Gordon Douglas and Laura Wallace of Friends of the Great Swamp (FroGS) lovingly describe this extraordinary Dutchess County resource.

George Kaufman, the resource development director for Omega, tells us about the Omega Center for Sustainable Living, and about his own journey from “fat, dumb & happy” to integrating his life & work into one meaningful activity.

Kristian Gustavson, co-founder of Below the Surface, a coast to coast exploration of America’s waterways. Kristian is an activist, conservationist, and adventurer among other things. This summer he is taking his second small-watercraft trip down the Mississippi River from its headwaters to the Gulf of Mexico. His trip will serve to bring attention to issues of water pollution and river recovery.

Elly Wininger joins Julie in discussion with Dave Conover, education director at Clearwater. Dave tells us about Clearwater’s youth environmental stewardship initiative, and we join him in singing a couple of sea chanties.

Diana Hartel of Madrona Arts phones in to update us on her journey around the country for the Over the River project: interviewing river-keepers and others involved in river restoration and preservation. The most recent leg of her trip brought her to the Catskills region and the Bronx River Valley.

Melissa Everett, Executive Director of Sustainable Hudson Valley, talks about programs and tactics to create green collor jobs for rebuilding the economy while restoring the environment. Taking responsibility for our methods of production and our waste allows us to grow in a healthy balance like nature does.

Peter Forbes, co-founder and director of the Center for Whole Communities, is a longtime leader in the American conservation movement.

Diana Hartel phones in with an update on her “Over the River” project. The interviewer gets interviewed.

Diana Hartel, founder and director of Madrona Arts, phones in to tell us about her trip around the country talking to river-keepers and raising awareness through art of environmentally endangered rivers.

We talk to Stephanie Kaza, Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Vermont. Stephanie has a new book coming out in November entitled Mindfully Green: A Personal and Spiritual Guide to Whole Earth Thinking.