It’s the summer special episode! Steve and Karla go on a road trip to the Catskills and discuss forests, water, bugs and of course Summer! Steve spots his first spotted lanternfly.

Show Notes!
History of the Catskill Park and Forest Preserve
Hemlock and Hide: The Tanbark Industry in Old New York
Four charts that highlight this summer’s freakish temperatures
Tree-of-Heaven and Spotted Lanternfly
Climate Change Enters its Blood-sucking Phase
Video of a Tick Questing
Thermopriming reprograms metabolic homeostasis to confer heat tolerance

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