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Rails are secretive marsh birds, and they’re on the decline. But a researcher playing their recorded calls over a loudspeaker could help bring them...
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- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 09:13
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America’s bird, the bald eagle, is facing a tremendous challenge. As scavengers, they feed on what we and other animals leave behind. But lead cont...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 13:03
Flying squirrels glow pink under a blacklight. How many other mammals do this? What causes them to glow? The hardest question of all might never be...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 17:50
Rock hunting holds a special place in Joyce Fetrow’s heart. Years ago, she battled alcoholism that drove her to some dark places. Now, Joyce dedica...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 11:56
Invasive species often spread by hitching a ride on anglers, especially anglers who don’t clean their gear after fishing. Though this is widely kno...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 13:07
Freshwater jellyfish have been in inland lakes and rivers throughout the Great Lakes region since 1933. But a century after their discovery, we sti...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 09:54
Bill Shanabruch left his job as regional biologist for the Piedmont with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. It was over a boondoggl...
- Added: Apr 23, 2024
- Length: 26:08
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...
- Added: Apr 16, 2024
- Length: 24:26
Where's the beautiful part, anyway? Well, start by walking about a mile past the last parking lot or dirt road or residential car-parts dump or inf...
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- Added: Feb 16, 2024
- Length: 28:01
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Dr. Jay Lemery of the University of Colorado talks about how a new generation of physicians needs to be trained to address the unique public health...
- Added: Jan 16, 2023
- Length: 28:17
Water has a power unlike almost any other element on Earth. In large enough quantities or with enough force behind it, water can effectively lay wa...
- Added: Oct 28, 2021
- Length: 22:05
Today we turn to the ground beneath our feet to bring you stories from 2 agricultural pioneers in Ohio. One is a farmer that turned to cover crops ...
- Added: Jun 10, 2021
- Length: 20:49
Herbalism is seeing a huge rise in popularity, as more and more people turn to natural remedies to keep their bodies healthy. In this episode of Gr...
- Added: May 11, 2021
- Length: 17:38
It is the most expansive war in human history, and it is occurring on every continent. Unlike all previous wars, this one is truly a world war beca...
- Added: Jan 06, 2020
- Length: 27:37
Preserving history is about more than battling mold and disintegration. We took a trip to Greenpoint, Brooklyn to learn about how an environmental ...
- Added: Jul 24, 2019
- Length: 24:49
Founded by Virginia Secor Stranahan, The 577 Foundation is dedicated to preserving the integrity of the historic property at 577 East Front Street ...
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- Added: Aug 20, 2018
- Length: 06:22
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Encountering one of the last red wolves in the wild at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. And a run in with a black bear.
- Added: Jul 31, 2018
- Length: 24:57
Kim Wheeler is the Wolf Lady. She knows more about red wolves than just about anybody in the world. And the more I learn about these remarkable ani...
- Added: Jul 24, 2018
- Length: 24:51
Almost every year a small island off the coast of Java is flooded with crabs. The local National Park staff came up with a unique solution to help ...
- Added: Dec 23, 2017
- Length: 07:28
This week on The Rough Draft Diaries, you’ll meet Marilyn DuFour, Toledo Environmental Services senior environmental specialist. Are you ready to l...
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- Added: Jul 21, 2017
- Length: 06:49
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries, you'll meet Kent Bekker, the Director of Conservation at the Toledo Zoo. Kent's local conservation work began...
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- Added: Jun 30, 2017
- Length: 06:30
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We're going back to school on The Rough Draft Diaries. Join us as we take a tour of the Maritime Academy Of Toledo with Superintendent, Tom Shafer.
- Added: Jun 20, 2016
- Length: 06:12
Visit the Raptor Rehabilitation Center in Antioch College's Glen Helen Nature Preserve, which takes in an average of 150 birds of prey a year.
- Added: Aug 27, 2014
- Length: 04:37
This week we go to to the beach with Field Trip Correspondent Laura Hautala and her Science Mom. Yes, we said Science Mom. And don’t worry, it’s no...
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- Added: Oct 16, 2012
- Length: 12:25
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We’re back with another installment of our “Summer Dispatches” series, this time starring Field Trip Correspondent Nicole Jones as she figures out ...
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- Added: Oct 09, 2012
- Length: 09:29
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