Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Podcast

In an effort to inspire and educate people about river-based issues throughout our watershed, we share the stories of those connected with the environmental, recreational and therapeutic aspects of the Susquehanna and her tributaries.

July 10, 2025: Williamsport Stormwater Outfalls with Dr. Leslie Rieck, Cheryl Terpak and Ben Fry 07/10/2025

July 10, 2025: Williamsport Stormwater Outfalls with Dr. Leslie Rieck, Cheryl Terpak and Ben Fry Williamsport Municipal Water Authority Environmental Manager Cheryl Terpak, Lycoming College's Dr. Leslie Rieck and former student and current water authority worker Ben Fry discuss a unique collaborative effort to map 360 city stormwater outfalls and what we should learn from that work. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/37356440

June 11, 2025: Graham Markowicz 06/12/2025

June 11, 2025: Graham Markowicz A geologist with the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, Graham Marcowicz is highly interested in hydrology and working on new tools such as GIS mapping to look at groundwater recharge. He shares about that and other important aspects of his work. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/36966550

June 5, 2025: Intern Maggie Yonkin 06/05/2025

June 5, 2025: Intern Maggie Yonkin A rising senior at West Virginia University and resident of the Montoursville area of our watershed, Maggie Yonkin is a huge advocate of environmental education. She shares her back story, tips for making a difference and the therapy she appreciates from our natural resources. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/36875985

June 4, 2025: Intern Abbie Mack 06/05/2025

June 4, 2025: Intern Abbie Mack Hoping to inspire curiosity and self-worth among young people she works with, Abbie Mack is serving as one of our interns this summer. She shares the inspiration behind her fascination with nature and especially bugs, how she chose Susquehanna University and the importance of pursuing your passion. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/36857755

June 3, 2025: Intern Ibrahim Alqassass 06/03/2025

June 3, 2025: Intern Ibrahim Alqassass A resident of the Gaza Strip along the Mediterranean Sea, Ibrahim Alqassass is currently majoring in computer science at Susquehanna University and serving as an intern this summer. He shares details about his past, desires to combine environmental work and tech and suggests how young people can make a difference. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/36838635

May 29, 2025: Intern Caley Treat 05/29/2025

May 29, 2025: Intern Caley Treat Rising Susquehanna University junior Caley Treat, from the Bloomsburg area, will be an intern with the Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association this summer. She shares details about how she first fell in love with nature, decided to attend Susquehanna University and tips for making a difference at home. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/36767445

May 5, 2025: Don Hibbard 05/05/2025

May 5, 2025: Don Hibbard Program Coordinator for the Susquehanna County Conservation District, Don Hibbard has a longstanding experience in providing a wide variety of services to protect and improve our natural resources. He chats about his background, the importance of environmental education and how people can make a difference. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/36437765

April 12, 2025: Amidea Daniel 04/12/2025

April 12, 2025: Amidea Daniel The Northcentral Region Education Coordinator for the PA Fish and Boat Commission, Amidea Daniel strives to connect people to our natural resources. She does this in creative ways, including overseeing the Trout in the Classroom initiative and leading a statewide women in the outdoors effort. Interview by Emily Shosh. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/36109775

March 27, 2025: Andrew Mickey 03/27/2025

March 27, 2025: Andrew Mickey An avid outdoorsman since little, growing up in Schuylkill County and seeing environmental impacts of mining and other pollutants first-hand, Andrew Mickey serves the State Conservation Commission and works on roadway-waterway interactions via PA's dirt and gravel program. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/35891130

March 13, 2025: Aaron Lewis 03/18/2025

March 13, 2025: Aaron Lewis March 13, 2025 -- New Forest Conservation Coordinator Aaron Lewis chats about his role, the importance of forests when it comes to filtering waterways and the habitat it provides our state bird, the ruffed grouse. An advocate of the grouse, Lewis also discusses restoration of the species thanks to improving habitat. Interview by Northern Tier Regional Director Emily Shosh. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/35739865

February 17, 2025: Todd Eaby 02/25/2025

February 17, 2025: Todd Eaby Susquehanna River Basin Commission Project Review Manager Todd Eaby looks back at his 15 years so far with the commission and discusses how water withdrawal permits work for a wide variety of industrial needs across the watershed. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/35427555

January 17, 2025: Dr. Jean Lomino 01/17/2025

January 17, 2025: Dr. Jean Lomino Founder and director of the Forest School Teacher Institute, Dr. Jean Lomino, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, talks about what forest schooling is, her journey as an educator to better understanding the importance of outdoor learning and what people can expect at a she is offering in PA. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/34898100

December 19, 2024: Jamie SanFilippo 12/19/2024

December 19, 2024: Jamie SanFilippo A lifelong angler, Jamie SanFilippo has turned her passion into a fly-fishing guide career in Centre County. She talks with West Branch Regional Director Andrew Bechdel about her work and how development is impacting trout habitat and what groups like Trout Unlimited are doing about it. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/34536400

December 10, 2024: Alyssa Maddalena 12/15/2024

December 10, 2024: Alyssa Maddalena Physicians assistant Alyssa Maddalena shares the story of how she started writing a children's book about her daughter and their adventures along the Susquehanna River called "" which released in late November. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/34454000

