Tales from Urban Forests 1:The Public Green and the Poor/Watershed 263
Series: Tales from Urban Forests
From: Soundprint
Length: 00:58:55
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Piece Description
Tales from Urban Forests documents the impact trees and greenery have on cities around the US. The Public Green and the Poor: Numerous times in American history, reformers have sought to help the poor by putting them amidst nature -- the belief being that physical beauty can make beautiful people. It seems like an odd idea. But Thomas Jefferson believed it fervently. And it's also the reason Central Park exists in New York and the town of Greenbelt exists in Maryland. The Public Green and the Poor, from Producer Richard Paul, looks at times in America's past when nature was used to uplift the poor. Watershed 263: In urban areas across the country, we've replaced trees and grass with pavement and concrete. Storm water runoff from these paved surfaces in cities can be saturated with harmful substances such as gasoline, oil and trash. In Watershed 263, Producer Katie Gott takes us to the inner city of Baltimore, Maryland where partners have joined forces to clean up the runoff flowing into the harbor and into the Chesapeake Bay.
Broadcast History
Versions of these pieces originally aired on SOUNDPRINT's weekly series in October '05 (Watershed 263) and January '06 (Public Green and the Poor).
Timing and Cues
00:00-00:59 Billboard IN CUE [HOST]: "This is SOUNDPRINT, I'm Barbara Bogaev..." OUT CUE [HOST]: "..."After the news, from NPR"
01:00-05:59 black (news hole)
06:00-20:59 Segment A
IN CUE [HOST]: "This is Tales from Urban Forests on SOUNDPRINT..."
OUT CUE [REPORTER]: "This is SOUNDPRINT's Tales from Urban Forests. I'm Richard Paul"
21:00-21:59 Cutaway #1 [music bed]
22:00-41:29 Segment B
IN CUE [REPORTER]: "I'm Richard Paul, and this is Tales from Urban Forests, on SOUNDPRINT."
OUT CUE [REPORTER]: "I'm Katie Gott. We'll continue on our tour of Sandtown, and Watershed 263, on SOUNDPRINT'S Tales from Urban Forests, after this from your local Public Radio station."
41:30-42:29 Cutaway #2 [music bed]
42:30-58:59 Segment C
IN CUE [REPORTER w/NAT SOUND]: "I'm Katie Gott, and this is Tales from Urban Forests, on SOUNDPRINT."
OUT CUE [HOST]: "...Our Executive Producer is Moira Rankin. I'm Barbara Bogaev" @ 58:57 + :02 THEME
Additional Files
- Gilmor Elementary is one of a dozen schools in Baltimore City who have converted their parking lots to gardens. (medP1010142.JPG)
- Producer Katie Gott suits up and descends into the pipes to take a look for herself. (14.jpg)
- Button #3 for station use (woods120120.jpg)
- A quick climb down into the sewer pipes reveals a lot of trash and pollution. (03.jpg)
- Banner for station use (woods50045.jpg)
- Button #1 for station use (woods8060.jpg)
- The watershed is a highly urban environment with a great deal of impervious surfaces including sidewalks, rooftops and parking lots. Pollutants run off of these surfaces and into the storm drains, eventually flowing into the Baltimore Harbor and the Ches (02.jpg)
- Promo Text for all promos (tfufpromotext)
- 20 second Hour 1 promo (hr120.mp2)
- 30 second Hour 1 promo (hr130.mp2)
- 15 second Hour 1 promo (hr115.mp2)
- Button #2 for station use (leaf8060.gif)
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