This episode is all about those gross jelly blobs that you might see in marinas (AKA Bryozoans!). Bill and Steve are joined by Jajean Rose-Burney, Deputy Executive Director of the Western New York Land Conservancy. Jajean guides Bill and Steve around The College Lodge Forest in Chautauqua County, NY, a wildlife-rich property that the Land Conservancy is seeking to preserve.

Episode Notes

Listener Kathleen wrote to us asking us about Jajean's comment that the College Lodge property sits on the Continental Divide. Most people, I think it's safe to say, upon hearing the term "continental divide" would think of the divide that runs through the Rocky Mountains - technically known as the “Great Continental Divide”. 

But North America has six continental divides (see this link), and the divide that runs through the College Lodge property would be the St. Lawrence Continental Divide. Thank you to Kathleen for pointing out this potential point of confusion that we should have clarified!

Steve mentioned that bryozoans sometimes compete with “turnicates”, but he meant to say “tunicates”. These are aquatic invertebrate animals. Here’s the wiki with some pictures and info.

Links

The College Lodge Forest - Info and link to donate

A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind by Harriet Washington

Bill Mckibben’s article: Racism, Police Violence, and the Climate Are Not Separate Issues

The Role of Land Trusts in Biodiversity Conservation on Private Lands

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