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Amazonia and friends
From: Anton Foek
Caption: Sunset over Manaus, Credit: Anton Foek
On the road from Suriname to Brazil, dr van Dijck, associate professor at the University of Amsterdam, takes us in a world that soon will be change...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2013
  • Length: 32:10
Dr. Seth Moore: Addressing the National Adaptation Forum on climate change
From: WTIP
Series: Dr. Seth Moore - Grand Portage Tribal Wildlife Biologist
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In this segment, tribal wildlife biologist Dr. Seth Moore stops by WTIP North Shore Community Radio on his way to address the National Adaptation F...

Bought by KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle and KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 23, 2013
  • Length: 07:15
  • Purchases: 2
The Life Salvelinus
From: WTIP
Series: The Lake Superior Project
Caption: Logo by Lauryl Loberg
The Grand Portage Native Fish Hatchery has been producing and rearing coaster brook trout, a native Lake Superior fish, since 2007. Their populatio...

Bought by KFAI and KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 08, 2013
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 2
Grand Portage moose habitat/mortality study
From: WTIP
Series: Dr. Seth Moore - Grand Portage Tribal Wildlife Biologist
Caption: Dr. Seth Moore - radio collaring a moose at Grand Portage
Dr. Seth Moore leads the Biology and Environment departments at Grand Portage Trust Lands and is a regular contributor to WTIP North Shore Communit...

Bought by KSRQ and Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE


  • Added: Dec 27, 2012
  • Length: 09:49
  • Purchases: 2
Apocalypse Now & Then: A History of End-Times
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Full Episodes
Caption: Five Roads to Doomsday, Credit: 1946 Popular Science article on the Hayden Planetarium
On this episode: moments when we thought the game was about to be all over. The History Guys look at why apocalyptic visions gain traction from ti...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN, WRPI, and WTJU


  • Added: Dec 14, 2012
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
MDH study shows elevated mercury levels in North Shore newborns
From: WTIP
Series: Dr. Seth Moore - Grand Portage Tribal Wildlife Biologist
Caption: Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) , Credit: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (in public domain)
Dr. Seth Moore leads the Biology and Environment departments at Grand Portage Trust Lands and is a regular contributer to WTIP North Shore Communit...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 25, 2012
  • Length: 07:08
  • Purchases: 1
No fall wolf hunt on Grand Portage tribal lands
From: WTIP
Series: Dr. Seth Moore - Grand Portage Tribal Wildlife Biologist
Caption: Grey Wolf , Credit: Photo by Retron via Wikimedia Commons. Photo in public domain.
Dr. Seth Moore leads the Biology and Environment departments at Grand Portage Trust Lands and is a regular contributer to WTIP North Shore Communit...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 17, 2012
  • Length: 07:32
  • Purchases: 1
Electrofishing survey on Lake Superior
From: WTIP
Series: Dr. Seth Moore - Grand Portage Tribal Wildlife Biologist
Caption: Grand Portage Trust Lands technician Roger Deschampe watches for stunned fish, Credit: Carah Thomas
In this feature, WTIP North Shore Community Radio reporter/producer Carah Thomas accompanies Dr. Moore on an electrofishing survey of Susie Island,...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 24, 2012
  • Length: 09:35
  • Purchases: 1
Floating Islands Project Aims to Restore Coast
From: Tegan Wendland
Caption: Some of Martin Ecosystem's floating islands waiting to be installed., Credit: Frank McMains
For one group of Native Americans on the Louisiana coast, the disappearing land means a disappearing way of life. WRKF's Tegan Wendland reports on ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KWIS 88.3 FM


  • Added: Jul 17, 2012
  • Length: 05:14
  • Purchases: 2
Clever Apes: Nature and human nature
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
Caption: Megan Bang helped incorporate systems-level thinking into the design of an early education classroom., Credit: (WBEZ/Gabriel Spitzer)
We go back to one of the first lessons kids learn about science, and what it says about how human minds develop. As children discover the natural w...

