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S3E10: Can the Wilson's Phalarope Save the  Great Salt Lake?

S3E10: Can the Wilson's Phalarope Save the Great Salt Lake?

From90 Miles from Needles: the Desert Protection Podcast


S3E10: Can the Wilson's Phalarope Save the Great Salt Lake?

From90 Miles from Needles: the Desert Protection Podcast

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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Apr 3, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Utah's crown jewel, the Great Salt Lake, could suffer ecological collapse as soon as the end of this decade. The Wilson's phalarope, a bird recently submitted as a potential candidate for Endangered Species Act protection, could offer a tool to force more water being left in the lake. Chris travels to salt Lake City to see the lake and attend a celebration of the phalarope's ESA petition. With Special Guest Terry Tempest Williams.Become a desert defender!: https://90milesfromneedles.com/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Apr 3, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (53)

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.