Episodes
![Forestry Check-In](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
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Forestry Check-In
2 days ago
2 days ago
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![Off Grid & Into the Woods of Vermont with Elisabeth Mazzelli](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
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2 days ago
Elisabeth Mazzilli has been living off grid in Vermont for the last 25 years on 104 acres in a forest that is a series of beaver swamps and low ridges. We'll get her perspective on how she lives "from the forest."
![Forestry Check-In](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
Forestry Check-In
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
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![The Role of Fire for Forest Resiliency with Jed Meunier](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
The Role of Fire for Forest Resiliency with Jed Meunier
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
On this week's show will talk to Jed Meunier about the important role fire can play in the forest. Jed—like his great-Grandfather and well-known Conservationist Aldo Leopold—sought fire in the forest in restoration projects and to meet ecological needs. Jed will discuss how fire was historically important, its more recent fall-out as a tool in forest management and conservation, and its importance and practice today.
Jed Meunier is an ecologist and research scientist within the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry. Jed has expertise in disturbance ecology which translates well into management issues whether that is harvest of wildlife or timber, understanding natural disturbance like fire, or the use of fire to meet particular management objectives. His dissertation research was on fire ecology in northern Mexico investigating spatial and temporal aspects of fire in relation to climate and land-use. Jed received his M.S. in the wildlife ecology department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, one of the first of its kind in the country started by his great-grandfather Aldo Leopold. Jed considers himself lucky to spend his time asking questions and through applied research to assist in the management of our many treasures.
![State Trees of the USA with Gary Mead (Part 5)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
State Trees of the USA with Gary Mead (Part 5)
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
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![All About Morels & Other Edible Mushrooms](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
All About Morels & Other Edible Mushrooms
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
On this week's show, we'll be talking about the elusive morel mushroom--what they are, where and when they grow, and tips on how to find them and eat them! We'll also touch on some of the other edible mushrooms on offer in the forest for the remainder of the year.
![Embracing Disruption--The New Model for North American Conservation with John Conolly](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
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![Native Americans, Fire, & Oak with Stephen Tulowiecki](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Native Americans, Fire, & Oak with Stephen Tulowiecki
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
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![Wilderness & the Human Role](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday May 30, 2024
Wilderness & the Human Role
Thursday May 30, 2024
Thursday May 30, 2024
The concept of “wilderness” has changed throughout history, and can influence the way we relate to the natural world. Zane Lawyer, CFA Education Arborist, will give a talk on the evolving meaning of wilderness and its significance for the future of the Catskill region.
Zane was hired full-time June 2020 as a Forest Program Technician. He assists the Forest Program Manager to develop, coordinate, and implement CFA’s programs and services. Zane also helps in the development and creation of field and written content for CFA programs, events, and newsletter. Zane is an ISA Certified Arborist and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Health with minors in Applied Statistics and Environmental Writing and Philosophy in May of 2016 from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
![State Trees of the USA with Gary Mead (Part 4)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday May 23, 2024
State Trees of the USA with Gary Mead (Part 4)
Thursday May 23, 2024
Thursday May 23, 2024
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![Gypsy Moth & Other Tent Caterpillars](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday May 16, 2024
Gypsy Moth & Other Tent Caterpillars
Thursday May 16, 2024
Thursday May 16, 2024
Perhaps you've been inundated by tiny caterpillars recently. On this week's show we'll discuss the gypsy moth outbreak that is occurring in parts of the Catskills as well as other tent caterpillars too.
