Firewood Season Recap with Mike Porter

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Mike Porter reflecting on firewood usage during the winter and his experiences in environmental science and wildlife management.

Spring is in full swing now, and it's time to reflect on all that firewood we burned this winter. We'll get Mike Porter's thoughts about all that and more. Mike is a retired teacher from Margaretville Central School. He taught Earth Science, Environmental Science, Science Research in the High School, Driver Education and several elementary and junior high courses over his 33-year career. In 1988 he was selected as the New York State Conservation Teacher of the Year by the New York State Board of Soil and Water Districts. A life-long resident of Delaware County, Mike is an avid birder and has studied the changes in the avian community over the years. As a small woodlot landowner, he has learned to manage his property to better enhance wildlife, timber quality and maple syrup production. Mike has been an active volunteer Fireman for nearly 45 years and was an Executive officer for most of that time. He was a member of the Town of Middletown Zoning Board of Appeals and, later, a Planning Board member and Chair. Besides birding, Mike gardens, makes Maple syrup, cuts his own firewood and does woodworking. Currently, he is harvesting trees from his property and preparing his own lumber…

People in this episode

Guest: Mike Porter

Topics covered

• firewood
• environmental science
• wildlife management
• birding
• sustainable practices

Keywords

• firewood
• Mike Porter
• environmental science
• birding
• wildlife management
• sustainable practices
• maple syrup

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Margaretville Central School

Places: New York, Delaware County

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