the deep earth history that has shaped the land forms, ecology, culture and economics we see around us today through a mind-bending bit of master storytelling with geology professor Steven Schimmrich. Steven Schimmrich has been a Professor of Geology and Earth Sciences at SUNY Ulster County Community College since 1999 where he's also served as STEM Department

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Eat More Mushrooms with Luke Sarrantonio

Nature Nuggets ·

2025/05/03

Chris is in for Laurel this week (Happy Birthday to Laurel!!) kicking off the very nascent mushroom season here with none other than Luke Sarrantonio of Mycophilic, mushroom cultivator, educator, and community-minded organizer. Among many FUNgi topics, we discuss Luke and Kaya's newest Eat More Mushrooms project, which includes a free-to-all shiitake garden which will be fruiting this year at Red Fox Ravine here in Kingston, lots of community education to

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Woodstock Land Conservancy with Miranda Javid

Nature Nuggets ·

2025/04/26

As spring explodes in vibrant emergence all around us we talk today about the incredible work of the Woodstock Land Conservancy with Miranda Javid! Miranda’s role at WLC includes curating their educational programs, coordinating volunteers, which includes the awesome Land Stewards program, and, on a good week she gets to assist the Stewardship Manager with actual fieldwork. The Woodstock Land Conservancy is a nonprofit organization committed to the

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How to Love a Forest w/Ethan Tapper

Nature Nuggets ·

2025/04/19

Join us for a fun and insightful conversation with progressive forester, naturalist and author Ethan Tapper! Ethan Tapper is a forester, author, birder, hunter, and natural historian from Vermont and the author of the recently published book How to Love A Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World. He has been recognized as a thought-leader and a disruptor in the forestry and conservation community of the northeastern United States and

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Kingston Eco-Initiatives w/Phil Greene

Nature Nuggets ·

2025/04/12

Join us for the special one-year anniversary episode of Nature Nuggets as we chronicle the many signs of spring's emergence and engage in an insightful conversation with Phil Greene, Environmental Specialist with the City of Kingston. We explore the impressive array of sustainability initiatives and environmental education programs being conducted by the City of Kingston, spanning from the highly local and pragmatic to the global infrastructure transition

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Outdoor Adventure Ed., Beavers and much more w/Dr....

Nature Nuggets ·

2025/03/29

Join us for a spring-filled, wide-ranging conversation with Marist University Environmental Science professor, and outdoor educator extraordinaire, Dr. Zion Klos about the transformative importance of immersive outdoor experiences for young people as well as the dynamic intersections of earth sciences like hydrology and geology with human psychology and decision making around community responses to the climate crisis. Also, beavers! As an environmental

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Love Story with Birds w/Derek Furr

Nature Nuggets ·

2025/03/22

Today we talk with local author of Love Story with Birds, Bard literature professor and bird admirer Derek Furr about how bringing attention to the natural world can open up new realms of insight and understanding. Derek Furr grew up in rural North Carolina, taught public school in Charlottesville, Virginia, and lives now with his family in the Hudson Valley. He is a literature professor and Dean of Teacher Education at Bard College. He is the author of

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Wild Earth w/Omari Washington

Nature Nuggets ·

2025/03/15

Join us for a rich conversation with Wild Earth Executive Director Omari Washington as we highlight their inspiring offerings for environmental education experiences and 'earth living skills' available for kids of all ages in the Hudson Valley. Also we talk out our firsthand observations of the active emergence of spring exploding all around us this week!

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Bird Migration, Spring Emergence and Timberdoodles...

Nature Nuggets ·

2025/03/08

This week features a great conversation with local birder, science teacher, cyclist and nature walk leader Chrissy Guarino! Chrissy leads day trips with the John Burroughs Natural History Society (JBNHS), including a popular annual visit to the Shawangunk Grasslands to check out the bizarre and wonderful early spring phenomenon that is the American Woodcock's dramatic courtship display. This show focuses on the early signs of spring already unfolding in

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Nature Happenings From the Local to the Global

Nature Nuggets ·

2025/03/01

Co-hosts Duane Martinez and Laurel Sutherlin explore recent seasonal happenings in the natural world from around the Hudson Valley and across the world, including experiences Laurel brings back from nature excursions in the mountains of Thailand.

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Moss Appreciation with Julia Palmer

Nature Nuggets ·

2025/02/23

Don't miss Chris's conversation with bryophile Julia Palmer this week, who takes us on a trip to the tiny, wonderful world of mosses. We learn how mosses differ from vascular plants, introduces us to some of her favorite mosses and moss names, and helps explain the special properties of the boundary layer where mosses and lichens live. Julia fell in love with mosses at SUNY ESF studying with renowned indigenous author and botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer, and

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