Nature Nearby

About this original series

Episodes about parks and natural areas in and near the Finger Lakes region of central New York State, particularly around Ithaca. We also post cultural programs from the area, including music and festivals, not under the title of Nature Nearby.

  • # Episodes

    10 episodes

  • Rating

    TV-G

Episodes of Nature Nearby

    • Play Cayuga Lake Heritage: Cayuga and its Canals - Nature Nearby on Blip Nature Nearby episodes on Blip

      Cayuga Lake Heritage: Cayuga and its Canals

      This episode (#11, Ocober 2010) discusses the lake's connection to the New York State Canal System, including the Erie Canal, via the Cayuga Seneca Canal. Produced for Public Access TV in Ithaca, NY by Tony Ingraham, Owl Gorge Productions http://OWLGORGE.COM. This episode includes: History of the Cayuga-Seneca Canal A narrated Google Earth flyover of the route of the C-S Canal A short video showing the operation of locks 2 & 3 at the east end of Van Cleef Lake in Seneca Falls An illustrated in...

      • Release date
        Oct 26, 2010
      • Runtime
        29:06
    • Play Cayuga Lake Heritage, episode 9 - Nature Nearby on Blip Nature Nearby episodes on Blip

      Cayuga Lake Heritage, episode 9

      In this episode from September 2010, we go to the east shore of Cayuga Lake to consider some of the local attractions. In particular, we spend an afternoon kayaking and photographing at Myers Point in Lansing. Following that, host Tony Ingraham explains the threat to our forests posed by the emerald ash borer, an invasive and destructive insect that has invaded upstate New York. Produced at Time Warner's PEGASYS studio for public access television in Ithaca, NY by Tony Ingraham, Owl Gorge Prod...

      • Release date
        Sep 28, 2010
      • Runtime
        28:29
    • Play Re-discovering the Enfield Falls Hotel - Nature Nearby on Blip Nature Nearby episodes on Blip

      Re-discovering the Enfield Falls Hotel

      v.2

      • Release date
        Mar 23, 2010
      • Runtime
        48:52
    • Play Fire Island in Winter - Nature Nearby on Blip Nature Nearby episodes on Blip

      Fire Island in Winter

      Take a walk along the shore of the Atlantic on Fire Island on Christmas Day 2009, accompanied in part by verses from Walt Whitman's LEAVES OF GRASS. Produced by Owl Gorge Productions www.owlgorge.com Videography and narration by Tony Ingraham Literature readings by Libravox recordings, readers Gordon McKenzie and Chris Mitchell

      • Release date
        Feb 14, 2010
      • Runtime
        06:46
    • Play Nature Nearby: “Kaaterskill: Scenery, History, and Art in the Northeast Catskills" - Nature Nearby on Blip Nature Nearby episodes on Blip

      Nature Nearby: “Kaaterskill: Scenery, History, a...

      In the context of a camping and hiking trip in the northeastern Catskills, I lead you on a scenic exploration of the mountains, canyons, waterfalls, and the Hudson Valley through geology, history, art, and literature. Just 18 minutes long, it is an episode in my public access television series, Nature Nearby, shown in Ithaca, N.Y.

      • Release date
        Sep 9, 2008
      • Runtime
        18:13
    • Play The Ithaca Festival Parade - Nature Nearby on Blip Nature Nearby episodes on Blip

      The Ithaca Festival Parade

      47 minute video of the 2008 parade kicking off the Ithaca Festival in Ithaca, NY on June 19. Produced for cablecast on local public access TV.

      • Release date
        Jun 25, 2008
      • Runtime
        46:45
    • Play Will Fudeman sings "Imagine You've Got Health Care" - Nature Nearby on Blip Nature Nearby episodes on Blip

      Will Fudeman sings "Imagine You've Got Health Ca...

      Ithaca, NY singer/songwriter and health care practitioner Will Fudeman wrote this song about the inequities of our health care system and performed it at a concert on May 16, 2008 at Eco-Village in Ithaca. He hopes that people everywhere will listen to it and share it with others.

      • Release date
        Jun 5, 2008
      • Runtime
        05:40
    • Play The Treman Show: Exploring Robert H. Treman State Park - Nature Nearby on Blip Nature Nearby episodes on Blip

      The Treman Show: Exploring Robert H. Treman Stat...

      Made by Tony Ingraham for the Friends of Robert H. Treman State Park in Ithaca, NY. This 25 minute show explores the trails, features, geology, history, archeology, and wildlife of this remarkable gorge and forest south of Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes Region. This episode of Ingraham's public access TV series, Nature Nearby, was shown in December 2007 on local cable access and was voted the best program in its category (Tompkins County) and the best public access program overall in the 2008...

      • Release date
        May 29, 2008
      • Runtime
        24:54
    • Play Will Fudeman sings "Kites" - Nature Nearby on Blip Nature Nearby episodes on Blip

      Will Fudeman sings "Kites"

      Songwriter Will Fudeman from Ithaca, NY performs Kites, a song proposing an alternative to fireworks, that pollute the air and suggest war, for celebrating freedom and Independence Day. Will is accompanied by John Simon on the guitar.

      • Release date
        May 28, 2008
      • Runtime
        02:35
    • Play Will Fudeman sings "Kites" - Nature Nearby on Blip Nature Nearby episodes on Blip

      Will Fudeman sings "Kites"

      Ithaca, NY songwriter and musician Will Fudeman performs his piece Kites at EcoVillage on May 16, 2008. The song proposes a new custom--flying kites--for celebrating Independence Day to replace the polluting fireworks that suggest warfare! He is accompanied on the guitar by Ithaca songwriter and musician John Simon.

      • Release date
        May 27, 2008
      • Runtime
        02:34
Discover the best in original web series.© 2012 Blip Networks, Inc. All Rights Reserved.