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This episode is a reminiscence sparked by some photos taken over 60 years ago. I’m pretty sure my father took the photos, because I can’t remember ...
- Added: Sep 01, 2022
- Length: 04:42
Tecoma stans angustata is in the Bignonia family Bignoniaceae and there are a bunch of species of Tecoma starting here in the borderlands with our ...
- Added: May 04, 2022
- Length: 04:51
Cactus wrens were one of the first Sonoran Desert birds I learned when I arrived in Tucson to go to the University of Arizona. They are such rascal...
- Added: Jan 13, 2022
- Length: 04:44
This is Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey. Cloudy Cold days these days. Petey talks about lifesaving snow in the desert, the beauty of Sandhill C...
- Added: Jan 13, 2022
- Length: 04:52
I was reading a Christmas card from some very dear friends and in the hand written portion of the card it mentioned this season as being the “holie...
- Added: Jan 13, 2022
- Length: 04:53
There are around 30 species of Porophyllum, the majority of which are found in Mexico and southward. Around me in the borderlands of Arizona Sonora...
- Added: Jan 13, 2022
- Length: 04:52
In July of 2002 I produced an episode about the summer monsoon and spadefoots. It was so much fun to write and record. In July of 2013 I re-recorde...
- Added: Sep 28, 2021
- Length: 04:35
There is no getting around it, every summer monsoon when the borderlands come to life it is so exciting!
- Added: Sep 28, 2021
- Length: 05:23
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: Sep 28, 2021
- Length: 05:21
I like the phrase in Arizona Flora about the Loasa family Loasaceae ; it is “remarkable for the diversity and peculiar structure of the hairs.” And...
- Added: Sep 28, 2021
- Length: 05:05
Food insecurity plagues much of the developing world. Tasmanian agriculture scientist Bruce French is intending to change this tragedy by catalogin...
- Added: Aug 30, 2021
- Length: 02:34
An endangered California butterfly is on the rise thanks to one man's efforts to restore their environment.
- Added: May 17, 2021
- Length: 02:30
Exercise is not all about improving your physique, but also your mind. Matt Morley has created a nature-immersed workout experience to improve both.
- Added: Apr 26, 2021
- Length: 02:30
A bee-saving plan in America's upper midwest.
- Added: Mar 26, 2021
- Length: 02:33
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Living Planet: Insects and us -
On this week’s show: Most people think of insects as pests to get rid of — but our survival may be intimately...
Bought by KRZA, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KUPR low power FM, and WFIU
- Added: Jun 21, 2018
- Length: 30:00
- Purchases: 4
Aaron Brown talks about the subtle quirks that give life in Minnesota its nuances and its hardships in his review of author Chris Niskanen's book, ...
Bought by WTIP
- Added: Jan 22, 2013
- Length: 03:47
- Purchases: 1
Nuevo Mexicano Miguel Santistevan is an artist farmer resercher, who at his Taos farm integrates sustanibility practices from multicultural and pra...
- Added: May 25, 2012
- Length: 29:00
Charlie profiles edible flowers. There are many varieties to choose from that are good for salads, drinks, stir fries, soups and desserts. Charlie...
- Added: Jul 27, 2011
- Length: 02:30
- Purchases: 2
