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<title>Wild Center reaches seventh summer, at center of Tupper Lake&apos;s revival</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20076/20120703/wild-center-reaches-seventh-summer-at-center-of-tupper-lake-apos-s-revival</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 3, 2012) With the Fourth of July tomorrow, the summer season is officially underway in the North Country. The next 12 weeks are crunch time for tourism businesses and for the big museums that serve as magnets for visitors from Clayton to Shelburne to Blue Mountain Lake.Brian Mann sat down recently with Stephanie Ratcliffe.  She&apos;s head of the Wild Center in Tupper Lake, which is now in its seventh season. The Wild Center has been forced to find its stride during a deep recession, and at a time when the village of Tupper Lake has been the focus of fierce debate over a proposed new resort. Ratcliffe says the museum is faring well, despite those complications, and has a new interactive exhibit opening this summer called Planet Adirondacks. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20076/20120703/wild-center-reaches-seventh-summer-at-center-of-tupper-lake-apos-s-revival">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[With the Fourth of July tomorrow, the summer season is officially underway in the North Country. The next 12 weeks are crunch time for tourism businesses and for the big museums that serve as magnets for visitors from Clayton to Shelburne to Blue Mountain Lake.Brian Mann sat down recently with Stephanie Ratcliffe.  She&apos;s head of the Wild Center in Tupper Lake, which is now in its seventh season. The Wild Center has been forced to find its stride during a deep recession, and at a time when the village of Tupper Lake has been the focus of fierce debate over a proposed new resort. Ratcliffe says the museum is faring well, despite those complications, and has a new interactive exhibit opening this summer called Planet Adirondacks. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20076/20120703/wild-center-reaches-seventh-summer-at-center-of-tupper-lake-apos-s-revival">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:53</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, adirondacks, environment, education, outdoor recreation,wild center, [loc:44.2239488 -74.4640575], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Lowe talks about DEC tenure, future in Adirondacks</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18796/20111118/lowe-talks-about-dec-tenure-future-in-adirondacks</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 18, 2011) Last week, the Adirondack Daily Enterprise reported that Betsy Lowe is stepping down as Region 5 Director of the Department of Environmental Conservation.Lowe has been one of the most influential figures in the Adirondacks over the last decade, first helping to found the Wild Center in Tupper Lake and then taking the helm in the DEC district that covers much of the Park.Her tenure included work on some landmark projects, including the Finch Pruyn conservation deal, and some big crises, including the environmental aftermath of tropical storm Irene.Lowe sat down this week to talk with Brian Mann about her reasons for leaving, and the future of the DEC following deep budget and staff cuts. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18796/20111118/lowe-talks-about-dec-tenure-future-in-adirondacks">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Last week, the Adirondack Daily Enterprise reported that Betsy Lowe is stepping down as Region 5 Director of the Department of Environmental Conservation.Lowe has been one of the most influential figures in the Adirondacks over the last decade, first helping to found the Wild Center in Tupper Lake and then taking the helm in the DEC district that covers much of the Park.Her tenure included work on some landmark projects, including the Finch Pruyn conservation deal, and some big crises, including the environmental aftermath of tropical storm Irene.Lowe sat down this week to talk with Brian Mann about her reasons for leaving, and the future of the DEC following deep budget and staff cuts. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18796/20111118/lowe-talks-about-dec-tenure-future-in-adirondacks">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:52</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, cuomo, environment, adirondacks, economy, lowe, wild center, topstory, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317]</itunes:keywords>
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<title>The benefits of eating bugs</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17919/20110629/the-benefits-of-eating-bugs</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 29, 2011) Most people in Asia, Africa and South America eat bugs—prepared with shallots, lettuce, chilies, lime or spices. So, why not the rest of us? Seattle-based naturalist and author David George Gordon has written 19 books on a subject that makes some people squirm.  Orzo with Crickets?  Three Bee Salad? Waxworm cookies?  Gordon says it&apos;s all good for us.  Todd Moe spoke with him as he was about to bake European house crickets for one of his favorite creepy-crawly dishes.  He says it&apos;s cuisine he&apos;ll share during BuzzFest at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake this Saturday. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17919/20110629/the-benefits-of-eating-bugs">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Most people in Asia, Africa and South America eat bugs—prepared with shallots, lettuce, chilies, lime or spices. So, why not the rest of us? Seattle-based naturalist and author David George Gordon has written 19 books on a subject that makes some people squirm.  Orzo with Crickets?  Three Bee Salad? Waxworm cookies?  Gordon says it&apos;s all good for us.  Todd Moe spoke with him as he was about to bake European house crickets for one of his favorite creepy-crawly dishes.  He says it&apos;s cuisine he&apos;ll share during BuzzFest at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake this Saturday. