September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Series produced by Catalina Island Conservancy

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Fun, entertaining, science-based radio show exploring critical issues regarding our natural world.

Isla Earth, a production of the Catalina Island Conservancy, is a radio series exploring environmental issues of local, national, and global importance. Our mission is to increase ecological awareness, deepen understanding, and encourage environmentally sustainable choices.


22 Pieces

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RBI Highlights Conservation Needs
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Get in and get out! It works for the Navy Seals. So why not do the same with a crack team of scientists?

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
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Autumn Colors Fading
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Changing seasons in New England is well, second nature. But a change in the look of the season is a change that has folks concerned.

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
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Nature Provides Clues for Survival
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Believe it or not, sometimes, it’s a good idea to be “as cold as ice.” Take, for example, the arctic ground squirrel. He's a creature that knows a ...

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
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Drinking Ocean Water
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Experts say that as population and water use rise, the world's fresh water supplies are shrinking. Then why don’t we desalinate more sea water and…...

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
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Natural Security
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Nature has a few tricks up her sleeve that can teach us a thing or two about national security. Raphael Sagarin, editor of "Natural Security: A Da...

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
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The Bugs Have Ears
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Not to bug you with extra noise, but … a rainforest katydid is like you and me in one way. It’s the one bug we know of that hears with a mammal-li...

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
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Rice Growers Go Dry
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Did you know rice doesn’t need to grow in water? In fact, the main reason for rice paddies is to prevent weeds.

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
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Up a Tree With CO2
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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If you’re looking for nature to somehow save us from global warming, don’t bank on trees. They’re doing the best that they can.

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
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Where the Buffalo Roam
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Home, home on the range only covers 20 percent of what it used to. That’s worldwide, according to a new study from the World Wildlife Fund. Human e...

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Citizen Scientists Watch Birds
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Bird watching can be pretty intense. Some birdwatchers travel deep into the Amazon to spy the exquisite Quetzal, or battle surf off the coast of th...

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
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A Class Students Dig
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Ever wanted to go organic in your garden, but didn’t know how? Well, students in East Palo Alto, California, are learning. In fact, they really di...

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
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Harvest Celebration
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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For thousands of years, people have celebrated successful harvests. And today, many celebrations are held on or near the Harvest Moon, which occur...

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
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Team Tracking Slower Species Emergence
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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French poet Paul Valery wrote, “the trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be.” He might’ve been onto something. Accordin...

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
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New Tool May Help Save Endangered Plants
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Unless you like plants, you might find them rather boring. After all, they don’t seem to do much. And, they’re not cute and cuddly. But in fact, th...

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
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“Good Onya, Oz”
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Think you know how to conserve water? Not like Australia, mate, it's in its worst drought on record. Some toddlers Down Under don't even know what ...

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
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Garden of Eden
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Adam and Eve – we’ve been told – lived in the Garden of Eden, a place of crystal clear streams, exotic animals, and vibrant plants. The search for ...

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Grass Defends Turf Naturally
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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“Get out of my space--or else!” Most people don’t know it, but some plants go to extremes to defend their turf. Some even produce a kind of poison ...

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
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Don’t Flush -- Ballast, That Is
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Don't flush! At least not your ship's ballast tanks. In port, cargo ships load tons of seawater into ballast tanks that add weight to balance the s...

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
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Finding Food in Africa
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Sometimes you don’t have to look far to find a solution. While 300 million people in Africa suffer from hunger and malnutrition, the most popular ...

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Panda Conservation
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Is there a sex-therapist in the house? Apparently, China's pandas could use some help. It seems that some of the males have lost their moves, their...

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
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