December 3, 2024: Chris Firestone 12/03/2024

December 3, 2024: Chris Firestone December 3, 2024 -- DCNR Botanist chats with Northern Tier Regional Director Emily Shosh about her love of plants, the importance of protecting wetlands as a way to saving rare plant species and how we all can be more aware of our impacts to the environment around us. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/34271195

November 25, 2024: Our 100th episode 11/25/2024

November 25, 2024: Our 100th episode November 25, 2024 -- We celebrate our 100th episode of the Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper podcast by looking back at some of the most popular moments from more than 29 hours of interviews from people who all share a passion for our river, its tributaries and the creatures that depend on those aquatic resources. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/34135861

October 29, 2024: Richard Fritsky 10/29/2024

October 29, 2024: Richard Fritsky Pennsylvania Game Commission wildlife diversity biologist Richard Fritsky chats about his work and specifically about bats and their important relationship with our aquatic ecosystem, the insects they help control and the impacts of white nose syndrome on their populations. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/33670742

September 30, 2024: Cat Pugh 10/01/2024

September 30, 2024: Cat Pugh Penn State Forest Extension Educator Cat Pugh talks about the importance of riparian buffers, agroforestry and creative plantings of things such as willow that can lead to opportunities such as artistic programs and needs such as basket weaving. Interview by Regional Director Andrew Bechdel. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/33272752

September 18, 2024: Phil Thomas 09/19/2024

September 18, 2024: Phil Thomas Stream Restoration Specialist Phil Thomas, of Trout Unlimited, chats about the use of Large Wood Addition (LWA) projects which include felling large trees intentionally into streams to intentionally mimic natural conditions and increase habitat. Interview by Regional Director Emily Shosh. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/33123242

August 29, 2024: Matt Kaunert 08/29/2024

August 29, 2024: Matt Kaunert The newest Director of Lycoming College's Clean Water Institute, Matt Kaunert has a long history of Eastern hellbender research in western PA. He shares some of that and his nest box work, what he's seen in studying hellbender reproduction and trends across the state. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/32799407

August 14, 2024: Dr. Peter Petokas 08/29/2024

August 14, 2024: Dr. Peter Petokas We check back in with Dr. Peter Petokas and his work on the Eastern hellbender in the Susquehanna River watershed to see what the species' status current status is, what work is being done and how we can act now to preserve the hellbender before it is too late. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/32799357

July 11, 2024: Michael Toolan 07/11/2024

July 11, 2024: Michael Toolan Mike Toolan, the Musser Gap Conservation Director, talks about the 355-acre Musser Gap Greenway. The venue, created via a partnership with Penn State University and the Clearwater Conservancy, is dedicated to connecting people to nature while water quality and habitat in Centre County. Interview by West Branch Regional Director Andrew Bechdel /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/32097002

July 2, 2024: Danielle Tryon 07/05/2024

July 2, 2024: Danielle Tryon Susquehanna University graduate Danielle Tryon shares details about her study on sculpin done at the Freshwater Research Institute's stream channels that look at how the species reacts to thermal changes in a waterway, some interesting discoveries and what we should learn from this work. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/32022732

June 5, 2024: Jay Schofield 06/05/2024

June 5, 2024: Jay Schofield Susquehanna University student Jay Schofield discusses the interconnectedness of our ecosystems and how we can have a positive impact, enjoyment of restoration projects like an analog beaver dam effort at the university and the importance of volunteering. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/31610027

June 4, 2024: Sarah Joy 06/05/2024

June 4, 2024: Sarah Joy Susquehanna University student Sarah Joy talks about what brought her from Florida to central Pennsylvania, what sparked her love of nature and why environmental education and advocacy is so important for her and others. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/31610012

May 28, 2024: Theadora Duane 05/29/2024

May 28, 2024: Theadora Duane Dickinson College student and Bloomsburg native Theadora Duane shares about her journey to study environmental work starting as early as the third grade, lessons she has learned from beekeeping at college and why it is so important for people to get outdoors and into nature. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/31508582

April 15, 2024: Tom Clark 05/20/2024

April 15, 2024: Tom Clark Tom Clark, the Abandoned Mine Program Project Development Manager for Kleinfelder Engineering, has a long history of working with Abandoned Mine Drainage issues in the state. He talks about those experiences as well as recent opportunities for treatment via funding, including $68 million for a project on the Tioga River. Interview by Northern Tier Regional Director Emily Shosh. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/31378032

April 30, 2024: Michael Kinney 04/30/2024

April 30, 2024: Michael Kinney Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association President Michael Kinney discusses the preparation before his 200-plus-mile adventure paddling the West Branch of the Susquehanna River which begins May 1. He talks about what inspired the trip, what has gone into planning and what he hopes to achieve while on the river. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/31051218

April 22, 2024: Joshua Caldwell 04/22/2024

April 22, 2024: Joshua Caldwell Joshua Caldwell, director of the film "Mending the Line" which has been trending on Netflix and other online platforms, talks about the therapy of fly fishing, the importance of protecting our clean water resources, details behind the success of the film and what he hopes people take away from it. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/30936673

March 26, 2024: Tom Keller 03/26/2024

March 26, 2024: Tom Keller A furbearer biologist with the Pennsylvania Game Commission, Tom Keller is at the forefront of the agency's American Marten reintroduction project. He speaks about that head of the agency's April plan decision as well as trends in other mammals, including the muskrat. /episode/index/show/middlesusquehannariverkeeper/id/30553798

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