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17919/20110629/the-benefits-of-eating-bugs">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:56</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, bugs, insects, food, cooking, tupper lake, adirondacks, nadk, wild center, nature, environment, [loc:44.2239488 -74.4640575], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Adirondack teens, community leaders to visit Finland</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17206/20110223/adirondack-teens-community-leaders-to-visit-finland</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 23, 2011) A delegation of Adirondack high school students, community leaders and staff from the Wild Center leave for Finland on Thursday. Todd Moe talks with Saranac Lake artist and community organizer Gail Brill about traveling to Finland as part of an exchange that includes conversations about climate change, saving energy and winter recreation.Organized by the Wild Center in Tupper Lake, Brill says the trip&apos;s goal is building international collaborations and communities in the Adirondacks learning from the Finns. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17206/20110223/adirondack-teens-community-leaders-to-visit-finland">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A delegation of Adirondack high school students, community leaders and staff from the Wild Center leave for Finland on Thursday. Todd Moe talks with Saranac Lake artist and community organizer Gail Brill about traveling to Finland as part of an exchange that includes conversations about climate change, saving energy and winter recreation.Organized by the Wild Center in Tupper Lake, Brill says the trip&apos;s goal is building international collaborations and communities in the Adirondacks learning from the Finns. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17206/20110223/adirondack-teens-community-leaders-to-visit-finland">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>07:24</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>tupper lake, adirondacks, finland, wild center, teens, environment, saranac lake, finland, climate change, [loc:44.2239488 -74.4640575], topstory, photolead</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Citizen &quot;trackers&quot; wanted for Adk field work</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16988/20110114/citizen-quot-trackers-quot-wanted-for-adk-field-work</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 14, 2011) Susan Morse is a lifelong “tracker.” She has more than 35 years experience monitoring wildlife and interpreting wildlife habitat use.  Her research has focused on cougar, bobcat, black bear, and Canada lynx.  She’s done extensive research nationally, and decades of conservation work in the Champlain basin. Sixteen years ago, Morse founded Keeping Track, an organization devoted to training professional biologists and citizen scientists alike in wildlife monitoring skills. On Jan. 21 and 22, she’ll bring her expertise to the Adirondack Wild Center in Tupper Lake. Friday night, she’ll give a talk and slideshow. On Saturday, she’ll take Wild Center staff and others interested in joining her cadre of citizen scientists out into the field for a hands-on tracking workshop.She spoke with Martha Foley. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16988/20110114/citizen-quot-trackers-quot-wanted-for-adk-field-work">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Martha Foley</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Susan Morse is a lifelong “tracker.” She has more than 35 years experience monitoring wildlife and interpreting wildlife habitat use.  Her research has focused on cougar, bobcat, black bear, and Canada lynx.  She’s done extensive research nationally, and decades of conservation work in the Champlain basin. Sixteen years ago, Morse founded Keeping Track, an organization devoted to training professional biologists and citizen scientists alike in wildlife monitoring skills. On Jan. 21 and 22, she’ll bring her expertise to the Adirondack Wild Center in Tupper Lake. Friday night, she’ll give a talk and slideshow. On Saturday, she’ll take Wild Center staff and others interested in joining her cadre of citizen scientists out into the field for a hands-on tracking workshop.She spoke with Martha Foley. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16988/20110114/citizen-quot-trackers-quot-wanted-for-adk-field-work">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>10:03</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>adirondacks, photolead, environment, outdoor recreation, winter, wildlife, wilderness, wild center, tupper lake, [loc:44.2239488 -74.4640575], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Adirondack and Finnish communities to share ideas on environment, economics</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16627/20101105/adirondack-and-finnish-communities-to-share-ideas-on-environment-economics</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 5, 2010) A new partnership between The Wild Center in Tupper Lake and teachers and environmentalists from Finland begins next week.  The exchange will include conversations about climate change, saving energy and winter recreation. The goal is building international collaborations and communities in the Adirondacks learning from the Finns.  Wild Center Executive Director Stephanie Ratcliffe says communities around the northern world are starting to notice climate changes that may affect winter cultures and economies.   She told Todd Moe that teams from the Adirondacks, including the Wild Center, and the Science Center in Vantaa, Finland, will visit each other starting next week. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16627/20101105/adirondack-and-finnish-communities-to-share-ideas-on-environment-economics">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A new partnership between The Wild Center in Tupper Lake and teachers and environmentalists from Finland begins next week.  The exchange will include conversations about climate change, saving energy and winter recreation. The goal is building international collaborations and communities in the Adirondacks learning from the Finns.  Wild Center Executive Director Stephanie Ratcliffe says communities around the northern world are starting to notice climate changes that may affect winter cultures and economies.   She told Todd Moe that teams from the Adirondacks, including the Wild Center, and the Science Center in Vantaa, Finland, will visit each other starting next week. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16627/20101105/adirondack-and-finnish-communities-to-share-ideas-on-environment-economics">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:10</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>adirondacks, finland, environment, climate, winter, outdoor recreation, wild center, tupper lake, [loc:44.2239488 -74.4640575], topstory, photolead</itunes:keywords>
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