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90 Miles from Needles: the Desert Protection Podcast
Chris ClarkeHost
Alicia PikeHostIt's not a real desert hike unless you get thirsty. Unless your skin gets punctured by an innocent-looking plant. Unless you have a close encounter with a nervous venomous critter. The desert is alive, and it will defend itself. And we will help. 90 Miles from Needles’ cohosts Chris Clarke and Alicia Pike bring you stories from far out in the American outback: a land unlike any other that is both intense and subtle, that has endured for eons in the harshest conditions imaginable but which could go away in a heartbeat if we act the wrong way. Science, politics, hiking and history, culture and creativity all go into defending the desert. Be forewarned.: We are out to recruit you to the cause.
S1E18 Chris is Stressed Out + Some Good News
Saving the desert is a marathon, not a sprint. Remember to breathe.
S1E17: Mylar Balloons: threat or menace? plus Joshua Tree NP AMA
They are everywhere! But people are doing someting about those ubiquitous mylar balloons. Plus we ask Joshua Tree NP's David Smith some tough questions.
S1E16 Flood and Drought; Death Valley and the Great Salt Lake
One end of the desert is flooding: the other end is drying up.
S1E14 The Bean Trees! But first, please help us
This common desert native plant food is nutritious and delicious
S1E12: What's Happening to the Monsoon?
Climate change has been happening in the desert for some time now. While consensus isn't complete, most experts agree that more warming will make the desert hotter and drier. But at the same ...
S1E10: Remembering Phil Klasky and Ward Valley
From the mid-1980s until the first months of the 21st Century, a coalition of desert tribes and non-Native activists worked to keep the state of California from siting a low-level nuclear was...
S1E9: Saving the Western Joshua tree
Tell the California Fish and Game Commission to protect the Western Joshua tree
S1E8: The IPCC Lets the Deserts Down
Plus, why rock stacking is a bad habit, and how you can keep the state of California from stripping protections from the western Joshua tree. Listen to the episode either before or after you ...