Restoration Roundup Podcast

Alison Adams, the 2020-2023 Watershed Forestry Coordinator, and Cate Kreider, a former undergraduate student at University of Vermont, explore questions and topics related to riparian forests in Vermont. Each episode features an interview with a guest discussing threats to riparian forests, restoration best practices, first-hand experiences of restoration projects, and more. Of the original 19 episodes, 12 of the podcast recordings are still available here. Transcripts of all episodes, including the seven whose recordings are no longer available, can be found below.

Privately Owned Stream Assessment in the Champlain Valley Basin

Guest(s): Lauren Jenness (Lake Champlain Basin Program) and Michele Braun (Friends of the Winooski River)

May 03, 2023
Mycorrhizae Matters: Ongoing Research around Improving Phosphorous Uptake in Buffers

Guest(s): Jessica Rubin (University of Vermont)

April 05, 2023
Direct News About Direct Seeding!

Guest(s): Will Eldridge (Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department) and Jess Colby (Northwoods Stewardship Center)

March 01, 2023
What We Learned in The Past Decade of Riparian Restoration

Guest(s): Ron Rhodes (Conneticut River Conservancy), Shawn White (Friends of Winooski River), Chris Smith (US Fish and Wildlife), Mike Kline (Fluvial Matters LLC)

January 25, 2023
Starting from Seed

Guest(s): Jess Colby, Rob Fitch, and Rhona Thomson (NorthWoods Stewardship Center)

December 28, 2022
Managing Recreation in Riparian Areas

Guest(s): Kathryn Wrigley (VT Forests, Parks & Rec), Duncan Murdoch (The Intervale Center), and Leila Faulstich (Montpelier Parks & Trees Dep't)

November 29, 2022
Graduate Student Research Roundtable!

Guest(s): Stever Bartlett, Kate Longfield, and Stephen Peters-Collaer (UVM)

October 26, 2022
Removing the Pelletier Dam

Guest(s): Karina Dailey (VNRC), Shawn Good (Vermont Fish & Wildlife), and Gabe Bolin (Stone Environmental)

September 28, 2022
Process-based restoration at the Hubbardton River Clayplain Forest

Guest(s): Shayne Jaquith & Gus Goodwin (The Nature Conservancy) and Kristen Balschunat (Vermont Youth Conservation Corps)

August 31, 2022
Fish Grow on Trees

Guest(s): Will Eldridge and Bret Ladago (Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department)

June 29, 2022
Addressing the native tree stock shortage: the Akwesasne Native Plant Nursery

Guest(s): Jessica Raspitha & McKay Burley (Akwesasne Native Plant Nursery)

May 25, 2022
Alien invasion: How can we control invasive plants in restoration projects?

Guest(s): Katie Kain (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) & Ethan Tappper (Vermont Forests, Parks, & Recreation)

April 27, 2022
What is it like to be a landowner restoring a riparian forest?

Guest(s): Guy Choiniere, Geo Honigford, and Larry Trombley

March 30, 2022
The Role of Riparian Forests in Supporting Bird Populations

Guest(s): Allan Strong (University of Vermont) & Margaret Fowle (Audubon Vermont)

February 23, 2022
Developing Disease-Tolerant Elm Trees for Riparian Forest Restoration (and more)

Guest(s): Leila Pinchot (U.S. Forest Service) & Kathleen Knight (U.S. Forest Service)

January 26, 2022
The Agroforestry Buffers Frontier: Planting “extreme” agroforestry buffers to improve water quality and farmers’ bottom lines

Guest(s): Audrey Epp Schmidt (Propagate Ventures) & Brenda Lee Sieglitz (Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership)

December 29, 2021
The Buzz on Buffers: Talking Pollinators with Jason Mazurowski

Guest(s): Jason Mazurowski (University of Vermont)

November 24, 2021
Vermont's Native Tree Stock Shortage

Guest(s): Annalise Carington (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, The Intervale Center) & Lynda Prim (Intervale Conservation Nursery)

October 27, 2021
Emerald Ash Borer and Riparian Forests

Guest(s): Patrick Engelken (U.S. Forest Service)

September 28, 2021

This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement (LC00A00695-0) to NEIWPCC in partnership with the Lake Champlain Basin Program.

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Restoration Roundup Podcast