![Forestry Check-In](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday May 09, 2024
Forestry Check-In
Thursday May 09, 2024
Thursday May 09, 2024
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![Engaging Forest Landowners in the Northeast](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday May 02, 2024
Engaging Forest Landowners in the Northeast
Thursday May 02, 2024
Thursday May 02, 2024
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![State Trees of the USA with Gary Mead_Part 3](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
State Trees of the USA with Gary Mead_Part 3
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
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![Making Maple Syrup for the First Time with Chip Beck](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
Making Maple Syrup for the First Time with Chip Beck
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
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![Forestry Check-In](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Forestry Check-In
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
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![Aldo Leopold & the Importance of Conservation with Steve Swenson](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
Aldo Leopold & the Importance of Conservation with Steve Swenson
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
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![State Trees of the USA with Gary Mead_Part 2](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
State Trees of the USA with Gary Mead_Part 2
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
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![Forestry Check-In](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Forestry Check-In
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
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![Forest Management with Birds in Mind with Audubon NY's Claire Mann](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Forest Management with Birds in Mind with Audubon NY's Claire Mann
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
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![Omer Stewart's Forgotten Fires](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Omer Stewart's Forgotten Fires
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
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![State Trees of the USA with Gary Mead](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
State Trees of the USA with Gary Mead
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
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![Backyard Maple Sugaring](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
Backyard Maple Sugaring
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
On this Wednesday's show, we'll discuss the ins & outs of Backyard Maple Sugaring. Perhaps you'd like to try your hand at making sugar from trees. The photo shows an abnormally sweet batch of sap from 2013. At 4%, this sap is twice as sweet as most. About 20 gallons of 4% sap will boil down to 1 gallon of syrup. Normally, it's more like 42 to 1.
![Forestry Check-In](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Forestry Check-In
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
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![Working in the Woods with Tyler Evans](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
Working in the Woods with Tyler Evans
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
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![Wood Heating with Whole Systems Design's Ben Falk](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Wood Heating with Whole Systems Design's Ben Falk
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
On this week's show, we'll talk to Ben Falk from Whole Systems Design in Vermont about burning fuelwood. Ben will discuss his trial and error with his 4th generation wood heating system, providing an integrated and complete home heating solution meeting cooking, baking, and most crucially--hot water needs. Ben will also discuss why he burns in 2024, air quality issues, heat conservation, dealing with the stove pipe & ventilation, maintenance, burning tips, and wood preparation.
Ben developed Whole Systems Design, LLC as a land-based response to biological and cultural extinction and the increasing separation between people and elemental things. Life as a designer, builder, ecologist, tree-tender, and backcountry traveler continually informs Ben’s integrative approach to developing landscapes and buildings. His home landscape and the WSD studio site in Vermont's Mad River Valley serve as a proving ground for the regenerative land developments featured in the projects of Whole Systems Design.
Ben studied architecture and landscape architecture at the graduate level and holds a master’s degree in land-use planning and design. He has conducted more than 650 site development and land inspection consultations across the US and abroad, and has facilitated dozens of courses on property selection, permaculture design, and resilient systems. He has given keynote addresses and presented dozens of workshops at venues ranging from Bioneers to the Omega Institute. Ben is the author of the award-winning book The Resilient Farm and Homestead (Chelsea Green, 2013) and serves as an Advisory Council for the international regeneration group Ecosystem Restoration Camps.
![Birch with Gary Mead](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jan 25, 2024
Birch with Gary Mead
Thursday Jan 25, 2024
Thursday Jan 25, 2024
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![Early Black Bear Hunting Post-Kill with Nate Loda](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Early Black Bear Hunting Post-Kill with Nate Loda
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
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![Ignition with Author M.R. O’Connor](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Ignition with Author M.R. O’Connor
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
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![Fishing on the East Branch Delaware with Peter Marx](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Fishing on the East Branch Delaware with Peter Marx
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
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![Materials Used to Build a Tipi with Gary Mead](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Materials Used to Build a Tipi with Gary Mead
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Every Third Wednesday we have Wood Artist, Gary Mead on the show to discuss a native tree, or something else forest-related. This month we'll be discussing Gary's recent interest in building Native American tipis.
Gary is the former owner of Fruitful Furnishings Sawmill & current owner of Gary Mead Gallery in Margaretville, Delaware County. He was born & raised on a dairy farm in New Kingston, Town of Middletown, Delaware County.
