This episode originally aired on August 11th, 2021

Trees are one of New England’s most treasured resources. But in Connecticut cities, a painful history of racism and redlining has led to fewer trees. During this holiday week, we look back at a show from this summer about our urban tree canopy in Connecticut.

And, our region loses nearly 38 square miles of forestland each year. How can we fight deforestation in our backyard?

GUESTS:
Drew Goldsman - Urban Conservation Director for the Nature Conservancy in Connecticut
Caroline Scanlan - Greenskills Manager at the Urban Resources Initiative in New Haven
David R. Foster - Senior Conservationist at Harvard University's Harvard Forest and President and Board Chair of the Highstead Foundation.

 

This week's episode was produced by James Szkobel-Wolff, Zshekinah Collier, Catie Talarski and Vanessa de la Torre. Our interns are Abe Levine, and Dylan Reyes. 

And from all of our team, we'd like to wish you a holiday season full of connection, peace and understanding.

This episode originally aired on August 11th, 2021
Trees are one of New England&rsquo;s most treasured resources. But in Connecticut cities, a painful history of racism and redlining has led to fewer trees. During this holiday week, we look back at a show from this summer about our urban tree canopy in Connecticut.
And, our region loses nearly 38 square miles of forestland each year. How can we fight deforestation in our backyard?
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Drew Goldsman - Urban Conservation Director for the Nature Conservancy in Connecticut</li>
<li>Caroline Scanlan - Greenskills Manager at the <a href="https://uri.yale.edu/">Urban Resources Initiative</a> in New Haven</li>
<li>David R. Foster - Senior Conservationist at Harvard University's <a href="https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/">Harvard Forest</a> and President and Board Chair of the <a href="https://highstead.net/">Highstead Foundation</a>.</li>
</ul>
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This week's episode was produced by James Szkobel-Wolff, Zshekinah Collier, Catie Talarski and Vanessa de la Torre. Our interns are Abe Levine, and Dylan Reyes. 
And from all of our team, we'd like to wish you a holiday season full of connection, peace and understanding.

Disruptions are all around us. Some spark joy and possibility. Others move us to take action and re-evaluate our world. Every week on Disrupted, host and political scientist Khalilah Brown-Dean unpacks how big and small disruptions are shaping our lives.

From technology, economics, education, and healthcare to navigating our way through a global pandemic, continued racial inequalities, geopolitical upheaval, and climate change. What can history teach us about the current moment? What can we learn as we prepare for the disruptions yet to come? Who are the people using their voice to reset, reenergize, and create change? What are we learning about ourselves and our society to help us move forward?

Disruptions are all around us. Some spark joy and possibility. Others move us to take action and re-evaluate our world. Every week on <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/disrupted">Disrupted</a>, host and political scientist <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/people/khalilah-brown-dean">Khalilah Brown-Dean</a> unpacks how big and small disruptions are shaping our lives.
From technology, economics, education, and healthcare to navigating our way through a global pandemic, continued racial inequalities, geopolitical upheaval, and climate change. What can history teach us about the current moment? What can we learn as we prepare for the disruptions yet to come? Who are the people using their voice to reset, reenergize, and create change? What are we learning about ourselves and our society to help us move forward?

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