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First Aired - 01/17/2011 12:00PM
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This week on The Naturalist, Bernie Wides & Carol A. Butler recap their recent (chilly) trip to the South Eastern tip of Long Island, Mountauk. In Part 1 of this 2 part series, The Naturalist team explains what happens to this beautiful and beachy area during the winter. Tune in and learn about harbor seals, glaciers, rocks, Feldspar and more! This episode was sponsored by Cochon 555. For more information and event listings visit www.cochon555.com
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The Naturalist: Tales from Montauk (19:58)
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The Naturalist, Heritage Radio Network, Cochon 555, www.cochon555.com, Bernie Wides, Carol A. Butler, American Littoral Society, Mountak Manner, Long Island is a fish shaped island, Mountauk is at the very end of the tip out East, paumanok, North Fork is Orient Point, South Fork is Mountauk, Long Island Sound, harbor seals, numbers have gone down due to hunting, there's less pollution in the water, they are making a comeback, women used to wear seal skin coats, ore, valuable mineral found in the ground, Feldspar, the Northeast was covered by an ice sheet thousands of years ago, glaciers,Wildlife on the Eastern Tip of Long Island (16:42)
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moon snails, the devils purse, mermaids purse, skates, manta rays, egg case, sex life of rock weed, sexual algae, where does sand come from?, boulders and rocks, Eastern Parkway, glacial rock, you can find seals in New York Harbor now, deer feces, deer are a hazard in Long Island, they carry ticks, seals mostly live in inter tidal zones,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 01/24/2011 12:00PM
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This week on the Naturalist, Bernie Wides & Carol A. Butler continue their series on Montauk. Tune in and hear some stories from the far eastern tip of Long Island. Learn more about the famous lighthouse, pine trees and holly trees. Find out what Montauk has to offer in the winter, when it's famous beaches turn into to icy wonderlands. This episode was sponsored by Fairway Market. For more information visit www.fairwaymarket.com
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The Naturalist Introduction: Tales from Montauk Part 2 (22:08)
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The Naturalist, Heritage Radio Network, Fairway Market, Bernie Wides, Carol A. Butler, Carol went to Eagle Fest last weekend, the Eagle has been a US icon, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, kayaking ban in Newton Creek, the lighthouse at Mountauk park, Long Shore Current, pitch pine, bonsai trees, limbs come out crookedly, coniferous tree, keeps its needles all year round, pitch pine needs fire to help it regenerate, pitch pine has two mechanisms for survival, some cones depends on fire to open up, can also grow new chutes from its trunk,Holly Trees (23:08)
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New York City Trees, tree walks, published by the City of New York's Parks & Recreation Department, standardized taxonomy, Carl Linnaeus, Linnaean taxonomy, Holly trees, has been simple of life's persistence for centuries, keeps its leaves for three years, blood red berries, photosynthesis, American holly is the only tree that grows naturally and keeps its leaves in the winter, Japanese black pines, blackwood forrests, cultivars, development of commercial holly, wood isnt good because the branches aren't straight,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
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Catch It, Cook It & Eat It Introduction: Fish & Chips! (14:31)
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Catch It Cook It & Eat It, Ben Sargent, Chris Sell, Chippy, The Chip Shop, Park Slope, rugby, chips are freshly peeled potatos and fried, curry, mushy peas, refried beans consistency, what makes the perfect fish and chips, fresh fish, oil, fresh oil, change it twice a week, soy bean oil, cholesterol free, trans fat free, batter, flour and water, malt vinegar, salt, gravy, sustainability, regulations, preservation, British waters, dogfish trips, cod, haddock, Pollock, Bay Ridge location had to be closed down, recession special, fear of cod stocks being in danger?, Mountauk, record amounts of cod were caught, fish policy, there should be limits on recreational fisherman, commercial license, there were no regulations in the UK during the 1970s, Brooklyn Fishing Derby,Panic At The Chippy! (16:15)
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Chris Sell, The Chip Shop, Ben was sent to England when he was 15 for boarding school, rugby, Chris is an ex rugby player, Rugby, cricket, lasts for three days and ends in a draw, Village Lions, American football, Pollock is about 50% cheaper than cod, the people who sell Pollock are selling it for the price break, sustainability as an excuse, there is no federal limit on cod, catch & release, cod is affordable and great for you, 80% protein 3% fat, fried twinkie, fried mars bars, fried pizza, fried macaroni, ice cream twix bar, Boston, Halifax, helped by the cod industry, monk fish, sea robbins, high grading, changes over time, jelly fish, Cape Cod, Pleasant Bay, flounder, 12 inch limit, Jamaica Bay, bunker, blue fish, trophic levels, mullosks,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
