57 episodes
90 Miles from Needles: the Desert Protection Podcast 90 Miles from Needles
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4.9 • 33 Ratings
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Join Chris Clarke and a variety of guests as they explore the challenges and opportunities of the American Southwest's fragile ecosystems. Engaging interviews with experts, activists, and advocates on conservation, land management, and environmental justice. Science and sentiment, politics and philosophy, hiking and history, culture and creativity all go into defending the desert. Be forewarned: We are out to recruit you to the cause.
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S3E15: The Surprising Longevity of Desert Plants
There are tens of thousands of plants more than a millennium old growing in the deserts of North America.
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S3E14: Saving El Paso's Rio Bosque Wetlands
Chris Clarke interviews activist Jon Rezendes about the threats facing the Rio Bosque Wetlands in El Paso, Texas
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S3E13: Why Protecting Cultural Sites is Important
Discover the widespread issue of looting and vandalism of archaeological resources in the Southwest US on this episode of 90 Miles from Needles. Shannon Cowell and Dusty Whiting from Archaeology Southwest discuss the impact of these crimes on Native American tribes and the importance of preserving cultural sites.
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S3E11: Desert Stories
A compelling perspective on the symbolic and literal connections between humans and the natural desert environment.
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S3E10: Can the Wilson's Phalarope Save the Great Salt Lake?
The Great Salt Lake is in trouble, but a charismatic shorebird might provide a tool to save the lake, and the species that rely on it.
Customer Reviews
I’m biased, but…
This is the ONLY podcast that focuses on desert protection in the United States. You should listen and learn something about this neglected landscape.
Desert Love
Interesting observations but Ed Abbey wasn’t wrong. The greatest threat to wilderness are sprawl and development which are driven by population growth. Slow population increase to save nature seems like a simple way.
Don’t desert the desert!
A listen to friendly podcast about American deserts especially the Mojave. A good substitute if you can’t be there. A great way to learn about threats to the desert and ways you can help. Always listen to the end. ❤️