https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/high-water-stories-from-maine-s-mountain-ponds--7074023© 2026 Amanda Gavin & Bryan Wentzell. Editing by Alice. Music by Lana Cooney. Art by Ryan Smith. All Rights Reserved.]]>enNatural Sciences© 2026 Amanda Gavin & Bryan Wentzell. Music by Lana Cooney. Art by Ryan Smith. All Rights Reserved.https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4520b798d2e130b1efb4832807624824.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/high-water-stories-from-maine-s-mountain-ponds--7074023Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:25:15 +0000Amanda Gavin & Bryan WentzellAmanda Gavin & Bryan Wentzellamandagavin88@gmail.comHigh Water: Stories from Maine’s Mountain Ponds is a series conversations exploring the science, ecology, and conservation of Maine’s beloved mountain ponds. Scientists often describe these ponds as our local “canaries in the coal mines”, because...© 2026 Amanda Gavin & Bryan Wentzell. Editing by Alice. Music by Lana Cooney. Art by Ryan Smith. All Rights Reserved.]]>falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bonus-trout-spawning-at-mountain-pond--72266786
© 2026 Amanda Gavin & Bryan Wentzell. Editing by Alice. Music by Lana Cooney. Art by Ryan Smith. All Rights Reserved.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72266786Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:35:31 +0000Amanda Gavin & Bryan WentzellOn a blustery November day, we stumbled upon brook-trout spawning in Mountain Pond. 
© 2026 Amanda Gavin & Bryan Wentzell. Editing by Alice. Music by Lana Cooney. Art by Ryan Smith. All Rights Reserved.]]>257conservation,ecology,education,fish,geology,lakes,maine,mountains,ponds,spawn,teaching,troutfalse16bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-5-julia-daly-and-rachel-hovel-of-university-of-maine-farmington-at-mountain-pond--72266788
© 2026 Amanda Gavin & Bryan Wentzell. Editing by Alice. Music by Lana Cooney. Art by Ryan Smith. All Rights Reserved.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72266788Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:34:56 +0000Amanda Gavin & Bryan WentzellEpisode 5 takes us west to Mountain Pond in Rangely to get out on the lake with Julia Daly and Rachel Hovel, professors at University of Maine Farmington. In 2007, Julia got a wild idea to put a temperature buoy in Tumbledown Pond, and now nearly...
© 2026 Amanda Gavin & Bryan Wentzell. Editing by Alice. Music by Lana Cooney. Art by Ryan Smith. All Rights Reserved.]]>3922conservation,ecology,education,geology,lakes,maine,mountains,phenology,ponds,research,science,teachingfalse15fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-4-sarah-nelson-of-appalachian-mountain-club--72266783
© 2026 Amanda Gavin & Bryan Wentzell. Editing by Alice. Music by Lana Cooney. Art by Ryan Smith. All Rights Reserved.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72266783Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:34:50 +0000Amanda Gavin & Bryan WentzellIn episode 4, we travel north to talk with Sarah Nelson, Director of Research at the Appalachian Mountain Club, who has played a key role in keeping Maine mountain pond research rolling and relevant for over 15 years. Sarah tells us about mountain...
© 2026 Amanda Gavin & Bryan Wentzell. Editing by Alice. Music by Lana Cooney. Art by Ryan Smith. All Rights Reserved.]]>4265acid-rain,climate-change,conservation,lakes,maine,mountain,ponds,researchfalse14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-3-the-founders-of-maine-mountain-pond-research--72266785
© 2026 Amanda Gavin & Bryan Wentzell. Editing by Alice. Music by Lana Cooney. Art by Ryan Smith. All Rights Reserved.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72266785Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:34:43 +0000Amanda Gavin & Bryan WentzellJoin us for a conversation with Matt Scott, Linda Bacon, and Steve Kahl, the founders of the High-Elevation Lake Monitoring Project. From this oral history of Maine mountain pond research, we learn about why they started this project that pioneered...
© 2026 Amanda Gavin & Bryan Wentzell. Editing by Alice. Music by Lana Cooney. Art by Ryan Smith. All Rights Reserved.]]>4205acid-rain,conservation,history,maine,mountains,research,sciencefalse13fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-2-hawk-metheny-of-appalachian-trail-conservancy-at-speck-pond--72266787Metheny at the highest pond in Maine- Speck Pond. Hawk is the Vice President of Trail
Management at the Appalachian trail Conservancy that has been working Speck Pond
for over thirty years. We talk to Hawk about his approach to maintaining the balance
between quality recreational experiences while protecting natural resources. He
answers important questions, like why the backcountry infrastructure at Speck Pond is
better for maintaining water quality than primitive, dispersed camping and what it means
to find solitude at a mountain pond that sees thousands of visitors a year. Hawk talks
about his personal connection to Speck Pond and the transformation of people who visit
Speck as a hiker and leave the pond as a steward. Hawk leaves us with an abundant,
forward looking vision for inclusive, public access to the mountains and protecting
freshwater resources through forest conservation and Indigenous stewardship.

© 2026 Amanda Gavin & Bryan Wentzell. Editing by Alice. Music by Lana Cooney. Art by Ryan Smith. All Rights Reserved.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72266787Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:34:29 +0000Amanda Gavin & Bryan WentzellJoin us on a bluebird September day as we hike up to 3,685 feet to meet Hawk Metheny at the highest pond in Maine- Speck Pond. Hawk is the Vice President of Trail Management at the Appalachian trail Conservancy that has been working Speck Pond for...Metheny at the highest pond in Maine- Speck Pond. Hawk is the Vice President of Trail
Management at the Appalachian trail Conservancy that has been working Speck Pond
for over thirty years. We talk to Hawk about his approach to maintaining the balance
between quality recreational experiences while protecting natural resources. He
answers important questions, like why the backcountry infrastructure at Speck Pond is
better for maintaining water quality than primitive, dispersed camping and what it means
to find solitude at a mountain pond that sees thousands of visitors a year. Hawk talks
about his personal connection to Speck Pond and the transformation of people who visit
Speck as a hiker and leave the pond as a steward. Hawk leaves us with an abundant,
forward looking vision for inclusive, public access to the mountains and protecting
freshwater resources through forest conservation and Indigenous stewardship.

© 2026 Amanda Gavin & Bryan Wentzell. Editing by Alice. Music by Lana Cooney. Art by Ryan Smith. All Rights Reserved.]]>2987atc,backcountry,conservation,hiking,lakes,maine,mountains,ponds,recreation,research,sciencefalse12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-1-introducing-high-water-stories-of-maine-s-mountain-ponds--72266784
© 2026 Amanda Gavin & Bryan Wentzell. Editing by Alice. Music by Lana Cooney. Art by Ryan Smith. All Rights Reserved.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72266784Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:34:06 +0000Amanda Gavin & Bryan WentzellWelcome to High Water: Stories of Maine's Mountain Ponds, a four-part podcast series about Maine's mountain-top gems and the people who have studied and stewarded them for decades. In this introductory episode, meet your hosts, Amanda Gavin and Bryan...
© 2026 Amanda Gavin & Bryan Wentzell. Editing by Alice. Music by Lana Cooney. Art by Ryan Smith. All Rights Reserved.]]>309climate-change,conservation,education,hiking,lakes,maine,mountain,ponds,recreation,research,science,stewardship,teachingfalse11trailer