The Nature of Phenology 1/4/20: Owls Courting

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn
Host: Hazel Stark

These still and silent January nights are one of two times per year when you have a very good chance of hearing owls singing. In late summer, we hear young owls vocalizing to announce their new territory. But in this part of early winter, owls are vocalizing to attract mates.

Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com

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RadioActive 1/2/20: Proposed Pesticide Ban in Blue Hill and Eliot Coleman Speaks on Organic Agriculture

Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco

Today we look at a newly proposed ordinance which would prohibit the sale, application and storage of synthetic pesticides in the town of Blue Hill, with exemptions, including for commercial agriculture. (www.bluehillhealthyecosystem.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Blue-Hill-Healthy-EcoSystem-Ordinance-3-1.pdf)

We also hear part of a talk hosted by the Blue Hill Healthy Ecosystems group by organic farmer, agricultural researcher, author and educator, Eliot Coleman.

On January 14th the Blue Hill Healthy Ecosystem campaign will host an talk on the effects of pesticide on human health, with naturopath Dr, Marley Sachsman. The event will be held at 7pm at the Blue Hill Public Library.

Guests:
Rick Traub, Blue Hill Healthy Ecosystems
Eliot Coleman

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Change Agents DEBUT 1/2/20: Sherri Mitchell on Issue Affecting Native Americans

Producer/Host: Steve Wessler
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

-Environmental issues & Native Americans
-Spirituality
-Intrusion on sacred sites

Guest: Sherri Mitchell, indigenous rights attorney and author of Sacred Instructions

About the host:
Steve Wessler will soon will be starting his 28th year of working on human right issues. He founded the Civil Rights Unit in the Maine Attorney’s Office in 1992 and led the Unit for 7 years. In 1999 he left the formal practice of law and founded the Center for the Prevention of Hate. The Center worked in Maine and across the USA. He and his colleagues worked to reduce bias and harassment in schools, in communities, in health care organization through workshops and conflict resolution. The Center closed in 2011 and Steve began a consulting on human rights issues. For the next 5 years much of his work was in Europe, developing and implementing training curricular for police, working in communities to reduce the risk of hate crimes, conflict resolution between police and youth. He has worked in over 20 countries. In late 2016 he began to work more in Maine, with a focus on reducing anti-immigrant bias. He continues to work in schools to reduce bias and harassment. Wessler teaches courses on human rights issues at the College of the Atlantic, the University of Maine at Augusta and at the School of Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University in northern Virginia.

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