plants Channel
- Safe Harbor Agreement protects wildlife, landowners
Nov 12, 2008
Robert Bonnie of the Environmental Defense Fund talks about an agreement that would require individual landowners to work to benefit an endangered species on their land. In return, landowners wouldn’t be subject to more regulation.
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- Robert Bonnie on threats to the forest and its inhabitants
Nov 10, 2008
Robert Bonnie, vice president of Land Conservation and Wildlife at the Environmental Defense Fund, speaks about bridging the gap between private landowners and conservation in this 5-minute Clear Voices for Science podcast
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- Private forests mean income, and much more
Oct 13, 2008
Listen to Jo Pierce talk about his family’s 2,000-acre forest in Maine, and the importance of respecting the land and preserving wildlife habitat.
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- Jo Pierce on being a private forest owner
Oct 13, 2008
Jo Pierce explains what it means to own a private forest and how he balances forest stewardship with the need to make a living.
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- Feeding future cities with 'vertical farms'
Oct 05, 2008
Microbiologist Dickson Despommier envisions ‘vertical farming’ in city buildings — growing produce, even fish and poultry, in vertical greenhouses.
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- Taiga and tundra: images of two habitats
Oct 01, 2008
A biome is a kind of habitat, like a desert, or a rainforest. We’ll show you Taiga and Tundra biomes and how to tell which biome is which.
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Ask the Scientists
- Why don't tree branches point straight up?:
It seems like they’d grow straight up toward the sun.
- Why do most evergreen trees have a pyramid shape?:
Does this shape help support the winter snow?
- What's the difference between plant DNA and animal DNA?:
And do humans share any DNA with plants?
- Life does best in warm and wet:
Why is it so much easier for life to flourish in warm, wet climates?
- Do all flowers have a perfume?:
Why don’t some flowers smell?
- How can I tell if a mushroom is poisonous?:
How can I tell which mushrooms are edible and which are poisonous?