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The Desert Speaks
Season 2, Episode 3: Desert Riparian Areas
Season 2
Episode 3
Desert Riparian Areas focuses on the arduous journey of water from the upper reaches of the watershed, through narrow canyons, to wider canyons, and finally to a river in the sun-baked Sonoran Desert valley. These precious “ribbons of green” in the desert are scarce and valuable resources for desert flora and fauna.
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Host David Yetman takes a trip to the pueblos of the Sierra Madre.
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Host David Yetman and his brother take a geological road trip to Utah’s Colorado Plateau.
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Host David Yetman travels to track jaguar movements through Eastern Sonora Mexico.
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Travel through the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and Quitobaquito Springs.
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Travel around the Puna, the high-elevation plains of Chile’s Atacama Desert.
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We trace the Atacama Desert Trade route from the Pacific coast to the Chilean Andes.