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White-tailed deer in southwest North America are Odocoileus virginiana couesi or Coues white-tailed deer. The naturalist Elliot Coues is probably r...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2019
  • Length: 05:12
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The scientific name for Mearns quail is Cyrtonyx montezumae. The genus refers to its big claws for scratching around in desert soils. It has big fe...

  • Added: Dec 12, 2019
  • Length: 05:07
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I grew up in Kentucky where the state flower is goldenrod. The particular species that has that honor is Solidago gigantea. I wonder how it was cho...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2019
  • Length: 05:32
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This show is all over the place. Fall gets me excited and fall color is a crazy combination of fall blooming plants and leaves changing color on ot...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2019
  • Length: 05:14
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The photos are mine and of the plant Pseudognaphalium leucocephalum. It sure is nice to have some white flowers mixed in with the oceans of yellow ...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2019
  • Length: 05:13
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I think it’s fascinating that there are several species of winterfat found in Eurasia and Europe. That’s where the genus was first described by a G...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2019
  • Length: 05:43
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Xanthisma gracilis is an annual and found all over the southwest and into Mexico as well. Duh. A common name is slender goldenweed or spiny zinnia....

  • Added: Nov 12, 2019
  • Length: 05:14
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Did you know that neonicotinoid pesticides are used extensively in conventional agriculture despite their harm to bees and endangered species? Joi...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Aug 29, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
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It’s always fun to have a quest when headed into the hills. It’s okay if the search doesn’t work out. It’s like the great old line, “getting ther...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2019
  • Length: 05:32
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This week on the show: A sound environment - From natural sounds to artificial ones and even something in-between — this week's show is all ...

Bought by KRZA, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WRGY, and WFIU


  • Added: Aug 16, 2019
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 4
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Did you know that soil health is connected to human health? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her inter...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KVMR, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Aug 08, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
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I wrote this song about Lycium fremontii when I was managing the native plant nursery of Desert Survivors on West Starr Pass in Tucson. The nursery...

  • Added: Jul 11, 2019
  • Length: 05:12
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Mala Mujer or Cnidoscolus angustidens is an interesting plant in Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family. It’s found in southeastern Arizona and south in...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2019
  • Length: 05:09
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I revealed most of my personal chicken history in this show. It is an ongoing saga, though I am much more in control of my crazy love for chickens....

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 19, 2019
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 1
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Oh my goodness, there are beetles, bees and moths that visit the open flowers of Calylophus harwegii from late afternoon and through the night. Som...

  • Added: May 23, 2019
  • Length: 05:45
Caption: The photo is mine and that’s Ms. Mesquitey along the San Pedro River. The bird song along that riparian corridor is unbelievable and we spent some time trying to identify certain calls and songs.
I guess I don’t have a whole lot more to add about this show. Well, I have been known to sing a little better than this.

  • Added: May 16, 2019
  • Length: 04:37
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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There are 13 species of oaks found in Arizona and they range from 3,000 to 8,000 feet in elevation across the state. The only one I haven’t seen i...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2019
  • Length: 05:07
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On this week’s show, it’s all about bugs and birds. Is it end times for entomology, the study of insects? Can high-frequency, loud electronic music...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Apr 10, 2019
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
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On this episode of Culture Clique, we talk to Clinical Herbalist Bonnie Kreckow at Simply Bee Natural about healing trauma and injuries with herbs....

  • Added: Apr 02, 2019
  • Length: 40:25
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Did you know organic farming methods not only protect our environment, and public health, but that of farm workers and their families as well? Join...

Bought by KZYX, RadioFreePalmer, and KVMR


  • Added: Mar 07, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Purpose-driven and consciously prepared brain food from the beaches of Malibu, California. Join us on this week’s show focusing on environmental so...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2019
  • Length: 45:01
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Did you know that soil quality is at the heart of abundant, nutrient-dense food? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemm...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Nov 29, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Debra Martin, Credit: Bill Stoneberg
Today on Culture Clique we talk to Winona County Extension Master Gardener, Debra Martin. We caught up with Debra at the Winona Public Library wher...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2018
  • Length: 17:48
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Did you know that healthful foodsheds are key to democracy and a sustainable future? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jun 22, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1