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S3E3: The Fight Against Flamingo 640; How a Community Stood Up to Big Development

S3E3: The Fight Against Flamingo 640; How a Community Stood Up to Big Development

From90 Miles from Needles: the Desert Protection Podcast


S3E3: The Fight Against Flamingo 640; How a Community Stood Up to Big Development

From90 Miles from Needles: the Desert Protection Podcast

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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Jan 29, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, host Chris Clarke discusses the successful fight against a proposed glamping project called Flamingo 640 in the California desert. Clarke is joined by community member Caroline Partamian, former president of the Homestead Valley Community Council Justin Merino, and Luke Basulto from the National Parks Conservation Association. They discuss the negative impacts the project would have had on wildlife, traffic, and the peaceful atmosphere of the area. Through community organizing and advocacy, they were able to successfully defeat the project. Tune in to learn more about their efforts to protect the desert landscape.
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Released:
Jan 29, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (54)

It'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.