Episode 8: Does a Striper Know It’s in a City?

(FT Julie Ulrich of The Nature Conservancy)

Fishing isn’t just a way to connect with aquatic wildlife. Avid fisher and sociologist Len Albright of Northeastern University talks about urban fishing and how one striper can help an urbanite engage with the planet.

Len and a shad

Len Albright and an American shad at the Fairmount Dam, Philadelphia, PA.

Guest Host Julie Ulrich, Director of Urban Conservation for the Nature Conservancy takes us from saving the last great places to preserving land and water on which urban life depends.

And we join Billy and Magnolia on a squirrel fishing expedition.

Squirrel Fishing

Squirrel fighting for the peanut

In related links, check out Billy’s visit to a TNC bog turtle preserve in Grid, the Waterkeeper Alliance, and the Fairmount Dam Fishway website.