Guest Host Joseph D. DeMare talks about fall, and the ephemeral beauty of maple trees. Next, he interviews Karin Kvale, calling in all the way from New Zealand to talk about how microplastics are affecting plankton. Rebecca Wood tells us about poison ivy. Ecological News includes good news from Martha's Vineyard, how France is trying to drag the EU into the environmental dark ages, and how the Ohio Supreme Court is gunning to destroy Chevron Deference.