Regional Roundup – 8/9/21
Can NJ park visitors share the land with off-road vehicles? And, a mystery illness leading to thousands of bird fatalities in the region.
Listen 49:30
Four-wheel-drive trucks take on a flooded road in Wharton State Forest. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
On today’s Regional Roundup, we’re joined by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner SHAWN LATOURETTE to discuss the conservation effort to stop off-road vehicle destruction of the Pinelands. We also hear from JENI STOLOW, a Temple University professor and social and behavioral scientist, about the pandemic brain fog people are experiencing as they return to their pre-Covid hectic schedules. And, Schuylkill Valley Center Director of Wildlife Rehabilitation CHRIS STRUB cautions bird lovers about the mystery illness spreading to young species throughout the Northeast.
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