Author: Community Radio WERU FM

Wabanaki Windows 1/15/19

Producer/Host: Donna Loring
Engineer: Joel Mann

On going Mascot issue at Skowhegan: Mascots and the community that refuses to change them

Key Discussion Points:
Why are Mascots not honoring Native People?
The history of educating the schools in Maine
What will happen next to address the use of the mascot in Skowhegan?

Guests:
Dr. Darren Ranco is a faculty member with the University of Maine’s Department of Anthropology, as well as the Chair of Native American Programs and Coordinator of Native American Research.
Maulian Dana, Penobscot Nation Ambassador

The Nature of Phenology 1/12/19

Producers/Hosts: Hazel Stark and Joe Horn

Queen Anne’s Lace

Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com.

Finding animal tracks, listening to the nighttime calls of barred owl pairs, or spotting a perfectly camouflaged snowshoe hare or ermine offer a sense of excitement and change during a season that might otherwise feel still and unending. But today I’m here to argue in defense of the excitement of plants, and one plant in particular whose seed heads have curled up into what may look like a perfect tiny bird nest on the end of a stem: Queen Anne’s lace.