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Stamford-based nonprofit Keep America Beautiful found almost 50 billion pieces of litter along U.S. road- and waterways in 2020.

This hour, we’re spotlighting some of the small-but-mighty efforts to clean litter and protect wildlife in Connecticut. New Haven river keeper Peter Davis and his assistant David Burgess have been clearing parks and rivers in the Elm City for decades, one trash bag at a time. He joins us.

Local osprey nest monitor Nancy Ellen Harrigan James will also join, along with ecologist and Homegrown National Park co-founder Dr. Douglas Tallamy.

GUESTS:


Peter Davis: New Haven River Keeper


Nancy Ellen Harrigan James: Osprey Nest Monitor


Aaron Goode: Environmental Advocate; Secretary, New Haven Bioregional Group


Dr. Douglas Tallamy: Entomologist and Ecologist; Author; Co-Founder, Homegrown National Park

Stamford-based nonprofit Keep America Beautiful found almost 50 billion pieces of litter along U.S. road- and waterways in 2020.
This hour, we’re spotlighting some of the small-but-mighty efforts to clean litter and protect wildlife in Connecticut. New Haven river keeper Peter Davis and his assistant David Burgess have been clearing parks and rivers in the Elm City for decades, one trash bag at a time. He joins us.
Local osprey nest monitor Nancy Ellen Harrigan James will also join, along with ecologist and Homegrown National Park co-founder Dr. Douglas Tallamy.
GUESTS:
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Peter Davis: New Haven River Keeper
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Nancy Ellen Harrigan James: Osprey Nest Monitor
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Aaron Goode: Environmental Advocate; Secretary, New Haven Bioregional Group
</li>
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Dr. Douglas Tallamy: Entomologist and Ecologist; Author; Co-Founder, Homegrown National Park
</li>
</ul>

Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Efforts to clean litter are lifesaving for wildlife

In Connecticut, the bear population has boomed. And so have human-bear conflicts. There are somewhere between 1000-1200 black bears in our state alone. 

You might know what to do if you encounter a black bear in the wild, but bears are not just on trails anymore. In the past year, there were 35 incidents of bears entering homes right here in our state.

Although they might look friend-shaped, we wouldn’t recommend getting friendly. In fact, intentionally feeding the bears is now against the law.

Maybe you’ve seen a bear where you live. Today, we’ll hear from bear experts across the state and learn what to do if you come across one.

Did you follow this year’s Fat Bear Week? This week-long national tournament by the National Parks Service celebrates bear hibernation and conservation, while also serving as a campaign to make the public bear aware. We learn about it.

GUESTS:
Jason Hawley: Wildlife Biologist for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Felicia Ortner: Volunteer Docent at the Connecticut Beardsley Zoo
Rachel Maiser: Natural Resource Lead for the Northeast Regional Office of the National Park Service

In Connecticut, the bear population has boomed. And so have human-bear conflicts. <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/deep/wildlife/pdf_files/2024-the-state-of-the-bears.pdf">There are somewhere between 1000-1200 black bears in our state alone. </a>
You might know what to do if you encounter a black bear in the wild, but bears are not just on trails anymore. In the past year, there were 35 incidents of bears entering homes right here in our state.
Although they might look friend-shaped, we wouldn’t recommend getting friendly. In fact, <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/deep/wildlife/bears/bear-law-faqs">intentionally feeding the bears is now against the law.</a>
Maybe you’ve seen a bear where you live. Today, we’ll hear from bear experts across the state and learn what to do if you come across one.
<a href="https://explore.org/fat-bear-week">Did you follow this year’s Fat Bear Week?</a> This week-long national tournament by the National Parks Service celebrates bear hibernation and conservation, while also serving as a campaign to make the public bear aware. We learn about it.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Jason Hawley: Wildlife Biologist for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection</li>
<li>Felicia Ortner: Volunteer Docent at the Connecticut Beardsley Zoo</li>
<li>Rachel Maiser: Natural Resource Lead for the Northeast Regional Office of the National Park Service</li>
</ul>

What does being ‘bear aware’ mean for Connecticut?

