Episode 6: Our River is Better than Your Dammed River

(FT Lori Hayes)

Philadelphia Parks and Recreation‘s Lori Hayes, general naturalist about town, joins us to talk about what hooks kids into nature and how cities might have more to offer them than you might think, all while we listen to an interview with the Philadelphia Water Department‘s Joe Perillo, the man who defends our helpless shad from fearsome invasive catfish and otherwise keeps our rivers in shape for our fine finned friends.

Check out these Grid articles referenced in the podcast about carp and the Fairmount Dam Fishway.

And our synanthropic organism is the carp!

Jumping Carp

Jumping Carp by Christian Hunold