Nature Notes

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In part one of two, host Mel Harte speaks with Carol Kearns, who studies bumblebees at the University of Colorado at Boulder.  This week the focus is on the biology of bees.

Nature Notes 08/04/13:  The Bees pt. 1

Part two of a bee-licious conversation between host Mel Harte and Carol Kearns.

Nature Notes 08/11/13:  Bees pt. 2

Mel Harte talks with Jeff Mitton of the University of Colorado about the bark beetle epidemic that has been wreaking havoc to forests across the West.

Nature Notes 07/21/13:  Bark Beetles pt. 1

Part two of a discussion about the bark beetle epidemic with Mel Harte and Jeff Mitton.

Nature Notes 07/28/13:  Bark Beetles pt. 2

Host Roger Kahn speaks with Andrew Stahl about the real threats to our national forests:  deficit and devolution.

Outside/In 08/18/13:  Andrew Stahl

Host Mel Harte talks about something all around us - leaves!  Mel's guest this week is Benjamin Blonder from the University of Arizona who studies leaves in Gothic during the summer.

Nature Notes 08/18/13:  All About Leaves

The Public Policy Forum of Crested Butte welcomes Andrew Stahl who speaks about "The Real Threat to Our National Forests:  Deficit and Devolution."

Public Policy Forum 08/14/13

Host Mel Harte speaks with Paul Ehrlich, Bing Professor of Population Studies at Stanford, about population control and the (sometimes devious) ways entities try to control population in the US and on earth.

Nature Notes 09/01/13:  Paul Ehrlich

Biologist John Harte talks about a global warming experiment with host Mel Harte on this week's edition of "Nature Notes."

Nature Notes 08/25/13:  John Harte

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