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High-Tech Salmon
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Save the Salmon - it's easier said than done. But today, sophisticated science is being used to preserve their genetic diversity.

Bought by KMXT and KUAC


  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2
DNA Maps Could Save Elephant
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A genetic map could help save the endangered African elephant.

Bought by KMXT and KUAC


  • Added: Sep 25, 2007
  • Length: 01:26
  • Purchases: 2
PCB Possible Cleanup Solution
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Batman step aside! You're no match for these polluting villains. Polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, make the Riddler look like a saint.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Aug 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Hibernation Has Advantages
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Believe it or not, sometimes, it's a good idea to be "as cold as ice." Take, for example, the arctic ground squirrel...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Aug 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Stories from the Heart of the Land IV - Nature is Homeground
From: Atlantic Public Media
Series: Stories from the Heart of the Land
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Hour long program about the intersection of people and the natural world

Bought by WFAE, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUT, KOSU and more


  • Added: Aug 09, 2007
  • Length: 55:59
  • Purchases: 27
Stories from the Heart of the Land V - Dreams of Paradise
From: Atlantic Public Media
Series: Stories from the Heart of the Land
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Hour-long program about the intersection of people and the natural world.

Bought by WFAE, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUT, KOSU and more


  • Added: Aug 09, 2007
  • Length: 55:29
  • Purchases: 27
Stories from the Heart of the Land III - Journeys Home and Away
From: Atlantic Public Media
Series: Stories from the Heart of the Land
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Hour-long program about the intersection of people and the natural world.

Bought by WFAE, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUOW, KUT and more


  • Added: Aug 09, 2007
  • Length: 55:34
  • Purchases: 24
Stories from the Heart of the Land II - The Nature of the Imagination
From: Atlantic Public Media
Series: Stories from the Heart of the Land
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Hour-long program about the intersection of people and the natural world.

Bought by WFAE, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., New Hampshire Public Radio, Remix Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 08, 2007
  • Length: 55:30
  • Purchases: 25
'Shifting Baselines' Breed Creeping Degradation
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Have you ever been really bugged by a new ding in your car, but weeks later, you barely noticed it? We all learn to tolerate negative changes by ad...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
Happy Trails to You
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The Appalachian Trail has been called "America's footpath." Today, scientists are taking a closer look at the Appalachian Trail, seeing it as a bar...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
Microbes Making Waves
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The crashing surf, gleaming sunshine and warm beaches make coastlines look like...well, a relaxing place. But for the creatures that live there, it...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
Space Umbrellas vs. Climate Change
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Are you worried about global warming? Well, here's an idea. How about rocketing one trillion miniature umbrellas into orbit somewhere between us ...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:23
Easter Island's Lost Paradise
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
You know, I'd like to meet the person who cut down the last palm tree on Easter Island. What were they thinking?

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:29
CamForum - In Praise Of Slowness
From: Cambridge Forum
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Explore the virtue of slowness

  • Added: Jun 28, 2007
  • Length: 28:59
Mosquito Repellent from Frogs?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Tropical rainforests are home to a spectacular variety of frogs. This rich diversity of species helps drive conservation efforts in the tropics. Th...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
Where the Buffalo Roam
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Once upon a time in the West, there were 30 million American bison. Now, around Yellowstone National Park, there are only 3900-but that's up from j...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
Wanted: More Wild Bees
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Domestic tranquility has its place, but we all need a little walk on the wild side from time to time. And, apparently, the same goes for bees...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
Natural Gas From the Ocean Floor
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The decomposition of tiny sea animals and plants that died hundreds of thousands of years ago created enormous natural gas deposits under the seafl...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:17
Whale Beachings: A Navigation Failure?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A beached whale is a heartbreaking sight.. While nobody's sure exactly why "beachings" occur, scientists have offered several theories.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:23
Stories from the Heart of the Land I - Portraits in Landscapes
From: Atlantic Public Media
Series: Stories from the Heart of the Land
Piece image
Hour-long programs about the intersection of people and the natural world

Bought by WFAE, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUT, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Jun 12, 2007
  • Length: 55:30
  • Purchases: 37
Corn Ethanol: Higher Food Prices
From: The Environment Report
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Corn ethanol is causing corn prices to go up. That will affect food bills.

Bought by WFUV


  • Added: Apr 23, 2007
  • Length: 04:21
  • Purchases: 1
Corn Ethanol: More Water Pollution
From: The Environment Report
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Corn ethanol could mean more water pollution from farm fields.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2007
  • Length: 03:48
Floating Windmills?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
As oil prices rise and supplies decline, interest in wind energy is soaring. But finding sites for wind farms hasn't been a breeze...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
Yellowstone's Hidden Life
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Yellowstone National Park is home to life forms that thrive in the near-boiling temperatures of hot springs and geysers.

  • Added: Apr 16, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
Krill May Affect Carbon Cycle
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A tiny marine shrimp called "krill" may affect the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

  • Added: Apr 16, 2007
  • Length: 01:32

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