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“Egrets roost along the Niagara River corridor.” Credit: Michael Werner \/ Courtesy of The WNET Group<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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June 6, 2023 —<\/em> When the Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) wanted to feature <\/span>Niagara Falls<\/span><\/a> as part of its \u201cNature\u201d series, talking to PEF member Marcus Rosten was a no-brainer. Rosten was approached with the exciting opportunity two years ago, a year before he joined state service and PEF as an environmental educator.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Aquatic Ecologist Marcus Rosten dons the well-known Maid of the Mist poncho as he takes in Niagara Falls.” Credit: Michael Werner \/ Courtesy of The WNET Group<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe PBS producer reached out to me because of my work promoting the nature and ecology of the Niagara River,\u201d said Rosten. \u201cThey were doing research into Niagara and were looking for leading voices in the area.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With his involvement in the <\/span>Birds on the Niagara<\/span><\/a> organization and with years of experience in environmental education and interpretation, Rosten shared his knowledge of aquatic biology with viewers of the docuseries. The episode, lasting approximately 53 minutes, took two years to film.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal was to capture the wildlife on the Niagara Escarpment in a year\u2019s time,\u201d Rosten said. \u201cWe filmed in each season \u2013 from fall on the river looking at the gulls that start migrating in, to the spring when we headed inland to look at the wetland ecosystem at Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve, where I work with DEC.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the summer, we headed out on the river and tried to get a feel for how powerful the river is underneath Niagara Falls on the Maid of the Mist,\u201d he said. \u201cWe also talked about how the Niagara River is a nursery for nesting herons, egrets and other colonial nesting birds.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For more than eight years, Rosten has worked to educate the public about the majesty of the Niagara Escarpment and the wildlife it supports.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is my biggest project that I\u2019ve been a part of and the one I\u2019m most proud of with the widest reach,\u201d he said. \u201cMy life goal is to protect our Niagara River watershed, our Great Lakes watershed, by connecting people to it.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It was Rosten\u2019s love of the outdoors that led him into environmental studies.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI always wanted to be outside,\u201d he said. \u201cI always wanted to work with plants and animals and with ecology. As you start getting education in the natural world and natural history, you get to see a lot of large-scale issues in our environment. The more you fall in love, the more you want to protect it.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe roots of most of our environmental protection issues come down to people,\u201d he said. \u201cThat is where we see environmental education as the key to resolving more of the longer-scale problems.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rosten encourages everyone, whether they are interested in a career in environmental education or not, to get involved in their community.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are countless ways for anybody of any age, ability, capability to get involved,\u201d he said. \u201cYou can volunteer at your local nature preserve. You can write down birds you see to contribute to scientific databases. Anybody can get involved. Think local and work on problems and issues in your area and in your community.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While the episode of PBS Nature featuring Rosten and Niagara Falls is no longer free on the streaming platform, you can subscribe to PBS and access the episode <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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