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The Desert Speaks
Season 3, Episode 6: Restoring Desert Rivers
Season 3
Episode 6
See how biologists are trying to set things right by restoring the desert riparian areas to their original condition by eliminating exotic plants and re-introducing native birds. How, what and where to restore are questions they grapple with. Investigate how some non-indigenous plants are causing great harm to the desert vegetation.
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The final episode in the Galapagos Islands features some of the “newer” islands.
Host David Yetman hops into a motorcycle sidecar to explore Wyoming’s Red Desert
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Travel through the desert with the inventor of goat packing, John Mionczynski.
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Learn how Tohono O’Odham tribal members are passing down traditions.
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Explore Andean Condors and learn their ritualistic significance to native people.
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Examine pre-Incan ruins before venturing to the skies for a view of the Nazca lines.