Naturally Speaking

Nature Up North
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A podcast about people and nature in northern New York

  1. Medicinal Mushrooms: A North Country Story Part 2

    JAN 16

    Medicinal Mushrooms: A North Country Story Part 2

    When we left off in Part 1 with Kaitlin Lawless, she had just finished telling us about Birch Boys Incorporated, her path to the vice presidency, and what it takes to be a sustainable harvester of chaga and other mushrooms here in the North Country. In Part 2, we're going to continue that conversation by getting into the habitat that these mushrooms rely on, what impact the short-term changes in weather are having on that habitat, and what the outlook is for the health of these mushrooms and the longer-term trends of climate, and what Birch Boys Incorporated is doing to help with their harvesting practices to alleviate that pressure.

    20 min
  2. Medicinal Mushrooms: A North Country Story Part 1

    12/19/2025

    Medicinal Mushrooms: A North Country Story Part 1

    This is part one of a two part podcast with the Vice President of Birch Boys Inc. Kaitlin Lawless. Birch Boys is a local business based in Tupper Lake on the sustainable harvest and manufacture of various mushroom-based medicines. In this part, join Project Manager Dan French as he picks Kaitlin’s brain about how Birch Boys got started, how they picked their selection of mushrooms, and how they’ve sourced their mushrooms in the past and present.

    26 min
  3. Flying High Fall: North Country Fall Bird Migrations

    09/18/2025

    Flying High Fall: North Country Fall Bird Migrations

    In this podcast, join Nature Up North Summer Naturalist Will as he talks with St. Lawrence University professor Sue Wilson, an ornithologist, about the fall bird migration taking place in the North Country. Listen carefully for notes about bird species to keep an eye out for, their peak migratory times, tips and tricks on identifying some of these birds, and some of the threats these birds face as the fly through our part of the world. Sue even shares a few tips for helping them out.

    39 min
  4. Choked Waters: Invasive Water Chestnut

    08/21/2025

    Choked Waters: Invasive Water Chestnut

    In this episode of Naturally Speaking, Zakithi explores the growing threat of invasive water chestnut in Northern New York’s rivers and lakes. Joined by researchers Brad Baldwin and Peyton Robbins, and Megan Pistolese-Shaw from SLELO PRISM, we dive into how this plant spreads, its impact on local ecosystems and communities, and the ongoing efforts to control it. Whether you're a paddler, angler, or nature lover, find out how you can help protect our waters. Get involved with SLELO PRISM at sleloinvasives.org/events, or sleloinvasives.org/pledge-to-protect. You can also learn more about the DEC’s Protect Our Waters work at https://dec.ny.gov/nature/invasive-species/aquatic/prevent-spread-of-aquatic-invasive-species

    31 min
  5. Driving Students Batty - St. Lawrence University Summer Research

    07/25/2025

    Driving Students Batty - St. Lawrence University Summer Research

    On this episode of Naturally Speaking, join host Marina Garlick in a conversation with a Conservation Biology fellow, Jessica Harmen, discussing her research on bats in the North Country. Specifically, they dive into the intricacies of how bats are researched, as well as the different types of calls that they make. Through this conversation, they highlight how bats are interesting animals that are facing real conservation challenges and are not as intimidating as the media makes them out to be.

    19 min
  6. North Country Hiking Tips and Tricks

    05/29/2025

    North Country Hiking Tips and Tricks

    Join Nature Up North Digital Media Intern Donatella DeFazio as she walks us through some tips and tricks for starting your North Country hiking journey. Included in this podcast are suggestions on hiking equipment you may want to consider, some strategies for dealing with bugs, and a conversation with the founder of Grasse River Outfitters, Brooke Rouse. If you've considered getting outdoors but haven't taken the leap, this is the podcast for you!

    19 min
  7. The Blight on Bald Eagles

    05/16/2025

    The Blight on Bald Eagles

    Join Nature Up North Digital Media Intern Liz Anderson as she shares the history of bald eages in New York with us! Learn about why eagles became endangered in the first place, what threats they're facing now, and how they're beating the odds to recover their population.

    28 min
  8. Climate and Winter Recreation

    02/11/2025

    Climate and Winter Recreation

    In this episode of Naturally Speaking, join Digital Media Intern Donatella DeFazio as she speaks with Judy Fuhr and Aaron Kellet about winter recreation and how it's responding to the North Country climate. Judy is a volunteer with the Friends of Higley Flow and helps with their winter grooming operations in the state park. Listen to hear how the groomers at Higley Flow are keeping trails open through the winter season. Aaron is a General Manager at Whiteface Mountain and shares how the mountain has been improving its snowmaking over the past few years. All this and more on this episode of Naturally Speaking.

    29 min
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A podcast about people and nature in northern New York

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  • Creator
    Nature Up North
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    32
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Nature Up North
  • Show Website
    Naturally Speaking