Nathan Loda is an American realist oil painter. Loda received a MFA degree George Mason University in 2015 and a BFA in painting from Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, WV in 2011. 

Loda lives and works in a little town called Homer, in central New York. He paints full time in his home studio. His wife and three little girls are his constant muses and their dog Blaze is his closest friend.

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On this week's show we'll be covering the American beech tree (Fagus grandifolia). We'll cover the basics of this tree, its importance to both humans and wildlife, as well as both old and--unfortunately--new diseases wreaking havoc on this already ravaged tree.  

Ed Ostapczuk is a master fly tyer and member of the Catskill Fly Tyers Guild, Ed has written numerous articles, essays, columns, and even a few books. In 1991, Trophy Trout Streams of the Northeast was published and included a chapter on the Esopus written by Ed Ostapczuk. In 2012 he wrote Ramblings of a Charmed Circle Flyfisher, recounting his fly-fishing adventures. In 2022, he wrote a second book titled The Wanderings of a Mountain Fly Fisher.  

Ed is a chapter officer of the Ashokan-Pepacton chapter of TU. He also regularly contributes to conversations with the DEC and DEP. 

Each fall I take a small camping trip to the "High Peaks" of the Catskill Mountains. I've been doing this since 2004; Time sure is flying by. We'll discuss some notable things seen, heard, and felt, while out in the woods last week.