Stamford-based nonprofit Keep America Beautiful found almost 50 billion pieces of litter along U.S. road- and waterways in 2020.
This hour, we’re spotlighting some of the small-but-mighty efforts to clean litter and protect wildlife in º£½Ç»»ÆÞ. New Haven river keeper Peter Davis and his assistant David Burgess have been clearing parks and rivers in the Elm City for decades, one trash bag at a time. He joins us.
Local osprey nest monitor Nancy Ellen Harrigan James will also join, along with ecologist and Homegrown National Park co-founder Dr. Douglas Tallamy.
GUESTS:
- Peter Davis: New Haven River Keeper
- Nancy Ellen Harrigan James: Osprey Nest Monitor
- Aaron Goode: Environmental Advocate; Secretary, New Haven Bioregional Group
- Dr. Douglas Tallamy: Entomologist and Ecologist; Author; Co-Founder, Homegrown National Park
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