Radio Chatskill

Saturday, July 27th, at noon, the D&H Canal Interpretive Center in Summitville is hosting an event titled "Bagels & Locks."

This event features a free lecture by Bill Merchant on the historic D&H Canal locks, delving into the rich history and remarkable engineering that were pivotal to our region's development.

Radio Catskill’s Patricio Robayo speaks with Nancy Bachana, Visitor Experience Associate at the D&H Canal Interpretive Center, and Sean Moore, the Center's site manager, about the canal's history and what attendees can expect from the event.

Anne Hart is the Chair of the Sullivan County Democratic Committee. Greg Goldstein is chair of the Sullivan County Republican Committee.

Both joined WJFF's Tim Bruno to discuss Biden's decision not to seek re-election on today's edition of Radio Chatskill

Anne Hart is the Chair of the Sullivan County Democratic Committee. Greg Goldstein is chair of the Sullivan County Republican Committee.

Both joined WJFF's Tim Bruno to discuss Biden's decision not to seek re-election on today's edition of Radio Chatskill

Millions of people worldwide are impacted by a IT outage that has affected airlines, banks and hospitals, including Sullivan County Government.

MIGRATIONS is a wordless play with original sound design exploring journeys of displacement and migration. It is drawn from interviews with displaced people and personal stories of the international performance collective Long Story Short.

It’s being presented Friday, July 19, at NACL in Highland Lake, NY by Long Story Short and Dutch Kills Theater.

Tim Bruno spoke to Long Story Short Collective performers Blake Haberman and Julia Cavagna on Radio Chatskill.

This summer's extreme heat may prove to be a difficulty for some New York crops. Cornell University Professor of Horticulture Steve Reiners said some plants may stop growing.

“Once we start seeing temperatures into the upper 80s and, close to 90 and above, what we see, our plants start to shut down, they start to go into survival mode," Reiners said. "And if they're in survival mode, that means they're not growing. They're not producing the sugars and the flavors and everything that we expect. so that's going to have an impact that has an impact on yield."

He said the best way to combat the heat is to have a good irrigation system and plan on using around a half gallon of water per square foot of your garden.

"Water, water, water, put a lot of irrigation, and this is whether you're a farmer or whether you're a gardener," Reiners said. "If you think you've watered enough, water again this time of year."

Reiners added the true impact from a heatwave may not be noticeable for a few weeks.

Despite warmer temperatures creeping up in the summer months, Reiners said the frost season has remained largely the same and that combination could be killer.

"Although we're seeing it get warmer, it's not necessarily resulting in, a major change in our frost dates, neither the spring or the fall. So we can still get that late frost or an early frost that can certainly kill the crops as well," Reiners said. "So it's sort of the worst of both worlds. when we have that happening."

Joe Johnson is a retired Port Jervis science teacher and Radio Catskill volunteer and he regularly brings us science stories that have caught his eye. 

This week Johnson discussed a woolly mammoth DNA discovery, ancient cave paintings, and a "hot Jupiter."

WJFF's Jason Dole talked with Joe Johnson on Radio Chatskill.

According to the "National Interagency Coordination Center Wildland Fire Summary and Statistics Annual Report 2023," New York experienced a total of 150 wildfires in 2023, burning 1,383 acres.

Wildfires, often referred to as forest fires, damage thousands of acres of natural resources in New York almost every year. While some wildfires are caused by lightning, most are the result of human activities.

Forest Ranger Lieutenant Timothy "TJ" Carpenter, the Assistant Fire Management Officer for the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NY DEC), spoke with Radio Catskill’s Patricio Robayo about how to prevent wildfires and stay safe during the summer season.

All his life, Eddie 9V (9-volt) has acted on instinct.  A self proclaimed “old-soul artist,” he turned away from the path of college and jobs to burst all guns blazing onto the blues club circuit of his native Atlanta.

He’ll be performing at Harmony in The Woods Saturday, July 13, and he spoke to Tim Bruno on Radio Chatskill. 

Harmony In The Woods hosts regional and national performing artists of all genres all summer long in Hawley, PA.

The Darby Hotel kicks off its next round of artist talks tomorrow. “A River Valley”  is the latest group landscape show featuring nine different artists challenging the idea of "what is a landscape."

Culture Reporter Valerie Mansi spoke to artists Nathaniel Udell, showing his photographs of invasive species, and Krystal Grow, showing her photography of roadside America.