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Large game animals need to migrate across busy highways, just as some fish need to travel upstream past man-made barriers to spawn. Biologists and state highway officials are creating safer passages for both game and fish. We examine solutions in Colorado and Oregon.
We visit a farm in Minnesota that produces corn and soybeans, plus enough energy to meet its needs, and help the bottom line.
January 14, 2021
Many residents on the Navajo Reservation are now enjoying clean, running water and solar power in their homes, benefiting from DigDeep’s ambitious project to transform their daily lives with the simple miracle of a working tap.
December 27, 2021
With authorities releasing limited water pulses upstream, conservationists and volunteers work to restore the native habitat of the Colorado Delta that has been dry for years.
July 16 2021
Farmers in Arizona are hoping that guayule, a hardy plant that produces natural rubber, can become a profitable crop requiring far less water than alfalfa, corn and cotton.
November 24, 2020
In Minnesota, Rochester is a community that is on its way to achieving 100 percent renewable energy generation by 2030.
In a state where “rivers are everything,” tribal leaders, high school students, and master brewers are among those finding new ways to protect this precious resource. One way is nominating them for Wild and Scenic River status.
Diverse interests share their points of view with the Bureau of Land Management as it reviews its blueprint for the use of 245 million acres of federal land in southwest Wyoming. It’s a constantly changing balance of environment and economy.
In Wyoming, transportation experts and biologists have come up with a way to provide migrating wildlife with safe passage across busy Interstate 80—wildlife overpasses! The crossings are saving the lives of animals, drivers, and passengers
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With authorities releasing limited water pulses upstream, conservationists and volunteers work to restore the native habitat of the Colorado Delta that has been dry for years.
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Ed Arnett, the host of our TV series, is a wildlife biologist and avid outdoorsman. He brings his unique perspective to our conservation stories.
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