Author: Community Radio WERU FM

The Nature of Phenology 10/13/18

Producers/Hosts: Hazel Stark and Joe Horn

Birch Boletes

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

I once heard someone say, “my favorite color is October.” Here in New England, that attitude is quite understandable this time of year. The color palette of October can be a sight to see, but concealed under all that color is the thick, brown, spongy, and delicious flesh of an often-missed mushroom: the birch bolete.

Talk of the Towns 10/12/18

Producer/Host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Engineer: Amy Browne

The History Trust: Making the Past Accessible

Key Discussion Points:
Overview of the mission and collections of each historical society/museum, touching on how they manage those collections/archival materials, how they share them with the public.
How mission for each organization translates into a meaningful connection between a community member and some element of local history that you have “protected” or brought to light.
What are the challenges that you face as you think about keeping those materials accessible in the long-term?
Background and rationale for Friends of Island History and the concept of a “history trust”
What are the key components of the proposed History Trust? What would each participant gain through participating? What are challenges you are wrestling with?

Guests:
Bill Horner, Mount Desert Island Historical Society, Friends of Island History
Raney Bench, Seal Cove Auto Museum
Muriel Davison, Tremont Historical Society
Anne Grulich, Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 10/11/18

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Most of us feel that we are living in a time of rapid change, and change in the tech realm seems to always be accelerating. In a day to day way, it seems impossible to keep up with the details of those tech changes. If we look down the road some, however, it may be possible to get an idea of what life may be like in the future without trying to comprehend the day to day details we are immersed in now. So here are a couple of things that may well be part of everyday life in the 2030’s.