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Susquehanna Scout
The Susquehanna Scout is a podcast that explores the Susquehanna River and its ripple effects across Pennsylvania and beyond. The river is often seen as a dividing line, but we see the Susquehanna as a topic of common ground and conversation.
From its fascinating history as one of the oldest waterways in the world, to stories about today’s river towns and residents, nature, recreation, science and the environment, the Susquehanna Scout is your link to meaningful, thoughtful and fun…
Episodes
Susquehanna ScoutSusquehanna Stories: Meet Brett Thackara
How does the Susquehanna River impact Pennsylvania’s weather? Meteorologist Brett Thackara of Harrisburg’s abc27 does a deep dive into Pennsylvania’s unique…
Susquehanna ScoutGrading the Susquehanna: The 2026 Chesapeake Bay Report Card
Take a deep dive into the 2026 Chesapeake Bay Report Card: Overall, the Chesapeake Bay scored its highest grade ever in 40 years’ worth of data, with a C+…
Susquehanna ScoutHow ALLARM Captures Water Data
The nonprofit ALLARM is powered by volunteers who regularly monitor and take readings of waterways in the Susquehanna River watershed. Joey Knouse, ALLARM’s…
Susquehanna ScoutComing to Harrisburg: Chesapeake Gateways
Chesapeake Gateways is a fairly new National Park Service initiative – and if you’re a Central Pa. resident, you might not even know you technically live…
Susquehanna ScoutSusquehanna Stories: Meet Rob Evans, Curator of River Art
Hear the story of Rob Evans, a lifelong artist based in York County with a passion for the Susquehanna River. He began collecting works of art depicting the…
Susquehanna ScoutThe History – and Future – of TMI
One of the most well-known landmarks associated with the Susquehanna River is the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa. It’s the site of…
Susquehanna ScoutHow River Towns and Industries Built a Community Leader Named Barr Spangler
Lancaster-based genealogist, historian and researcher Eric Schubert guides us through a fascinating story weaving together Pennsylvania history, early…
Susquehanna ScoutSusquehanna Stories: Meet Eel Whisperer Aaron Henning
If Pennsylvania had an “eel whisperer” or “eel ambassador” it might be Aaron Henning, an aquatic biologist with the Susquehanna River Basin Commission. In this…
Susquehanna ScoutTen Million Trees, Achieved
An excited crowd of 100 people filled a small Hummelstown park in May to plant the ceremonial 10 millionth tree as part of the Keystone 10 Million Trees…
Susquehanna ScoutData Centers and the Susquehanna: What You Need to Know
How could data centers affect the Susquehanna River and its water supply? Andrew Dehoff, executive director of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC)…
Susquehanna ScoutHow the Susquehanna is a Greenway
It’s where the waterway meets the greenway: Think of the Susquehanna River as a continuous connector of parks, trails, and towns across Pennsylvania. That’s…
Susquehanna ScoutSusquehanna Stories: Meet Photographer Michael Yatsko
Nearly every morning, for almost 10 years, Harrisburg-area photographer Michael Yatsko has started his day on City Island, in the middle of the Susquehanna…
Susquehanna ScoutWhy Lancaster County’s Conestoga River is “River of the Year”
One of the Susquehanna River’s tributaries, the Conestoga, is Pennsylvania’s 2026 River of the Year. Conestoga River Club (CRC) founder Todd Roy and current…
Susquehanna ScoutHow to Become a Watershed Steward
Erin Frederick had the idea to launch a statewide program for watershed stewards more than a dozen years ago. But even she admits, she never could have…
Susquehanna ScoutWhat Is SNHA?
Mark Platts, executive director of the Susquehanna National Heritage Area, explains how this nationally recognized region is sparking new awareness of the rich…
Susquehanna ScoutSusquehanna Stories: Meet Children’s Book Author Alyssa Maddalena
Saying “Good morning” to the Susquehanna River became a ritual that Central PA mom Alyssa Maddalena shared with her young daughter. But she now shares this…
Susquehanna ScoutHow Does the Susquehanna Impact the Chesapeake Bay?
Julia Krall, executive director of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Pennsylvania office, helps put the Susquehanna River – and its impact on the Chesapeake Bay…
Susquehanna ScoutSusquehanna Stories: Meet Native American Sid Jamieson
We explore the Susquehanna River’s history with Sid Jamieson, a Native American of the Cayuga Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy. He joins us from Lewisburg…
Susquehanna ScoutHow the Susquehanna Shapes PA
How does the Susquehanna River define our landscape? We explore the river with Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary of Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and…
Susquehanna ScoutWelcome to the Susquehanna Scout
Welcome to Susquehanna Scout, a podcast exploring the Susquehanna River and the people, places, and issues connected to it across Central Pennsylvania and…