The Nature Connection

Episode #17 - Marie Longo and Tammy Laverty

Don, Marie and Tammy will discuss how to prepare your backyard wildlife habitats for the fall and winter season and why it’s so important to make your surroundings wildli

Episode #16 - Jeffrey Train

Guest Jeffrey Train, co-founder of Our Tern, talks about how an effort to advocate for Hoboken’s honorary bird, the Common Tern, has TERNed into a much larger mission ded

Episode #15 - Gabrielle Bennett-Meany

Guest Gabrielle Bennett-Meany is a member of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA), where she works to support the Authority’s mission and its commitment

Episode #14 - Kim Korth

Guest Kim Korth, the NJDEP State Wildlife Action Plan Coordinator, discusses wildlife conservation efforts and strategies for protecting New Jersey’s natural habitats.

Episode #13 - James Falletti

Guest James Falletti is an award-winning environmental communicator, wildlife photographer, science educator, writer, author, and speaker based in New Jersey. Through Jam

Episode #12 - Jim Wright

Guest Jim Wright and we talk about his amazing new book "The Peregrine Falcon: The Epic Life and Times of the World’s Fastest Creature"

Episode #11 - Tammy Laverty and Pat Knight

Guests Tammy Laverty and Pat Knight discuss creating a butterfly garden at home, highlighting native plants and tips for supporting butterflies and other pollinators.

Episode #10 - Anna Gassip

Guest Anna Gassip of the Bergen Equestrian Center discusses equine therapy and how the center supports foster children, women’s groups, and veterans through its programs.

Episode #9 - Rosetta Arrigo

Guest Rosetta Arrigo of Flat Rock Brook Nature Center discusses the center’s public benefits, including raptor care, children’s nature programs, and ongoing habitat resto

Episode #8 - Tina Morris

Guest Tina Morris discussed her book Return to the Sky: Return of the Bald Eagle and her work helping restore the bald eagle population and bring it back from the brink o

Episode #7 - Mike Turso

Guest Mike Turso from NJSEA/MRRI discussed his work with the Meadowlands Research Institute and the comeback of the New Jersey Meadowlands, highlighting the remarkable wi

Episode #6 - Dr. Cailin O’Connor

Guest Dr. Cailin O’Connor joined the show to discuss bird banding, bird migration, and conservation issues affecting our local area.

Episode #5 - Kim Korth

Guest Kim Korth, the NJDEP State Wildlife Action Plan Coordinator, discusses wildlife conservation efforts and strategies for protecting New Jersey’s natural habitats.

Episode #4 - Terry Doss

Guest Terry Doss, co-director of the Meadowlands Research and Restoration Institute (MRRI) and NJSEA employee, leads efforts to preserve, protect, and restore the New Jer

Episode #3 - Jim Wright

Guest Jim Wright, birding enthusiast and author of The Screech Owl Companion, shares his passion for nature through his books on the New Jersey Meadowlands, Hawk Mountain

Episode #2 - Marie Longo

Guest Marie Longo, Education Director for Bergen Audubon talks about Monarch Butterflies, Milkweed, Native plants and more.

Episode #1 - Kathleen Farley, PhD

Guest Dr. Kathleen Farley, PhD, Executive Director of Teaneck Creek Conservancy, a nonprofit dedicated to environmental stewardship, education, and preserving the legacy