Catherine Wheeler
St. Lawrence Valley Reporter at North Country Public Radio (NCPR)
St. Lawrence Valley reporter @ncpr [email protected] she/her
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3 weeks ago |
northcountrypublicradio.org | Monica Sandreczki |Catherine Wheeler
We’re serving up a dish to please most any dad for Father’s Day: fried onion burgers. It’s an Oklahoman classic, and Curtiss Hemm says it's easy to put your own spin on it. Hemm is the executive chef at the View restaurant at the Mirror Lake Inn in Lake Placid and the founder of the Carriage House Cooking School in Peru, outside of Plattsburgh.
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3 weeks ago |
northcountrypublicradio.org | Catherine Wheeler
Catherine WheelerState finds developer for Benson Mines solar project in St. Lawrence CountyFor decades, Benson Mines near Star Lake in St. Lawrence County was a thriving iron ore mine. But economic troubles forced its closure in the late 1970s. Now, it serves as an aggregates and timber company, but a good portion of the land wasn’t getting used. That’s where the state saw an opportunity. "First of all, it's an iron tailings pile, right?
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1 month ago |
northcountrypublicradio.org | Catherine Wheeler
If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. May is Mental Health Month, and we’re putting the spotlight on one group that’s especially vulnerable: farmers. According to the National Rural Health Association, farmers are three and a half times more likely to die by suicide than the general population. A statewide non-profit says farmers’ mental health is deeply tied to the health of their businesses.
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1 month ago |
northcountrypublicradio.org | Catherine Wheeler
Catherine WheelerVolunteer registration for NY's annual loon census is now openRegistration to volunteer for New York’s Loon Census is now open. The Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation organizes a count of the beloved bird each year. Hundreds of volunteers spread out across lakes in the Adirondack Park and the state for one hour of work, research biologist Griffin Archambault said. "Those volunteers go out, and they count the number of loons that they see," he said.
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1 month ago |
northcountrypublicradio.org | Kitty O'Neil |Monica Sandreczki |Catherine Wheeler
North Country farmers are starting new plants and birthing new calves, lambs and kids. "It's one of the busiest times on a livestock farm and everyone can be run ragged, but it's also a pretty wonderful and happy time, too," said Kitty O'Neil, agricultural climate resiliency specialist with the Cornell Cooperative Extension. "It's hard not to smile and laugh watching goat kids romp around a pasture or piglets race around a pen playing with each other.
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Thrilled to announce the newest member of the @ncpr news team! @cwheeeeeler will be our new St. Lawrence Valley reporter covering https://t.co/casf8ufp43 counties, Akwesasne, 1000 Islands and Fort Drum starting August 1. Welcome to the North Country Catherine!!! https://t.co/oCUZo6LQpX
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