This archived broadcast, Lessons From The January Thaw, is from January 22, 1988. John Weeks talks about what it is like when all the snow begins to melt. Weeks' friend describes the January thaw as, "this January thaw is great but still an ugly time." Weeks' says that there is usually a variety of food sources when the snowbanks melt such as fruits, twigs, and berries. Also, some plants may or may not survive due to the January thaw. The January thaw is also described as mud and grit everywhere and it can also reak havoc in some places.
John Weeks studied ornithology and wildlife management at Cornell University and earned a graduate degree in plant ecology from Syracuse University. He has served as Conservation Biologist for the NYS Conservation Department; Associate Professor of Biology at SUNY Oswego; Founding Director of The Rogers Environmental Education Center at Sherburne, NY; and Director of the Onondaga Nature Center and Center for Nature Education at Baltimore Woods, Marcellus, NY. He assisted in the creation of the Cayuga Nature Center and the Sterling Nature Center in Cayuga County near Fair Haven, NY.
