Educating, using science-based resources, on how to best enjoy and steward our natural ecosystem while adapting to the current climate realities.
Episodes
Friday Feb 04, 2022
Friday Feb 04, 2022
Celebrate National Groundhog Day by joining Master Gardeners with a table discussion about these and other Hudson Valley furry wildlife including moles, voles, chipmunks, bears and raccoons. Join Heidi Bock (Trekking the Trails) on a virtual winter hike to Drowned Lands Swamp, one of the Columbia Land Conservancy’s nature trails. Then be entertained and informed by Jean Thomas (It’s All Greek) as she clarifies acronyms such as IPM, GMO, and jargon such as plant ‘habits’.
Hosts: Tim Kennelty and Jean Thomas
Interview Guests: Jean Thomas, Tim Kennelty, Linda Aydlett and Teresa Golden
Resources:
Groundhogs and Other Furry Wildlife: Woodchucks (psu.edu); Moles (psu.edu); Voles (psu.edu); Chipmunks (psu.edu); Raccoon factsheet (wildlifecontrol.info); Black Bears (psu.edu); Remove or "Take" Nuisance Animals Legally - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation; Legend & Lore | Punxsutawney Groundhog club; Mayor defends keeping Wiarton Willie's death a secret | CTV News; How to control moles and reduce turfgrass damage // Missouri Environment and Garden News Article // Integrated Pest Management, University of Missouri
Trekking The Trails: Drowned Lands Swamp – Columbia Land Conservancy (clctrust.org); Farmscape Wonder Wander: 18 April 2020 | Progress of the Seasons Journal (wordpress.com)
It’s All Greek:: Welcome | New York State Integrated Pest Management (cornell.edu); Etymonline - Online Etymology Dictionary; Plant Information | Chicago Botanic Garden; Plant Finder (missouribotanicalgarden.org)
Transcript
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Join Master Gardeners, Jean Thomas, and Tim Kennelty, in a conversation with Evon Antonio and Connor Young about CCE of Columbia and Greene Counties and their programming. Then listen to some practical tips about how to site a vegetable garden with Teresa Golden (The Veggie Patch) and learn how honey bees survive in the winter with Linda Aydlett (The Hum of the Hives).Hosts: Tim Kennelty and Jean Thomas
Interview Guests: Evon Antonio and Connor Young
Resources
CCE: Cornell Cooperative Extension (ccecolumbiagreene.org)
Veggie Patch: Cornell Cooperative Extension | Food Gardening (ccecolumbiagreene.org) ; Untitled-2 (unh.edu); How to Start a Vegetable Garden | University of Maryland Extension (umd.edu) ; Explore Cornell - Home Gardening - Vegetable Growing Guides
Hum of the Hive: Beekeeping calendar for the Northeast; Honeybee Democracy; Honeybee Colony Thermoregulation – Regulatory Mechanisms and Contribution of Individuals in Dependence on Age, Location and Thermal Stress