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The Northern Forest is a region stretching from Lake Ontario to the Atlantic Ocean, including parts of four states and southern Canada. It is 30 million acres of forest with roughly 1 million people. Laura Tam is a former program associate with the Northern Forest Center, and the author of their book, ?At Home in the Northern Forest,? which explores the Forest?s identity in the words of its residents. www.northernforest.org
This interview originally aired in June of 2001.

In a variety of media, Tim Gaudreau combines the beauty of the natural world with messages of environmental responsibility. He sees art as a powerful way to see things in new ways, and generate dialogue about social issues. Tim has been given a Fellowship Award by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts. See Tim's art at www.wake-up.ws

In the 19th and early 20th century, they braved social convention, and very unwieldy clothing, to climb the highest mountains in the world. Many of them have been forgotten over time, but their stories are told in a new book, ?Women on High,? published by Appalachian Mountain Club Books. The author is Rebecca Brown, writer, journalist, and NHPR?s North Country correspondent.

Chris Covel is an expert on finding underground water and assessing the effects of water pollution. He says we're in danger of overtaxing the finite water resources of the planet with over-delvelopment and contamination. He talks about the state of water in the world and in New Hampshire.

We expect to see Oaks and Maples lose thier leaves at this time of year, but why are conifers stripping down too this year?