Seven Rivers Unbound: A Wild and Scenic Journey Through the Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed

Come along on a virtual bat visit at Carolina Trout Hatchery in Richmond, Rhode Island. RI DEM bat biologist Jennifer Brooks and I talk about fascinating topics like where bats go in the winter, what they eat, and how Jen and her crew trap and tag bats so scientists can learn more about these mysterious little critters. Photo: Little Brown Bat by Bat Conservation International. This podcast is sponsored by the Wood-Pawcatuck Wild and Scenic Rivers Stewardship Council, and is hosted...

Join Casey Merkle and Hugh Markey as they follow odonate experts Ginger Brown and Nina Briggs on a dragonfly safari in the Great Swamp Management Area! This podcast is sponsored by the Wood-Pawcatuck Wild and Scenic Rivers Stewardship Council, and is hosted by Casey Merkle and Hugh Markey. Follow us on: Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/WPWildScenic/Twitter (X): @WpWildRivers Instagram: @wpwild_scenic_riversYou Tube: WP Wild Rivers https://www.youtube.com/@wpwildrivers3437Please suppo...

"Good fences make good neighbors." So wrote Robert Frost in his poem, "The Mending Wall." But what happens to those good fences when the neighbors have departed, either literally or metaphorically? In this episode, Elliot Vosburg talks about his Master's project from the University of Rhode Island. Vosburg used LiDAR, combined with other technology and old-fashioned research, to map hundreds of miles of stone walls. Hear about what he learned and what he sees as the historical information tha...

Join co-hosts Casey Merkle and Hugh Markey, along with Roger Williams Park Zoo's Hannah Petrarca as they discuss FrogWatch, a community science project focusing on frogs and toads. Let the peepers begin! Become a Frogwatcher: https://www.rwpzoo.org/programs/frogwatch/ This podcast is sponsored by the Wood-Pawcatuck Wild and Scenic Rivers Stewardship Council, and is hosted by Casey Merkle and Hugh Markey. Follow us on: Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/WPWildScenic/Twitter (X): @WpWildRivers...

So many fish, so little time...Our guest, Corey Pelletier, discusses the health of the Wood Pawcatuck Watershed and the steps the Department of Environmental Management is taking to monitor and conserve this vital resource. Photo: Wikipedia This podcast is sponsored by the Wood-Pawcatuck Wild and Scenic Rivers Stewardship Council, and is hosted by Casey Merkle and Hugh Markey. Follow us on: Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/WPWildScenic/Twitter (X): @WpWildRivers Instagram: @wpwild_sce...

Explore the Wood-Pawcatuck's Wild and Scenic Rivers through Seven Rivers Unbound! Learn how scientists, artists, hikers, and birders enjoy and conserve the Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed and its federally designated Wild and Scenic Rivers. This podcast is sponsored by the Wood-Pawcatuck Wild and Scenic Rivers Stewardship Council, and is hosted by Casey Merkle and Hugh Markey. Follow us on: Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/WPWildScenic/Twitter (X): @WpWildRivers Instagram: @wpwi...