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Marfa Public Radio

Call Letters: KRTS
Frequency: 93.5
http://www.marfapublicradio.org/
Affiliations: NPR, APM, and PRI
Networks: Sound Opinions Private Network, American Routes Private Network, Here's the Thing, Reveal, American Public Media, and Inside Energy

The mission of Marfa Public Radio is to unite the community of Far West Texas with a focus on art, education, quality-of-life and the local economy. The KRTS studios - the tallest in Texas - are located in rural highlands of the Chihuahuan Desert. We serve the residents in the ranchlands of the Big Bend and Davis Mountains. We can be heard beyond the Transpecos at www.marfapublicradio.org.

Series

Nature Notes

39 Pieces

Nature Notes explores the natural world of the Chihuahuan Desert.

From: Marfa Public Radio
Updated: Sep 23, 2014

There's Something Out There

5 Pieces

Marfa Public Radio presents a radio documentary show about the strange things that happen in everyday life.

From: Marfa Public Radio
Updated: Apr 14, 2014

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Good News Bears

From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes

Caption: A black bear in Big Bend National Park., Credit: Cindy Callahan, courtesy of National Park Service

After an absence of nearly fifty years, black bears have been making a remarkable comeback in Big Bend National Park. Why did they return? And what...

Bought by KENW, WTIP, and KENW

Added: Feb 18, 2011
Length: 04:30
Purchases: 3

Pronghorn in Decline

From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes

Caption: Pronghorn on the Marfa Plateau. , Credit: Mike Sullins/TPWD

Pronghorn have perfect camouflage, unmatched speed, and can spot a predator miles away. But that hasn't protected them from a mysterious population...

Bought by KENW

Added: Feb 09, 2011
Length: 04:30
Purchases: 1

Pollen

From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes

As all hay-fever sufferers will tell you, this has been a bad year for pollen. What's all that pollen good for besides making you miserable?

Bought by KENW and KENW

Added: Feb 04, 2011
Length: 04:30
Purchases: 2

Dexter National Fish Hatchery

From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes

Without the Dexter National Fish Hatchery and Technology Center, several desert fish species might have disappeared from the Chihuahuan Desert regi...

Bought by KENW and KENW

Added: Jan 29, 2011
Length: 04:30
Purchases: 2

Bosque del Apache

From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes

Every winter, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico hosts a spectacular congregation of snow geese and sandhill cranes. Why do t...

Bought by KUPR low power FM and KENW

Added: Jan 26, 2011
Length: 04:30
Purchases: 2

When Sheep Fly

From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes

Caption: Biologists attach a tracking collar to a blindfolded desert bighorn sheep. , Credit: Kamila Forson

When Elephant Mountain gets too crowded with desert bighorn sheep, and it’s time to start a new herd in Big Bend Ranch State Park, how do you move ...

Bought by KENW

Added: Jan 26, 2011
Length: 04:30
Purchases: 1

Coyotes

From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes

Writer J. Frank Dobie wished he could be sung to sleep and woken by a coyote chorus every day. But not everyone regards coyotes so amiably. Who are...

Bought by WTIP and KENW

Added: Jan 09, 2011
Length: 04:30
Purchases: 2

Cedar Waxwings

From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes

Winter brings hordes of handsome cedar waxwings to our region, where they’ll throng our junipers and devour every berry they can find. What makes t...

Bought by KENW

Added: Jan 04, 2011
Length: 04:30
Purchases: 1

Pine Dining

From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes

Pine trees are much more than symbols of Christmas and sources of timber. They serve up a smorgasbord for many wild animals and insects. Who dines ...

Bought by KENW

Added: Jan 04, 2011
Length: 04:30
Purchases: 1

Creosote Medicine

From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes

Caption: A creosote flower., Credit: Megan Wilde

Creosote’s therapeutic applications would make any biotech CEO green with envy. What are this desert shrub’s medicinal properties? And why is it su...

Bought by KENW