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Caption: The photo is mine of a white flower atop a branch of Fendlera. Around you and me in the borderlands, you find this tall stemmed woody shrub from 4,000’ to 7,000’ on rocky slopes. It usually done blooming come June, so there is still time to catch it in bl
I sure talk about a lot different flora and fauna. From three species of quail, to canyon wrens, to Yarrows spiny lizards, to bristlehead (Carphoch...

  • Added: May 16, 2019
  • Length: 05:30
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Mike McGrath warns against "Improving the Soil" in the hole while Planting Trees and Shrubs in the Question of the week!! And as always, your "impr...

  • Added: May 07, 2019
  • Length: 54:59
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Garden Guru Mike McGrath highlights INTERNATIONAL COMPOST AWARENESS WEEK with 2 special guests! And also highlights your FABULOUS Phone calls!!

  • Added: Apr 17, 2019
  • Length: 54:59
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Mike McGrath welcomes Sebastian Kretschmer of the United Nations as our special guest this week to talk about SUSTAINABLE Gardening systems around...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2019
  • Length: 54:59
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The superbloom is upon us, as is the superbloom mob. St. Minerva help us all!

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Mar 18, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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I’m not sure I can add a whole lot more about jojoba (Simmondsia chinesis) other than what you hear in this show, except that it is now in its own ...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2017
  • Length: 05:20
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Well, the getting out of the growing business thing is not going well at all and I’ve had to come to grips with the fact that that I still need to ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 19, 2017
  • Length: 05:15
  • Purchases: 1
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The scientific name for jaguar is Panthera onca and these large wild felines range from Sonora, Mexico down to portions of central and South Americ...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2017
  • Length: 02:23
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It’s the way that folks at the Bisbee farmers Market say, “Oh, you grow the bellota.” that makes me think of that common name as an honorific name ...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2017
  • Length: 05:02
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Well, now you know about my personal gardening history. It’s not done. I mean there is history in the making in the garden just outside the front d...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2017
  • Length: 04:53
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California's AB 32 paved the way for a bold investment in alternative energy. SB 32 will up the ante, aiming to phase out fossil fuels by 2050. Wil...

Bought by KFOI Radio


  • Added: Apr 17, 2017
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 1
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Arizona poppy, Mexican poppy and summer poppy are some of the common names for the beautiful annual wildflower Kallstroemia grandiflora.

  • Added: Mar 19, 2017
  • Length: 04:56
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Merc Martinelli and Brian Sefton, owners of Oak Bio, discuss their company's plans to use carbon from the atmosphere to create products like fish f...

Bought by KFOI Radio and WGRN-LP 94.1


  • Added: Feb 06, 2017
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 2
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In this show we interview Dr. Alan Miller of "Cool it, Earth!", a company working to use ocean thermal energy technology (OTEC) to produce clean en...

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  • Added: Feb 04, 2017
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
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Dr. Gary Griggs, Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz and director of the Institute of Marine Sciences talks abo...

Bought by KFOI Radio and WGRN-LP 94.1


  • Added: Feb 04, 2017
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 2
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Kurt Vile reveals his ultimate professional goal and discusses the first time he realized music could be his life. Comedian and director Bobcat Gol...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Aug 18, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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We will visit with a Minneapolis based band “Autumn Kid” at Broken World Records. Two members of the band will share with us more about how they s...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2016
  • Length: 34:43
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KQAL’s Mohammed El-Rous talks with pop-rock band Little Fevers about their rise to success and most memorable moments on stage and they discuss the...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2016
  • Length: 29:59
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KQAL’s Muhammed Al-Rous talks with Felix from hip-hop group Heiruspecs. Learn more about the band's roots and developments and hear their live perf...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2016
  • Length: 35:05
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In this edition of the Cannabis Radio News, we hear several important stories from California, not to mention the latest from Oregon, Alaska, Rhode...

Bought by KVMR and KFCF FM


  • Added: Aug 14, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
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They rock and roll them. We're talking about those boulders we all see in the woods. Geologists call them "erratics."

  • Added: Dec 17, 2014
  • Length: 03:53
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THIS WEEK: Splitting the Clapper Rail; bird feeding help for condo owners; a swimming songbird; and, are you out there, Saskatchewan?

  • Added: Aug 15, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
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THIS WEEK: Is it a bird…or a cowboy boot? Help is on the way for the Wood Thrush, but will it arrive in time? And we answer a listener's question a...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
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As spring brings many birds back to the Northland, we spoke with outdoor enthusiast Bryan French of the UMD Office of Sustainability about many of ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 15, 2014
  • Length: 17:02
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Caption: Easily available equipment, like cameras, can be put to use by citizen scientists., Credit: Flickr user Mike.
In this episode, we look at how civic scientists can gather useful data on their surroundings. We go to the Bay Area where a series of rooftop carb...

Bought by KPVL and WTJU


  • Added: Jul 25, 2013
  • Length: 15:35
  • Purchases: 2