Andrew Fersch and Laura Minich Zitske talk with host Tom Bell about Piping Plovers and efforts to protect their habitat in Maine. Andrew is the author of the children’s book, “The Piping Plover,” about the endangered seabirds that live at Higgins Beach in Scarborough. The book is illustrated by Bruce Hutchison of Cape Elizabeth. Laura is a wildlife ecologist and Coastal Birds Project Director at Maine Audubon.
A Question Of Ethics – Fortifying Liquid – Oct 6 2023
An agriculture that is based on respect for the life in the soil, in the plants and in the animals.
Oceanside Conservation Annual Meeting – September 2023
Founder and Manager of Shearwater Ventures, Nathan Johnson, makes a presentation about Kelp Farming at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Oceanside Conservation Trust.
100 Resilient Yards – Volunteer Training – June 21 2023
Training volunteers for sustainable and environmentally friendly lawn and garden practices.
Earth Day PSA
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay- Episode 1: Arrivals
Featuring: Mauricio Handler, Natural History & Underwater Cinematographer, Aquaterra Films. “Episode 1: Arrivals” is a wildlife documentary, to be part of a larger series called "American Waters." In tonight’s presentation, Handler, producer and cinematographer for the series, discusses his ongoing efforts to document Maine’s coastal and fresh water species arriving here in the spring. The one hour special "Arrivals” tells the intertwining stories of various aquatic species and the characters that benefit from their annual migration to Maine's coastal waters, estuaries, rivers and ponds.
Oceanside Annual Meeting – Sept 2022
Jeremy Miller, Research Associate at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm, gives a presentation on invasive marine species at the Oceanside Conservation Trust Annual Meeting on September 2022.
Portland Parks Conservancy PSA
In honor of Frederick Law Olmsted's 200th birthday, the Portland Parks Conservancy has partnered with friends groups and local organizations around Portland to celebrate our public parks. This summer is full of free events all over the city that are open for everyone! For more information about this summer's events and who Olmsted is, go to Olmsted 200 Portland — Portland Parks Conservancy for details. The next events of the season are: July 26th at 6:00pm - Friends of Lincoln Park Presents LoveLincolnPark Concert Series. Come listen to local artists Kate Daggett & Ed DesJardins at Lincoln Park. August 2nd at 6:00pm - Friends of Lincoln Park Presents LoveLincolnPark Concert Series. Come listen to local artist Wayne Street at Lincoln Park. August 9th at 6:00pm - Friends of Lincoln Park Presents LoveLincolnPark Concert Series. Come listen to local artist Blue Prophets at Lincoln Park. August 13th at 10:00am - SailMaine presents Windward Exhibition. See art in a whole new way as you watch painted canvas set sail in casco bay. View from SailMaine or Amethyst Park. August 14th at 6:30pm - Friends of Congress Square Park presents a showing of Designing America. Come to an outdoor movie about Olmsted's life and work and how he influenced our public green spaces. Showing at Congress Square Park. August 18th at 5:00pm - Portland Parks Conservancy hosts a historical walk of Riverton Trolley Park through the eyes of Olmsted. What would Olmsted have done? What is the history of this incredible park? Meet at Riverton Trolley Park parking lot. September 10th at 4:00-7:00 - Waterfront Picnic Finale! Come for food trucks and live music by the water to celebrate how wonderful our parks in Portland truly are. Learn about the future of our parks and which green spaces may soon be public parks in your city. The picnic will be held at Amethyst Park between SailMaine and Ocean Gateway. September 14th at 7:00pm - First ever reading of "This Land was Saved for You and Me" by Jeff Ryan. The book discussed Olmsted's influence on Yosemite National Park and how he came to be the man he is known as now. Reading will be at Mechanic's Hall in Portland.
Audubon Fishing PSA – Short Salmon
Audubon Fishing PSA – Short Tackle
Audubon Fishing PSA – LG
Maine Challenge – One Off Bruce Gagnon Interview – Jan 5 2021
he Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space is the leading group internationally working to keep space for peace. Bruce Gagnon, its coordinator since it was established in 1992, details his impetus in challenging the turning of space into a war zone. Gagnon speaks of the aerospace industry seeking to get the money to pay for the U.S. moving into space militarily by taking it from “entitlement programs—Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and what’s left of the social safety net,” plus the links between space weaponization and the use of nuclear power in space.