Day: July 16, 2024

Joe Johnson Talks Science: Mammoths, Cave Paintings, and “Hot Jupiter”

Joe Johnson is a retired Port Jervis science teacher and Radio Catskill volunteer and he regularly brings us science stories that have caught his eye. This week Johnson discussed a woolly mammoth DNA discovery, ancient cave paintings, and a smelly planet with Jason Dole on Radio Chatskill. Image: Flying Puffin, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia […]
Joe Johnson Talks Science: Mammoths, Cave Paintings, and “Hot Jupiter”

Wildfire Prevention with Forest Ranger Lieutenant Timothy “TJ” Carpenter

According to the “National Interagency Coordination Center Wildland Fire Summary and Statistics Annual Report 2023,” New York experienced a total of 150 wildfires in 2023, burning 1,383 acres. Wildfires, often referred to as forest fires, damage thousands of acres of natural resources in New York almost every year. While some wildfires are caused by lightning, […]
Wildfire Prevention with Forest Ranger Lieutenant Timothy “TJ” Carpenter