Watershed restoration is the topic of this weekâs Radio Curious. Host and Producer Barry Vogel speaks with volunteers at Gibson Creek in Ukiah, California. They restored a portion of the creek bed and discussed watershed restoration, how itâs done and why itâs important.
Barry Vogel, Attorney and Counselor is the Host and Producer of Radio Curious. Christina Aanestad is the Assistant Producer.
Standing in the knee-high, flowing waters of Gibson Creek in Ukiah, California we visit with some of the 35 Volunteers from Watershed Stewards Project, The Friends of Gibson Creek and The California Department of Fish and Game, in this edition of Radio Curious. The project, organized by Chelsea Neill, an Americorps Volunteer is meant to stop the erosion of a cliff at a bend in the creek that was ruptured by a falling tree.
We visited on April 14, 2012. First I spoke with Chelsea Neill who describes the work being done, THEN with Linda Sanders of The Friends of Gibson Creek AND finally with Chelseaâs mentor Dan Resnick of the California Department of Fish and Game.
You can hear the water running under our feet and the snapping sounds of volunteers working to build a barrier made of willow branches to retain the cliff. We begin our conversation with Chelsea Neill explaining why this area was chosen for creek restoration.
The book Chelsea Neill recommends is âDeep Survival: Who Lives, Whjo Dies, and Why,â by Laurence Gonzales. An interview with Gonzales can be found on our website: www.radiocurious.org.
Radio Curious is a half-hour, weekly, long-form interview program, now in it's 22nd year. We interview people on a curiously wide variety of topics about life and ideas. Our website is www.radiocurious.org. If your station airs Radio Curious please let us know curious@radiocurious.org, we will add you to our list of syndicate stations. We also welcome questions, feedback and program ideas. Radio Curious 280 N. Oak St. Ukiah, Ca 95482. (707) 462-6541.
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