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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...

Added: Aug 03, 2017
Length: 05:27

Author Doris Kearns Goodwin, a biographer of presidents

From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk

In “Bully Pulpit” Doris focuses on the friendship and eventual falling out of Presidents Teddy Roosevelt and William Howard Taft while describing t...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KCMJ Community Radio

Added: Dec 19, 2013
Length: 10:00
Purchases: 2

Governing the Occupation

From: Frances Harlow

Caption: The Occupy Maine encampment in Portland's Lincoln Park., Credit: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://katrinaherzogphotography.com/" target="_blank">Katrina Herzog</a>, courtesy of the Salt archives.

Dispatches from Occupy Maine's consensus process.

Added: Oct 08, 2012
Length: 07:12

Racing to Save D.C.'s Oldest Federal Monuments

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: The boundary stones are the oldest federal monuments in D.C. (and Virginia)., Credit: Stephen Powers

Washington's oldest monuments have nearly been forgotten. But a group of engineers, preservationists and history buffs is racing to change that.

Added: Jun 04, 2012
Length: 04:10

Remembering the Subtle Signs of Segregation

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: This rough sketch for a children's book drew one D.C. native into a mystery regarding “Colored Only” signs in D.C. in the 1930s. , Credit: Rebecca Sheir

A well-meaning illustration in a children's book sparks controversy over segregation in the nation's capital in the 1930s.

Bought by Listenwise, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WRST-FM Oshkosh

Added: Jan 31, 2012
Length: 07:41
Purchases: 3

In Bed Stuy, Brooklyn: Old buildings, new residents

From: Cassie Wagler

There is an effort underway in Bedford-Stuyvesant, or Bed Stuy, to protect the old architecture by turning parts of the neighborhood into historic ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Jun 22, 2011
Length: 05:20
Purchases: 1

Trash

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

There are people in your life that you depend on every day. They know who you are. Do you know them? From Portland, Maine, this is the story of the...

Bought by WMPG

Added: Jun 07, 2010
Length: 05:58
Purchases: 1

New Trail Blazes Through Private Lands

From: Todd Bookman

A new multi-use trail has opened in Peterborough, New Hampshire, linking downtown to the top of Pack Monadnock Mountain. Establishing a path to the...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Jan 25, 2010
Length: 03:56
Purchases: 1

The Good Neighbor

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

For Mark Johnston, living next door to a trash incinerator stinks.

Added: Jun 22, 2009
Length: 06:34

School on Wheels

From: Leslie Griffin
Series: Los Angeles features

School on Wheels is a non-profit program located in Los Angeles which pairs volunteer tutors to homeless students.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and CKMO

Added: Mar 11, 2009
Length: 03:09
Purchases: 3

It's Difficult To Change

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Caption: Downtown Millinocket in October 2008., Credit: Craig Jarvie

A profile of Millinocket, Maine, after the mill shut down.

Added: Jan 20, 2009
Length: 06:50

A Local Texas School with a Global Focus

From: Ruxandra Guidi

Caption: Teacher Kevin Gillion gives Spanish lessons, Credit: Ruxandra Guidi

Against a backdrop of failing public schools throughout the state of Texas, there is a new program at Austin High School showing new initiative. It...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network