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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Wearing masks isn’t just for Halloween or the theatre stage. Nature has been doing it far longer. -
Geese are sensing the urge to migrate. The seasons are changing and they can feel it in their bones. -
Falling leaves may seem sad, but the process is essential for survival. -
Just like the month, Michael Torke’s "October" evokes crisp mornings and falling leaves. -
Before artists could paint the sky, they had to grind gemstones into powder and pay a fortune for the blue. -
Max Richter’s recomposed "The Four Seasons" makes Coggin think about the unpredictability of autumn's weather.
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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.
