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90 Miles from Needles: the Desert Protection Podcast
Alicia PikeHost
Chris ClarkeHostIt'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.
S2E1: Larrea tridentata a.k.a. the Humble Creosote
Chris and Alicia visit and discuss the longest-lived plant in the desert
S1E22: Season Finale! Ironwoods: the Sonoran Desert's Tree of Life. Plus thank you
Chris and Alicia talk about desert ironwoods and sum up the podcast's first season.
S1E21: The Desert Tortoise Still Has a Chance
Things are bleak for desert tortoises. But they have help.
S1E20: California still doesn't know what to do about the western Joshua tree
California still hasn't decided whether to protect the western Joshua tree
S1E19: Shannon Salter Fights to Save the Desert
The desert is still needlessly threatened to keep cash flowing to energy companies
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