Best Bryan Wentzell Maine Mountain Collaborative Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 18: In Love With the Earth, with Alexandra Conover Bennett 1:02:36

3+ y ago1:02:36

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In mid-July, Bryan and Lily visited Alexandra Conover Bennett at her remote cabin in Elliotsville, Maine. Accessible only by canoe, Alexandra and her partner, Kermit, live simply without running water or electricity. Alexandra is well-known in Maine, New England, and the international community as an outdoor educator, guide, and writer. Her work ha…

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Episode 17: The World Cracked Wide Open, with Karin Tilberg 41:33

3+ y ago41:33

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In this episode, Bryan talks with Karin Tilberg, the Executive Director of the Forest Society of Maine. As Karin fishes the East Outlet of Moosehead Lake they talk about their respective connections to the Maine woods and to that place in particular.

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Episode 16: "I want to be the engine!", with Jenny Ward 31:45

3+ y ago31:45

31:45

Lily returned to Greenville to interview Jenny Ward, the Maine Business and Community Relations Manager for the AMC. Like most people you've heard from on this podcast, Jenny wears many hats, and her connection to this place runs deep. Listen to this episode to hear more about the AMC's Dark Sky Park, the importance of conservation organizations (l…

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Episode 15: The Wildlands, with Landon Fake 25:57

3+ y ago25:57

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In this episode Lily traveled to Orland, Maine to interview Landon Fake, the Executive Director of the Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust. Their 4500 acres of conserved lands, called The Wildlands, are just inland from Penobscot Bay, less than an hour south of Bangor. Lily and Landon hiked to the top of Great Pond Mountain, discussing wildlife …

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Episode 14: Skis and Cardboard Boxes, with Kaitlyn Bernard 32:53

3+ y ago32:53

32:53

In this episode, Lily interviewed Kaitlyn Bernard, who is the Natural Resources Policy Advisor with the Maine Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. Kaitlyn grew up in a town called Fort Kent, located in Maine's Aroostook County (or "The County" as most people here call it). Kaitlyn and Lily talked about the funding of the Land for Maine's Future progr…

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Episode 13: Majored in Forestry and Rock n' Roll, with Roger Merchant 26:39

4y ago26:39

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While visiting the Greenville area, we met up with Roger Merchant, a long time forester and advocate for Maine's woods. He took us on a trek into Big Wilson Stream Forest, which is an area of old growth forest that he helped discover and protect. Some of the trees in this stand are over 200 years old. In this episode, Roger talks about forestry, Ma…

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Episode 12: Old Outdoor Poor Professionals (OOPPies), with Susan and Mark Adams 35:33

4y ago35:33

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This is the final episode in our three part series with Susan and Mark Adams. After returning from the canoe trip, we sit out on the porch during a June thunderstorm to get some final reflections from Susan and Mark on their careers, their time on both branches of the Penobscot River, and their connection to this community. ~ At the end of June, we…

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Episode 11: River Walking, with Susan Adams 29:31

4y ago29:31

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This is part two of our three part series with Susan Adams. In this episode, we start our canoe trip on the Sebois River and head down to Lunksoos on the East Branch of the Penobscot. Things get off to a rocky start— quite literally. As we paddle (and "river walk"), Susan points out plants and animals and tells us memorable stories from her many tr…

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Episode 10: Believing in the Good of People, with Susan Adams 29:52

4y ago29:52

29:52

At the end of June, we traveled to Patten to talk with people about the past, present, and future of the land that is now Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. In August of 2016, the Elliotsville Foundation (headed by Roxanne Quimby) donated 87,000 acres of land east of Baxter State Park to the federal government with the intention of it bec…

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Episode 9: Bambi, Barbed Wire, and Baked Beans, with Rhonda Brophy 15:14

4y ago15:14

15:14

While in Patten, we visited the Patten Lumbermen's Museum and spoke with the curator, Rhonda Brophy. Understanding logging and its legacy is key to understanding the past, present, and future of Maine's woods. The museum is chock full of interesting artifacts and stories about this history. The title of this episode is a hint to some of the neat th…

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A Brief Introduction 11:44

4y ago11:44

11:44

In this short episode, Bryan introduces Lily Horne, the Maine Mountain Collaborative's summer intern. Lily's voice will appear in some of the upcoming episodes as she operates the audio equipment in canoes, rowboats, and pick-up trucks and even does some interviewing herself. This conversation was recorded while sitting around the fire on a gorgeou…

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Episode 8: Dream Big, with Lindsey Downing 42:46

4y ago42:46

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Today we’re sharing a conversation with Lindsey Downing, who, with her husband Mike, owns and operates Mt. Chase Lodge in Mt. Chase, Maine, which is just outside the new National Monument and Baxter State Park. Lindsey tells us her story of growing up at Mt. Chase Lodge, traveling the country, hiking the AT with Mike, and then returning to Maine to…

