Earth Notes
Wednesdays during Morning Edition at 7:19 a.m. and All Things Considered at 5:32 p.m., Saturdays during Weekend Edition
The Colorado Plateau is one of
Rooted in science and wrapped in human interest, the two minute long segments encourage listeners to think of themselves as part of the solution to environmental problems. Upbeat and informative, the program tries to foster hope and dampen despair about the environment, and motivate listeners to become more conscious and informed stewards of the Colorado Plateau.
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In May 1902 a young man with a black beard and tousled hair stood beside the Muddy River in a place later submerged by the waters of Lake Mead. Leslie…
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Helium is the second most abundant element in the universe. But here on Earth it’s in much shorter supply. As demand has increased, companies have…
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In recent decades northern leopard frogs have become refugees in their own land.These beautiful green frogs with dark spots were once abundant across…
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The Triassic period was a time of giants on Earth: lumbering reptiles with armored plates, and fifteen-foot-long crocodiles. The fossils of these extinct…
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Studies show that kids who garden perform better in science, eat healthier and develop a strong sense of social and emotional well-being. But the harvests…
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Millions of birds are killed every year by electrical power lines—especially in the wide-open country of the Colorado Plateau where power lines and poles…
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It’s not easy to spot the New Mexico jumping mouse, a golden-furred critter that lives along streams in the Southwest. It’s rare, quick, and secretive. To…
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Western writer and historian Juanita Leavitt Brooks was forever and always a child of the frontier. She was born in 1898 in Bunkerville, just barely in…
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There’s no curbside recycling for the twelve villages that make up the Hopi reservation. That’s mainly because of remoteness and sheer distance from…
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For centuries, Native Americans have cherished a compact, fine-grained clay called pipestone. Its common name comes from their use of larger pieces of it…