Ep. 243 : A National Urban Park in Guelph

The Eramosa River Valley is the place where I live, play and work. When I heard about a group of folks who were working to conserve the land as a national urban park, I admit I got a little wary. Who were they? Do they care about this place as much as I do? How will the river be affected? I ended up doing some research into the campaign and decided the best thing to do would be to just reach out and ask about an interview…
I asked a lot of questions including some I had never thought about before.. How do you build a national park located in the middle of the growing city? How can a park be a tool for healing and reconciliation? Hopefully this episode helps build the possibility of a healing place to visit, sit and learn to fall deeper in love with the river I long to know more.

Ep. 179 : Northern River Otter

A friend told me that someone in their small village had spotted a Northern River Otter (Lontra canadensis) in the same river the passes through the city where I live. This is the closest sighting of a River Otter to my neck of the woods I have ever heard of. I was so excited that I ran to my desk where I had all of my mammal books out anyways, and flipped to the River Otter entries and started learning.

Ep. 132 : Sarah Marshall on Snapping Turtles nest extractions

Interview with Sarah Marshall, conservation technician from rare charitable research reserve about Snapping Turtles as she excavates a Snapping Turtle nest from a construction site. Without her, and her crew’s help, these nests would likely be predated by other wildlife, or destroyed by human activities such as development, vehicles, or even sports.