![Robson’s Christmas Trees_Part 2](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Robson’s Christmas Trees_Part 2
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
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![Robson’s Christmas Trees_Part 1](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Robson’s Christmas Trees_Part 1
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
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![Forestry Check-In](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Forestry Check-In
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Every so often we try and make time to check in with the field staff here at the Catskill Forest Association to see just what’s going on in the forests of these Catskill Mountains. This Wednesday John, Zahra, and Zane will be chatting about what they’ve seen in the woods on the job, as well as on their own time. I, John, will be mentioning the abundance of stone laid sap arches I’ve come across this year. I know where about a half dozen or so remain stacked up in the hills beneath the sugar maples that once fed their boiling pans.
![Early Bear Hunting with Nate Loda](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Early Bear Hunting with Nate Loda
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
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![One Nature with Bryan Quinn](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
One Nature with Bryan Quinn
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
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![Materials Used to Build a Longhouse with Gary Mead](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
Materials Used to Build a Longhouse with Gary Mead
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
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![Assessing Pesticide Hazard & Risk: Glyphosate, A Case Study with Dan Wixted](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Assessing Pesticide Hazard & Risk: Glyphosate, A Case Study with Dan Wixted
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
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![Aerial Forest Spraying with Chuck Webber](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Aerial Forest Spraying with Chuck Webber
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
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![Backyard Maple Syrup Production](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Backyard Maple Syrup Production
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
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![Kousa dogwood with Gary Mead](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Kousa dogwood with Gary Mead
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
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![Old & Emerging Diseases of American Beech](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Old & Emerging Diseases of American Beech
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
On this week's show we'll be covering the American beech tree (Fagus grandifolia). We'll cover the basics of this tree, its importance to both humans and wildlife, as well as both old and--unfortunately--new diseases wreaking havoc on this already ravaged tree.
![Fishing, Climate Change, & New Regulations on Esopus with Ed Ostapczuk](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Fishing, Climate Change, & New Regulations on Esopus with Ed Ostapczuk
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
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![Ryan’s Walk in the Woods (2023)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Ryan’s Walk in the Woods (2023)
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Each fall I take a small camping trip to the "High Peaks" of the Catskill Mountains. I've been doing this since 2004; Time sure is flying by. We'll discuss some notable things seen, heard, and felt, while out in the woods last week.
![Trees for Framing & Lumber with Gary Mead](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
Trees for Framing & Lumber with Gary Mead
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
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![Wild Simulated Ginseng Cultivation with Education Forester Zahra Bellucci](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Wild Simulated Ginseng Cultivation with Education Forester Zahra Bellucci
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
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![Keeping the Pinelands with NJ Forester Bob Williams](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Keeping the Pinelands with NJ Forester Bob Williams
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
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![Trees that No One Wants](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Friday Sep 08, 2023
Trees that No One Wants
Friday Sep 08, 2023
Friday Sep 08, 2023
On this week's show we'll discuss "low-grade" trees or "trees that no one wants." We'll define & decipher low-grade from high-grade trees and how forest markets--or the lack thereof--impacts our forests today and tomorrow.
![Mindset of an Emergent Hunter](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Mindset of an Emergent Hunter
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
For many people, hunting is a tradition passed down through family ties - kids are introduced to the lifestyle and gain a passion for hunting at a young age. It's becoming more and more common to hear about hunters that have found the passion later in life, though. We will speak to the latest emergent hunter, CFA's Education Arborist Zane Lawyer, about what sparked him to take up the sport, where he is at in his journey, and where his goals lie with becoming an "adult-onset hunter".
![Willow with Gary Mead](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6237379/forest_landscape_1__pzmxv2_300x300.jpg)
Friday Aug 25, 2023
Willow with Gary Mead
Friday Aug 25, 2023
Friday Aug 25, 2023
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