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Winged Wildlife in the Arctic 3:35 Jeff Rice

Audio engineer Martyn Stewart describes his experiences recording birds at the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Millions of birds sing 24 hours a day there during the breeding season, and the refuge explodes with life -- a sharp contrast to reports by some who hope to drill for oil in the area, who say the refuge is a frozen wasteland. His book/CD is called "Arctic Wings." [transcript]

Broadcast: Jan 31 2007 on PRX Nature Stories Podcast; Oct 26 2006 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Western Soundscape Subjects: Environment, Science

Jim Harrison- Poet 6:47 Scott Carrier

A early morning hike with writer Jim Harrison, and his dogs, along the Yellowstone River in Paradise Valley, Montana.

Broadcast: Jan 27 2007 on APM Weekend America Subjects: Literature, Environment

Avalanche 19:29 Scott Carrier

The story of back-country skiers caught in an avalanche, told by the survivors.

Broadcast: Jan 14 2007 on HV PODCAST Subjects: Sports, Environment, Health

Mojave Road 14:59 Ben Adair

"People who spend time in the Mojave start thinking differently about space. Huge stretches of land without a house, a telephone pole, or high-tension wire." The desert is vast in space, and time, ghost towns, some with Opera Houses still standing, century-old abandoned mines, billion-year old boulders in Death Valley. "One hundred human empires will rise and fall in the time it takes Death Valley to notice our passing." The place is perfect for the drifters and artists now living there. [transcript]

Broadcast: Jan 3 2007 on PRX Nature Stories Podcast; Mar 4 2005 on WNYC Radio Lab; Mar 26 2004 on PRI/MPR Savvy Traveler Subjects: Environment, Travel, Cultural

Camel in the Outback 5:10 Larry Massett & Jake Warga

Competing and eating wild camels in the Northern Australia Territories. [transcript]

Broadcast: Dec 8 2006 on NPR All Things Considered Subjects: International, Travel, Food, Environment, Sports

Sun Tunnels & Angel Island Scott Carrier

Videos by Lisa Miller from the Utah Desert of Nancy Holt's desert sculptures and Zion National Park.

Broadcast: Nov 29 2006 on HV WebworkSeries: Hearing Voices- Webworks Subjects: Art, Environment

Wild Morels on the Yellowstone 7:44 Scott Carrier

Stalking mushrooms on the banks of a flooding river, and the recipes and feast which follows. [transcript]

Broadcast: Oct 18 2006 on PRX Nature Stories Podcast; Jun 28 2005 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: Food, Environment, Acoustic

Lewis & Clark: Yellowstone Geysers 4:13 Barrett Golding

On the Trail of Lewis & Clark: On their way home, the L&C Expediton took a side-trip up Yellowstone River, and witnessed the "boiling springs." So, we should too: Rick Hutchinson is research geologist for Yellowstone. His main job is minding the more than 120 thermal features in the park: geysers, fumeroles, mud pots, steam vents. He tour us thru the geyser basins -- step carefully, the crust is thin and the water is boiling just under the surface. [transcript]

Broadcast: Sep 27 2006 on PRX Nature Stories Podcast; Aug 12 2005 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Lewis & Clark Trail: 200 Years Later Subjects: Environment, Science

Living with Bomb Testing in the Nevada Desert 8:36 Scott Carrier

The federal government has now delayed indefinitely a plan to detonate a huge bomb in the Nevada desert. A mushroom cloud was likely to result from the detonation of 700 tons of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil in an underground tunnel. We travel to several towns around the Nevada test site to find out what people who live nearby think of the plan. [transcript]

Broadcast: May 29 2006 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: War, Environment, Public Affairs

Spring Skiing in the Wasatch 4:01 Scott Carrier

When most people are headed to the beach, our producer heads for the ski slopes near his home in Utah. Carrier explains that the combination of freezing and thawing in the late spring gives the mountain snow pack a special quality that makes for a unique skiing experience. [transcript]

Broadcast: May 17 2006 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: Environment, Sports