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Long-time mushroom enthusiast Andre Kohler takes us on a foraging trip through the Santa Monica mountains.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2020
  • Length: 02:28
Caption: Unbeknownst to most commuters, ferns grow at the Van Ness-UDC Metro station in Washington, D.C.., Credit: Andy Baldwin
What's the perfect environment for a fern species dating back 65 million years? Look no further than Washington, D.C.'s subway system.

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Oct 26, 2015
  • Length: 05:52
  • Purchases: 1
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Larger-than-life Serbian sculptor Zoran Mojisilov creates work from the most primal of elements: rocks, wood scraps and steel he hauls to his North...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 05:22
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This year’s outbreak of the West Nile virus is breaking records, with over 1500 cases reported so far. One researcher believes that decreasing the ...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Sep 07, 2012
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: UC Berkeley professor Gordon Frankie (left) and his team maintain an urban garden to attract native bees for research
For the past five years there’s been a phenomenon of disappearing worker bees called Colony Collapse Disorder. This has many scientists wanting to ...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2011
  • Length: 03:27
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Animals and insects aren’t being altruistic when they pollinate a plant. So how do plants attract and reward them for their services?

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2011
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Trees seem scarce in the Chihuahuan Desert. But soapberry trees manage to thrive throughout our region and can even be used to wash your hands. How...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Mar 22, 2011
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
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An interview with Mark Schatzker, author of Steak, on why great steak is hard to find and how a few small-scale ranchers are helping to make beef b...

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Mar 19, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
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As all hay-fever sufferers will tell you, this has been a bad year for pollen. What's all that pollen good for besides making you miserable?

Bought by KENW and KENW


  • Added: Feb 04, 2011
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 2
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Backyard chicken farmers give a guided tour of their coops.

Bought by WTIP, New Hampshire Public Radio, The Nature Podcast, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 06, 2008
  • Length: 05:35
  • Purchases: 4
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There was a time when a compost heap was far from mainstream. I mean, growing your food in decomposing garbage? No way!

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Funny, quirky essay about waiting for a garden plot in Berkeley, CA

  • Added: Apr 14, 2008
  • Length: 03:58
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Ken Dunn transforms unused urban land into productive gardens.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Filipinos are aiming to improve the quality of the air they breathe by planting trees on the country's roadways.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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"Rain gardens" are one way you can help limit stormwater drainage. They collect storm water and allow it to soak into the soil.

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and WEPS


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
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One Northampton, Massachusetts resident chooses, for reasons both practical and philosophic, to remove her asphalt driveway and restore green space.

  • Added: Aug 31, 2006
  • Length: 05:40