Outdoors with Coggin Heeringa
Every Wednesday on Classical IPR, Coggin Heeringa takes us into the great outdoors. She is the program director and naturalist at Crossroads at Big Creek Learning Center/Nature Preserve in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. And she's taught environmental studies at the Interlochen Arts Camp since 1971.
Latest Episodes
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Max Richter’s recomposed "The Four Seasons" makes Coggin think about the unpredictability of autumn's weather. -
The fragile habit of "weeping" is actually a willow's strategy for survival. -
There's a reason for the hush. Songbirds are sluggish this time of year and others are already migrating. -
Monet’s paintings depict a flower that blooms for only a few days before submerging to protect its seeds. -
Birds can’t sweat. And their feathers, while beautiful, act as insulation. -
“Dawn" by Benjamin Britten depicts a misty sea at sunrise, a feeling anyone who’s seen Lake Michigan at daybreak will recognize. -
Just last year, an unexpected earthquake beneath Lake Michigan reminded us that the ground is never truly still. -
Like trees supported by mushroom networks, we depend on listener support and public radio allies to help us get through tough times. -
What seems like fragility in a butterfly is actually quick, agile control of its wings. -
Thriving pine trees in sandy soil show how natural systems persist through resilience and efficiency.