Bought by KUT and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Apr 05, 2012
  • Length: 08:16
  • Purchases: 2
THERE ONCE WAS AN ISLAND -- Filmmaker Briar March
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Briar March, San Francisco, CA 3/9/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Briar March talks climate change, human nature, and cultural survival.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 20:26
Mercury in the Environment: Part I
From: WTIP
Series: Dr. Seth Moore - Grand Portage Tribal Wildlife Biologist
Caption: Coal-fired power plants are the largest source of mercury emissions worldwide., Credit: Wikimedia Commons
According to scientists, mercury levels in the environment are increasing at a rapid rate. Dr. Seth Moore talks about mercury and its effects on fi...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 24, 2012
  • Length: 05:03
  • Purchases: 1
Climate Change and Tribal Concerns: Part II
From: WTIP
Series: Dr. Seth Moore - Grand Portage Tribal Wildlife Biologist
Caption: Great Lakes Basin, Credit: NASA
Seventh Generation planning: preparing for the effects of climate change on Native American tribes. This is the second in two part discussion on cl...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE


  • Added: Oct 11, 2011
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 1
Climate Change and Tribal Concerns: Part I
From: WTIP
Series: Dr. Seth Moore - Grand Portage Tribal Wildlife Biologist
Caption: Earth , Credit: Photo from NASA via Wikimedia Commons
Preparing for the effects of climate change on Native American tribes. This is the first in two part discussion on climate change with wildlife bi...

Bought by KSRQ, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, and Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE


  • Added: Oct 11, 2011
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 3
Natural Magic: The Earth Hospitality Enterprise
From: Bioneers Radio
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"Natural Magic" is a new one-hour special from Bioneers Radio that explores the time-tested processes, relationships and recipes that have allowed ...

Bought by WZEN.org, KQED, WNIJ, and KWMR-FM


  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Studying and Managing Grey Wolves
From: WTIP
Series: Dr. Seth Moore - Grand Portage Tribal Wildlife Biologist
Caption: Sedated and collared wolf at Grand Portage, MN, Credit: Grand Portage Trust Lands
Wolves in the Great Lakes region have recovered from near extirpation in the mid 1900's, and the federal government has proposed removing them from...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 02, 2011
  • Length: 06:52
  • Purchases: 1
Air & Water Quality Testing, Wild Rice, and Tunneling Moles
From: WTIP
Series: Dr. Seth Moore - Grand Portage Tribal Wildlife Biologist
Caption: Wild Rice, Credit: Wisconsin DNR - by Eli Sager via Google Images.jpg
Monitoring air and water quality are two of the ongoing natural resource projects at Grand Portage Trust Lands. The band is also working to restor...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2011
  • Length: 06:44
Moose Habitat, Coaster Brook Trout, and Canoeing with Kids
From: WTIP
Series: Dr. Seth Moore - Grand Portage Tribal Wildlife Biologist
Caption: Dr. Seth Moore with a radio collared moose at Grand Portage, MN., Credit: Photo courtesy Grand Portage Trust Lands
Dr. Seth Moore and the staff at Grand Portage Trust Lands engage in ongoing natural resource projects of significance not only to the Grand Portage...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2011
  • Length: 05:15
The Mikie Show #38, Erin
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Hurray, another show about language! Join us as we learn every curse word there ever was! That’s not true, we just talk about language, but it’s wi...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Aug 09, 2011
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 1
NOVA Minute: Speaking Ancient Maya
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
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Anthropologist Barbara McLeod explains how she learned to speak ancient Maya.

Bought by Radio Newark, KRUA, and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:27
  • Purchases: 3
Bowhead Whale ~ Balaena mysticetus
From: Atlantic Public Media
Series: One Species at a Time ~ The Encyclopedia of Life
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Good for the body and the soul. The intimate relationship between the Inupiat Eskimos and the bowhead whale.

Bought by KUOW, Public Radio Remix, and WCAI / WNAN


  • Added: Oct 22, 2010
  • Length: 05:13
  • Purchases: 3
The Mikie Show #23, Ellen
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Join us for a fascinating discussion with anthropologist Dr. Ellen Basso. She has spent many years living with, studying and writing about the Kala...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Oct 21, 2010
  • Length: 28:11
  • Purchases: 1
Once Upon A Crow...
From: Audrey Quinn
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Every year in the late Spring, crows become especially prevalent in our cities. Science reporter Audrey Quinn examines our rocky relationship with...

Bought by Public Radio Remix, WILL, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 26, 2010
  • Length: 05:38
  • Purchases: 3
Kivalina
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
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Kivalina is on the frontlines of global climate change where an island is literally washing away.

Bought by WMNF, KRUA, Remix Radio, and CKMO


  • Added: Apr 29, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 4
Arctic Bay Internet
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
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The Arctic Bay's Inuti Tribes struggle to keep their culture alive using the internet.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC, and KVMR


  • Added: May 21, 2008
  • Length: 05:40
  • Purchases: 3