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Live from a forest: Discussing hiking, archaeology, invasives, and ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's trails

The view is of a canopy of trees.
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There are more than 800 miles of Blue-Blazed Hiking Trails in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. Today we're doing our show from one of them.

There are things out in the woods that might surprise you, and one of the guys walking down the trail to visit us today is our state archeologist, who's still uncovering the mysteries of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø distant past.

But we're also going to talk about the ecosystem of the trails and woods and about an unwelcome visitor, the emerald ash borer. We also hope to provides lots of good hiking tips and a few warnings about what to watch out for. So put on some [smack] bug spray and join us out in the woods.

GUESTS:

  • Clare Cain: Trail stewardship director for the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Forest and Parks Association
  • Geoff Meissner: Hiker who has hiked every Blue-Blazed trail in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
  • Nicholas Bellantoni: ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s state archaeologist
  • Steve Broderick: Forester and program director for the Goodwin Forest Conservation Education Center in Hampton

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Colin McEnroe, Tucker Ives, Chion Wolf, Lydia Brown, and Gene Amatruda contributed to this show, which originally aired on August 9, 2012.

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Patrick Skahill is a reporter and digital editor at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. Prior to becoming a reporter, he was the founding producer of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Radio's The Colin McEnroe Show, which began in 2009. Patrick's reporting has appeared on NPR's Morning Edition, Here & Now, and All Things Considered. He has also reported for the Marketplace Morning Report. He can be reached at pskahill@ctpublic.org.