Science & Environment

October Mountain, Part 2

Folklorist and These Mysterious Hills author Joe Durwin takes us on a supernatural tour of the Berkshires’ 16,500 acre October Mountain State Park where it is said by some that ghosts and spirits roam, UFOs fly overhead, and Bigfoot wanders in the woods… October...

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...

Life with Monte: Honey Bees

Warm Colors Apiary in South Deerfield is owned and operated by Bonita and Dan Conlon. They raise honeybees to produce the finest regional honey from the fields and forests of Western Massachusetts. In addition to making specialty honeys, they also make pure beeswax...

Climatologist Michael Rawlins

Climatologist & UMass Professor Michael Rawlins discusses reports that first 8 months of 2012 were the hottest on record. Is this due to global warming or just a natural weather cycle?   Professor Rawlins...

Simon Stevenson

Simon Stevenson visits the UMass Research & Education farm in South Deerfield to talk with Ruth Hazzarda and Amanda Brown about UMass’s Student Farming Enterprise. The year-long course covers crop planning in the spring semester, growing crops in summer semester,...

Flooding Revist

We revisit Jamaica, VT one year later to see how things have changed since the flood devastated the town on August 28th, 2011.  We also visit Shelburne Falls, MA to revisit some area business owners who were affected by the flooding last year and find out how things...

Audubon Society Bird-a-thon

Patti Steinman, Education Coordinator for the Massachusetts Audubon Connecticut River Valley Sanctuaries, discusses the recent “Bird-A-Thon” activity & why it’s held each year. Bird-a-thon – Connecticut River Valley Sanctuaries –...