Science & Environment

Scenic Byways

Linda Dunlavy, Executive Director of Franklin Regional Council of Governments, and Tony Maroulis, Executive Director of  Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce and Co-Director – Hampshire County Regional Tourism Council,  discuss the Scenic Byways project involving 8...

Solar Power

Gregory Garrison is co-owner and President of North East Solar Design Associates, LLC , a renewable energy company in Hatfield MA.  He has committed himself to the advancement and deployment of renewable and clean...

Wind Turbine Study

Andy Brydges discusses the need for alternative sources of energy, as well as some of the issues that communities face when looking at different types of...

Dr. Anthony McCaffrey

There will always be a wild and unpredictable quality to creativity and invention, says Anthony McCaffrey, a cognitive psychology researcher at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, because an “Aha moment” is rare and reaching it means overcoming formidable mental...

October Mountain, Part 1

Alec Gillman of the DCR and folklorist Joe Durwin explain the colorful history of the Berkshires’ October Mountain, and its transformation from a private estate and nature preserve into the largest state forest in Massachusetts. October Mountain State...

Gordon van Welie

Gordon van Welie, CEO of ISO New England, a non-profit organization that oversees the New England Power Grid, joins us to discuss an article on increasing natural gas dependence for energy production, supply availability and price...

Fabien Cousteau

Fabien Cousteau will be in the area visiting Wilbraham & Monson Academy to participate in their  “World of Water” Conference. His speaking topic at the event is “What’s Good for Water is Good for Business.” We’ll discuss his...

Mass Audubon

Patti, the Education Coordinator for Mass Audubon, develops, oversees and teaches  multiple programs. She is the past president of the Massachusetts Environmental Education Society and previously hosted a weekly 10 minute history segment on local...

Mt. Greylock

At 3,491 feet, Mount Greylock is the highest point in Massachusetts. Rising above the surrounding Berkshire landscape, dramatic views of 60-90 miles distant may be seen. It became Massachusetts’ first wilderness state park, acquired by the Commonwealth in 1898,...

Quabbin Flooding 75th Anniversary

Gene H. Theroux, President of “Friends of Quabbin, Inc,” and Bob Wilder, resident of one of the towns taken by the state for the flooding of the Swift River Valley, discuss the 75th anniversary of the decommissioning of the four towns and the anniversary ball planned...