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Return of the Native with Bill Shanabruch, Part 2

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Caption: Bill Shanabruch leads Conservation Landscaping Workshop.

Bill Shanabruch left his job as regional biologist for the Piedmont with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. It was over a boondoggl...

Return of the Native with Bill Shanabruch Part 1

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Caption: Bill Shanabruch, Credit: Charles McGuigan

As staggeringly complex as the environmental catastrophe is, by tackling one small space at a time, we might be able to bring back entire ecosystem...

Nico Cathcart: A Contemporary Renaissance. Part 2 (Conclusion)

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Caption: Nico Cathcart working on a mural on Lakeside Avenue, Credit: Charles McGuigan

It’s interesting how every great work of music, literature, visual art is immune to the predilections of time and space. Whether they were crafted ...

Nico Cathcart: A Contemporary Renaissance. Part 1

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Caption: Nico at the unveiling of her three-story mural, A New Dawn in Hopewell, Virginia., Credit: Charles McGuigan

Nico Cathcart has been an artist practically since birth. From the time her fingers could grip the ferrule of a paintbrush and guide it along a fla...

BUILDING NEW TRAIL: How volunteers worked with the Forest Service to provide public access

From: Barb Seaman

Caption: The Columbia River, as seen from the Cape Horn Trail

The Forest Service would allow hiking access only if a volunteer group formed to caretake the trail. So the Cape Horn Conservancy was born. Now t...

Owning The Clouds

From: Steven Jackson

Cloud seeding -- intervening in clouds to squeeze out precipitation -- is done all over the world. But it's not an exact science; we still have muc...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, The Allegheny Front: Reporting on the Environment, and PRX Remix

Farming Creativity

From: Rendered

Getting back to the kind of robust, regional food system that used to be the norm in America definitely requires some creative thinking.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

OUR DESIRED FUTURE

From: Sharlene Leurig
Series: Our Desired Future

Our Desired Future is a 30 minute radio documentary designed for public radio to educate Texans on the interdependence of our groundwater, springs ...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio and KWBU

If a Moose Falls in a Forest

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Questioning the threat to moose in Maine

Bought by WABE and PRX Remix

Orphaned Black Bear Cubs and the Man Who Reads their Minds

From: Jenny Attiyeh

Caption: 4 month old bear cub, Credit: Ben Kilham

You’re about to hear a story about the bear whisperer of Lyme New Hampshire, Ben Kilham, and the abandoned black bear cubs he has rescued, rehabili...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio

East to West

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

A proposed east-west highway across the state of Maine has been on the minds of legislators since it was included in the original proposal for the ...

Moorings and Traps

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Making a living is a struggle this year for Maine lobster fishermen - due in part to strong conservation regulations.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio

Dam Neighbors

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Caption: Courtesy of the Maine Department of Transportation

Lynn Smith moved to Maine in hopes of retiring in peace - but there was one thing she hadn't counted on.

Bought by KUOW, PRX Remix, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Wells to Wheels: Can shale gas power cars?

From: Reid Frazier
Series: Breaking the Land: Marcellus Shale and the Gas Age

Caption: Making way for the Marcellus, Credit: Reid R. Frazier/Allegheny Front

We use natural gas to heat our homes and generate our power. Can we use it to fuel our cars? Big Gas thinks shale gas is the key to cleaning up our...

Antarctica: Life On The Ice (Filler Version)

From: Spectrum Radio

“Antarctica: Life on the Ice.” Our guide is Glenn Zorpette. He takes us behind the scenes to see what its like to live in Antarctica year round. W...

Bought by KMXT, WLRN, KVSC, Marfa Public Radio, KUT and more

Antarctica: Life On The Ice

From: Spectrum Radio

Antarctica: Life On The Ice is a co-production of IEEE Spectrum Radio and The National Science Foundation.

Bought by WTIP, KEOS, KXOT Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC and more

Dam Radio Story

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

The story of one man's quest to harness the power of the tide, and why now, nearly 100 years later, the quest continues.

Bought by SALTcast Podcast

Positive Energy

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

The idea of keeping shopping close to home is picking up speed, with local foods increasing in popularity and availability. Harder to understand mi...