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Riverkeeper Reflections

Podcast: Salmon angler Steve Kurian on clean water, fresh fish benefits

10/29/2020

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​Steve Kurian and his family operate the business Wild for Salmon out of Bloomsburg, making regular trips to the Alaskan wilds for fresh salmon to sell in our watershed. He talks about the importance of clean water and eating fresh fish.

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Photos offer reminder of lessons learned while exploring nature

10/23/2020

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An excited expression on my daughter's face framed by her Barbie fishing rod, trailing red-and-white bobber and pink ballcap tagged with one of my old fishing licenses popped from a pile of photos we sorted through earlier this week.

The image came from a long-ago trout fishing expedition along the Little Shamokin Creek near Augustaville as she showed off her casting skills just before landing a small rainbow trout. 

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Podcast: Van Wagner on Eels in the Classroom & importance to region

10/21/2020

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​Renowned watershed educator, historian and musician Van Wagner talks about lessons learned with students via a unique "Eels in the Classroom" program, why eels used to play such a vital role in the region's waterways and what happened along the way.

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Waterkeeper Alliance director Marc Yaggi on the fight for clean water

10/15/2020

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Marc Yaggi, the executive director for the international Waterkeeper Alliance, was raised on the banks of the Loyalsock Creek within the Middle Susquehanna Watershed.

In this week's podcast episode, he shares his story from playing in local waterways to overseeing a global movement to confront pollution and take back our water-based resources. He shares the background of the Waterkeeper Alliance movement and why it is so important to get involved at the local level.

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Low flow, shifting water temps are impacting watershed's ecosystem

10/9/2020

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Ann Fisher, the Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association board secretary and treasurer, explores the exposed rocks and other structures uncovered by lower-than-normal water volume of the Susquehanna River just below the Adam T. Memorial inflatable dam near Sunbury.
How low is the water table within our river and extended network of tributaries?

"The water is about as low as I ever have seen it," said Ken Maurer, owner of Southside Bait and Tackle in Sunbury and longtime river fishing guide. "The boating is limited -- I cracked a well on my boat this year for only the second time in 16 years. Navigating with a jet boat is even really difficult right now. A lot of people wrecked their boats this year."

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Fall foliage adds a breathtaking backdrop for Ricketts Glen falls

10/8/2020

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It can be hard to explain the sensation felt in the pit of one's stomach while standing on the somewhat slick, muddy ledge overlooking the 94-foot drop-off of the Ganoga waterfall found along the Ricketts Glen State Park's popular Falls Trail.

No guard rail. No safety net. Just a potential eight-plus-story plunge into an unforgiving rock-strewn chasm carved by Ganoga Glen not far before it empties into the Kitchen Creek.

Ricketts Glen State Park offers an unforgettable hiking experience on trails that run along 22 named waterfalls of various heights -- a scene that becomes even more breathtaking in the midst of the fall foliage season.

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Podcast: Instructor Jolene Connelly on youth, women and the outdoors

10/8/2020

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​A member of the governor's advisory council for hunting, fishing and conservation, Jolene Connelly also engages people via kayaking, hunter/trapper education and other ventures. She talks on trends in the aquatic ecosystem and value of the outdoors.

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    John Zaktansky is an award-winning journalist and avid promoter of the outdoors who loves camping, kayaking, fishing and hunting with the family.

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