Chris Martine, David Burpee Professor in Plant Genetics & Research, Biology Associate Department Chair, Bucknell University, host of Plants are Cool Too, will be joined by Anais Barnes, Biology student, Bucknell University, on the latest search for rare plants locally, their work and research locally, the recognition recently in the Philadelphia Inquirer, #BlackBotanistsWeek 2021 (this week), and her words at the Botany 2021 Conference.  Chris will also be joined by Tanisha M. Williams, PhD, Burpee Postdoctoral Fellow in Botany, Biology Department, Bucknell University, founder #BlackBotanistWeek, on her latest work, research, findings and studies. The world is another? degrees warmer since

Peterson Toscano, professional podcaster, author, bible-scholar, climate advocate, world traveler, performer, on the Summer 2021 edition of ‘Susquehanna Life Out Loud.’  We’ll discuss the magazine/podcast articles about volunteers going big renovation projects in small towns in the Susquehanna Valley, including a perfectly restored carousel in Pottstown, and the incredible story of the East Broad Top Railroad in Huntingdon County.    In addition to Susquehanna Life Out Loud, Peterson is curator of a nascent on-line arts series featuring essayists, poets, a visual artist, and even a circus performer from four different continents. I’ll ask about his tumultuous life in South Africa, he

Dr. Rutul Dalal, Medical Director, Infectious Diseases, UPMC Susquehanna, on the Delta variant, getting COVID while vaccinated, super-spreading, masking at schools this fall, and what does he says to folks to won’t get the shot.

Marci Mowery, President, Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation, on the massive economic and community impact of the state parks in PA, the mission, vision, and the work of the Foundation, along with the education, fundraising and volunteering. We’ll discuss their Friends Groups throughout the state (including Milton and Shikellamy), the process of forming a local ‘Friends of RB Winter State Park Group.’