October is Menopause Awareness Month.

There is not one universal menopause experience. But almost everyone with a uterus will go through it. So why is it still taboo to talk about “the change?" Well, that’s something our guest today wants to change.

Today, we’ll hear from journalist and menopause advocate Tamsen Fadal on changing how we talk about the change. She is the author of the upcoming book How To Menopause: Take Charge of Your Health, Reclaim Your Life, and Feel Even Better than Before. She is also a producer and executive producer of the new documentary The [M] Factor: Shredding The Silence On Menopause.

Today, she joins us for the hour. Plus, a local OB GYN joins us. What's your menopause story?

GUESTS:
Tamsen Fadal: author, journalist and menopause advocate
Dr. Karianne Silverman: OBGYN at St Francis Hospital/Trinity Health Of New England in Hartford

October is <a href="https://today.uconn.edu/2024/05/womens-health-month-topic-menopause/">Menopause Awareness Month.</a>
There is not one universal menopause experience. But almost everyone with a uterus will go through it. So why is it still taboo to talk about “the change?" Well, that’s something our guest today wants to change.
Today, we’ll hear from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tamsenfadal/?hl=en">journalist and menopause advocate Tamsen Fadal</a> on changing how we talk about the change. She is the author of the upcoming book <a href="https://www.tamsenfadal.com/howtomenopause#place-order">How To Menopause: Take Charge of Your Health, Reclaim Your Life, and Feel Even Better than Before.</a> She is also a producer and executive producer of the new documentary <a href="https://www.pbs.org/show/the-m-factor-shredding-the-silence-on-menopause/">The [M] Factor: Shredding The Silence On Menopause.</a>
Today, she joins us for the hour. Plus, a local OB GYN joins us. What's your menopause story?
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Tamsen Fadal: author, journalist and menopause advocate</li>
<li>Dr. Karianne Silverman: <a href="https://www.trinityhealthofne.org/provider/karianne-s-silverman-md-obstetrics-gynecology">OBGYN at St Francis Hospital/Trinity Health Of New England in Hartford</a></li>
</ul>

It's time to change the way we talk about menopause

Today marks one year since the Hamas attacks on Israel that killed 1,200 people. In the ensuing war, more than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed — and there are mounting concerns about a wider conflict in the region.

The United Nations reports that the humanitarian support system in Gaza is close to total collapse. Civilians in the region have severely reduced access to food, water, sanitation, hygiene and health services.

This hour, we get an update on humanitarian aid in Gaza.

Plus, we explore the principles of international humanitarian law, also known as the laws of war, and what they aim to do during times of conflict.

GUESTS:
Nathaniel Raymond, Executive Director of the Humanitarian Research Lab at the Yale School of Public Health
Janti Soeripto, President & CEO of Save the Children, an international NGO and humanitarian aid organization based in Connecticut
Lila Hassan, Independent investigative journalist 

Today marks one year since the Hamas attacks on Israel that killed 1,200 people. In the ensuing war, more than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed — and there are mounting concerns about a wider conflict in the region.
<a href="https://press.un.org/en/2024/sgsm22310.doc.htm">The United Nations reports</a> that the humanitarian support system in Gaza is close to total collapse. Civilians in the region have severely reduced access to food, water, sanitation, hygiene and health services.
This hour, we get an update on humanitarian aid in Gaza.
Plus, we explore the principles of international humanitarian law, also known as the laws of war, and what they aim to do during times of conflict.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://ysph.yale.edu/profile/nathaniel-raymond/">Nathaniel Raymond</a>, Executive Director of the <a href="https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/khoshnood/">Humanitarian Research Lab at the Yale School of Public Health</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.savethechildren.org/us/about-us/leadership-and-trustees/janti-soeripto">Janti Soeripto</a>, President &amp; CEO of Save the Children, an international NGO and humanitarian aid organization based in Connecticut</li>
<li><a href="https://lila-hassan.com/">Lila Hassan</a>, Independent investigative journalist </li>
</ul>

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