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Off the Grid: Homegrown waste management
From: KALW
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Compared with the rest of the nation, the Bay Area is an easy place to go green – many restaurants will give you take-out with biodegradable contai...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 04:59
The many names of Mount Sutro
From: KALW
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San Francisco, as we all know, is densely populated. So the possibility of finding any open space for a new, and substantial, “wilderness trail” is...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2011
  • Length: 06:01
Spadefoot Desert Chorale
From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes
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Summer storms send many desert frogs and toads into a raucous reproductive frenzy. What role do their choruses play in their hasty courtship?

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2011
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Turkey Vultures
From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes
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They eat roadkill. They urinate on themselves. When frightened, they vomit. The turkey vultures have returned. Why does this harbinger of spring ha...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Mar 22, 2011
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Mikie Show #25, Bill
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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We have a chat with arborist Bill Eck. He grew up in the forest, like a little elf or something! Seriously, he’s a great guy and he really knows hi...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Nov 10, 2010
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 1
The Mikie Show #18, Linda
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Science is good and fun. We decide to restate that through our conversation with Linda Leigh, botanist, naturalist, farmer. Or is it rancher? We're...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jun 03, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
Lakota Wolf Preserve
From: Andrea Muraskin
Series: Nature Anomolies in the State of New Jersey
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Wild wolves were driven out of New Jersey over fifty years ago, but you can hang out with the pack (four packs, actually)living in comfortable capt...

Bought by WMPG and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 22, 2010
  • Length: 04:04
  • Purchases: 2
The Mikie Show #15, Mike
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Episode fifteen takes us to the wilderness with former hotshot Mike Kennard. What's a hotshot? They're the folks on the front lines fighting forest...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Apr 11, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
The Mikie Show #2 Bunny and Boe
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Holy cow they ordered another show. Our first adventure: let's learn about gardening in the desert! Very different. Our friends Meanie the Clown an...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 13, 2009
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Escape from Burton Island
From: David Maxon
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On a late summer camping trip, a couple finds that a little seclusion can sometimes go a long way.

Bought by The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Jun 25, 2009
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 1
Mushroom Fever
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The tireless search for edible mushrooms.

Bought by The Nature Podcast and CKMO


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 2
Cleaning Green
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
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How to clean green.

  • Added: Dec 10, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
Green at Home and Abroad
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
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Leaving a green home, staying in a hotel and being green.

  • Added: Dec 03, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
Doggy Doo Do
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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So what should you do with your doggie's doo? Your dog Fido probably wishes you'd just leave it in the yard -- let the world know that somebody imp...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
I.D. for Elephants
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Probably the last place you'd expect to see a photo I.D. would be in the wilds of India -- featuring a photo of a male Asian elephant no less. But ...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Recycled for Good
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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For some people, "used" is a four-letter word. They must have the latest goodies. "Pre-owned" just won't do. Paying brand-new prices buys brand-new...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Recycle Faucet Water
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
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How to be an Everyday Enviromentalist.

  • Added: Nov 26, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
A Carnivore's ToFurky Cooking Lesson
From: Mark Brush
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Cooking a ToFurky for Thanksgiving

Bought by WKSU, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KTXK, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WBHM and more


  • Added: Nov 25, 2008
  • Length: 02:16
  • Purchases: 6
Printer Paper
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
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Re-use printer paper.

  • Added: Nov 05, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
Pot Luck Dishes
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
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Plastic or Paper at a pot luck.

  • Added: Sep 03, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
Recycled Books
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
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Unusual ways to give away old books.

  • Added: Jul 30, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
An Ordinary Day
From: ANITA PALLADINO
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A concise recap of one day in the life of our heroine.

  • Added: Jun 13, 2008
  • Length: 01:03
Essay: The Community Garden Waiting List
From: Andi McDaniel
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Funny, quirky essay about waiting for a garden plot in Berkeley, CA

  • Added: Apr 14, 2008
  • Length: 03:58
Saving the Wrong Fish?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It's another conservation success? Maybe not.

  • Added: Mar 27, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Dublin dog foulers
From: John Hennessy
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On the frontline of dog litter in Dublin

  • Added: Feb 04, 2008
  • Length: 05:01