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Episode 7: The Long Game, with Gabe Perkins 17:20

4y ago17:20

17:20

This is part 2 of my talk with Gabe Perkins, who is the executive director of Inland Woods and Trails – woodsandtrails.org - formerly Mahoosuc Pathways – which is based in the western mountain village of Bethel, Maine. Gabe exudes a love and respect for this landscape and it shows in his work. We skied up to an incredible viewpoint on the recently-…

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Episode 6: The Shaving in the Mirror Moment, with Gabe Perkins 25:31

4y ago25:31

25:31

This is the first half of my talk with Gabe Perkins, who is the executive director of Inland Woods and Trails – woodsandtrails.org - formerly Mahoosuc Pathways – which is based in the western mountain village of Bethel, Maine. You simply won’t find a nicer guy than Gabe, and he’s really fun to talk to. Recently he and I skied up to an incredible vi…

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Episode 5: Life Lists, with Sandra Neily 28:12

4y ago28:12

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This is the second half of my talk with Sandy Neily, a former Maine rafting guide, current murder-mystery writer, mother, and grandmother. She is a long-time advocate for nature and wildlife, the outdoor recreation economy, and rural jobs. Here we’re snowshoeing around her camp in the woods near Moosehead Lake – which is Maine’s largest lake.…

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Episode 4: “Being in nature makes us more human”, with Sandra Neily 16:11

4+ y ago16:11

16:11

"A Talk in the Woods" is about the people who live, work, and play in Maine's north woods and rugged mountain region. These are recorded "in the field" in pickup trucks on dirt logging roads, walking in the woods, and by lakes and rivers. Sandra Neily is a twice-published Maine Woods murder mystery writer, former rafting guide, lover of wild places…

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Episode 3: Conservation, Restoration, and Connection, with Steve Tatko 17:31

4+ y ago17:31

17:31

"A Talk in the Woods" is about the people who live, work, and play in Maine's north woods and rugged mountain region. These are recorded "in the field" in pickup trucks on dirt logging roads, walking in the woods, and by lakes and rivers. Part 3 of our conversation out in the woods with Steve Tatko, Forester and Land Manager for the Appalachian Mou…

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Episode 2: Forestry and Philosophy, with Steve Tatko 21:37

4+ y ago21:37

21:37

"A Talk in the Woods" is about the people who live, work, and play in Maine's north woods and rugged mountain region. These are recorded "in the field" in pickup trucks on dirt logging roads, walking in the woods, and by lakes and rivers. Part 2 of our conversation out in the woods with Steve Tatko, Forester and Land Manager for the Appalachian Mou…

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Episode 1: Steve Tatko, Forester and Land Manager, Appalachian Mountain Club (part 1), "Growin' Up" 18:00

4+ y ago18:00

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"A Talk in the Woods" is about the people who live, work, and play in Maine's north woods and rugged mountain region. These are recorded "in the field" in pickup trucks on dirt logging roads, walking in the woods, and by lakes and rivers. Steve Tatko manages 74,000 acres of conserved forestland in Maine's famed 100-MIle Wilderness, including 100 mi…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Bryan Wentzell Maine Mountain Collaborative Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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A Talk in the Woods

Bryan Wentzell - Maine Mountain Collaborative

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Episode 18: In Love With the Earth, with Alexandra Conover Bennett 1:02:36

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Episode 17: The World Cracked Wide Open, with Karin Tilberg 41:33

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Episode 16: "I want to be the engine!", with Jenny Ward 31:45

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Episode 15: The Wildlands, with Landon Fake 25:57

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Episode 14: Skis and Cardboard Boxes, with Kaitlyn Bernard 32:53

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Episode 13: Majored in Forestry and Rock n' Roll, with Roger Merchant 26:39

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Episode 12: Old Outdoor Poor Professionals (OOPPies), with Susan and Mark Adams 35:33

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Episode 11: River Walking, with Susan Adams 29:31

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Episode 10: Believing in the Good of People, with Susan Adams 29:52

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Episode 9: Bambi, Barbed Wire, and Baked Beans, with Rhonda Brophy 15:14

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A Brief Introduction 11:44

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Episode 8: Dream Big, with Lindsey Downing 42:46

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Episode 7: The Long Game, with Gabe Perkins 17:20

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Episode 6: The Shaving in the Mirror Moment, with Gabe Perkins 25:31

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Episode 5: Life Lists, with Sandra Neily 28:12

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Episode 4: “Being in nature makes us more human”, with Sandra Neily 16:11

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Episode 3: Conservation, Restoration, and Connection, with Steve Tatko 17:31

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Episode 2: Forestry and Philosophy, with Steve Tatko 21:37

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Episode 1: Steve Tatko, Forester and Land Manager, Appalachian Mountain Club (part 1), "Growin' Up" 18:00

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