2016 Podcasts

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A Wildlife Biologist's Fiery Climate Confrontation
Griffin Cronk

When the feeling of helplessness to stop climate change struck him, US Forest Service biologist Kent Woodruff passionately set out against all odds to save his community and the earth.

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Groundwater Guardians
Grace Butler

Hear Nicole Horseherder and Marshall Johnson, founders of the Navajo organization "Beautiful Water Speaks," tell their story of groundwater loss and coal mining on the Black Mesa in Northern Arizona.

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The Generation Talk
Signe Lindquist

Who is to blame for the problems climate change poses to the world? Who is responsible to fix them?


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Community-Based Restoration on a Pupfish Scale
Abby Popenoe

The discovery of a supposedly extinct fish in Death Valley has led to the restoration of more than just wetlands. 

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When a River Runs Dry
Amanda Champion

Hear the story of the Colorado River, told through the eyes of the Cucapa tribe of Northern New Mexico, longtime residents of its formerly lush delta.

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National Forest Playgrounds are Work Places, Too
Elizabeth Greenfield

Public lands logging can benefit environmentalists, rural communities, and the forests, too. 


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Forests, Cows, and Collaboration
Evan Romasco-Kelly

For those hoping to reduce the damage caused by cattle grazing on Western public land, there are several paths of action: do you work from outside or inside the system? Do you take a hard line or try to compromise? Listen to two stories of people who have had to make these choices.

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Private Lands Conservation
Hannah Trettenero
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Arid Oceans
Hunter Dunn

Legislative and economic incentives pushing solar energy onto public lands damage the very places they were designed to protect


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Rocks and Rattlers
Fields Ford

A story of a Forest Service struggle to balance habitat health with the demands of public lands recreation.

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Who Owns the Black Hills?
Gardner Dee

An examination of the ongoing Black Hills land claim dispute between the United States and the Sioux Nation.

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Water Isn't Always for Fighting Over
Emma Rollins

New Mexican farmer and writer, Stanley Crawford, walks through a collaborative water rights system that shapes the landscape and his community within it.


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Keep It in the Ground
Rachel Needham

Why do some communities embrace innovation while others cling to the past?

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Science and Activism: Mary O'Brien
Sarah Dunn

Science and passion are equally important ingredients to becoming a successful activist.

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Life Doesn't End Here
Sophie Poukish

A story of perseverance, told from the mud flats of the Colorado River Delta.


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The Power of Story
Kenzie Spooner

Stories can help us care about complex issues, but can also lead us astray. 

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The Truth About Public Lands Ranching
Thomas Meinzen

As environmental pressures increase, ranchers and conservationists consider the struggles surrounding public lands grazing. Generations after its inception, does ranching still belong on public lands?

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A Lethal Take on Conservation
Nina Finley

Sometimes to save a species, we must take an individual.


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Save the Confluence
Maggie Baker

Navajo activists in Arizona fight to preserve sacred space from the specter of development: a proposed tramway into the Grand Canyon.

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Life and Loss in a Diminishing Land
Maya Aurichio

What does it mean to lose the places we hold dear? Land in the American West faces a barrage of political, climatic, and economic pressures.  Hear the stories of grief and hope from those who call this region home.

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An Unexpected Journey into Conservation
Willa Johnson

Texan wildlife specialist Billy-Pat McKinney's unique path shows that people can be open to change.