Nature is Homeground

Nature is Homeground
Stories from the Heart of the Land
On some corner of the vast Earth, each one of us has a place—real or remembered—to call home. In this hour we are invited onto other people’s sacred ground.

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Introduction

On some corner of the vast Earth, each one of us has a place—real or remembered—to call home. In this hour we are invited onto other people’s sacred ground.

Teresa Goff follows a trail of grease into the history of the Namgis Nation, Jeff Rice braves three-digit temperatures to find Charles Bowden’s home in the Sonoran Desert, and Sandy Tolan treads lightly at the monastic home of Barry Lopez. Also: in a story from the Kitchen Sisters, we meet two river guides who fell for Arizona’s Glen Canyon in the years before it was dammed—and we learn what happens once the place you love is gone.

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A Portrait of Writer Barry Lopez

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Oregon ~ Writer Barry Lopez has traveled the world. This profile takes us to his homeground in Oregon, where he writes, still using an IBM electric. Produced by Sandy Tolan.

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The Grease Trails

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British Columbia ~ The Grease Trails, a centuries-old network of trails through Northwestern Canada, described as the cultural arteries of First Nations peoples. Once on the brink of vanishing, the trails are being resurrected by a new generation. Produced by Teresa Goff.

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British Columbia ~ The Grease Trails, a centuries-old network of trails through Northwestern Canada, described as the cultural arteries of First Nations peoples. Once on the brink of vanishing, the trails are being resurrected by a new generation. (Photo by Teresa Goff)

Thirty Miles till Water

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Arizona ~ The Sonoran desert, with its three-digit temperatures and miles between water, is an unlikely place to sustain life. But for Charles Bowden, it is an oasis. Produced by Jeff Rice.

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Cry Me a River: Ken Sleight and Katie Lee

The Kitchen SistersCry Me a River: Ken Sleight and Katie Lee
The Kitchen SistersCry Me a River: Ken Sleight and Katie Lee
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Colorado River ~ A portrait of pioneering river activists Ken Sleight and Katie Lee, which explores their dramatic efforts to save wild rivers, the rise of the environmental movement and the power of individuals to make a difference. Produced by The Kitchen Sisters and Martha Ham.

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River guide and activist Ken Sleight says he was raised on horses. (Photo courtesy of Tad Nichols Collection/NAU-Cline Library)

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All British Columbia Colorado River
British Columbia ~ The Grease Trails, a centuries-old network of trails through Northwestern Canada, described as the cultural arteries of First Nations peoples. Once on the brink of vanishing, the trails are being resurrected by a new generation. (Photo by Teresa Goff)
British Columbia ~ The Grease Trails, a centuries-old network of trails through Northwestern Canada, described as the cultural arteries of First Nations peoples. Once on the brink of vanishing, the trails are being resurrected by a new generation. (Photo by Teresa Goff)
British Columbia ~ The Grease Trails, a centuries-old network of trails through Northwestern Canada, described as the cultural arteries of First Nations peoples. Once on the brink of vanishing, the trails are being resurrected by a new generation. (Photo by Teresa Goff)
British Columbia ~ The Grease Trails, a centuries-old network of trails through Northwestern Canada, described as the cultural arteries of First Nations peoples. Once on the brink of vanishing, the trails are being resurrected by a new generation. (Photo by Teresa Goff)
British Columbia ~ The Grease Trails, a centuries-old network of trails through Northwestern Canada, described as the cultural arteries of First Nations peoples. Once on the brink of vanishing, the trails are being resurrected by a new generation. (Photo by Teresa Goff)
British Columbia ~ The Grease Trails, a centuries-old network of trails through Northwestern Canada, described as the cultural arteries of First Nations peoples. Once on the brink of vanishing, the trails are being resurrected by a new generation. (Photo by Teresa Goff)
British Columbia ~ The Grease Trails, a centuries-old network of trails through Northwestern Canada, described as the cultural arteries of First Nations peoples. Once on the brink of vanishing, the trails are being resurrected by a new generation. (Photo by Teresa Goff)
British Columbia ~ The Grease Trails, a centuries-old network of trails through Northwestern Canada, described as the cultural arteries of First Nations peoples. Once on the brink of vanishing, the trails are being resurrected by a new generation. (Photo by Teresa Goff)
British Columbia ~ The Grease Trails, a centuries-old network of trails through Northwestern Canada, described as the cultural arteries of First Nations peoples. Once on the brink of vanishing, the trails are being resurrected by a new generation. (Photo by Teresa Goff)
British Columbia ~ The Grease Trails, a centuries-old network of trails through Northwestern Canada, described as the cultural arteries of First Nations peoples. Once on the brink of vanishing, the trails are being resurrected by a new generation. (Photo by Teresa Goff)
British Columbia ~ The Grease Trails, a centuries-old network of trails through Northwestern Canada, described as the cultural arteries of First Nations peoples. Once on the brink of vanishing, the trails are being resurrected by a new generation. (Photo by Teresa Goff)
River guide and activist Ken Sleight says he was raised on horses. (Photo courtesy of Tad Nichols Collection/NAU-Cline Library)
Colorado River ~ A portrait of pioneering river activists Ken Sleight and Katie Lee, which explores their dramatic efforts to save wild rivers, the rise of the environmental movement and the power of individuals to make a difference. (Photo courtesy of Tad Nichols Collection/NAU-Cline Library)
Colorado River ~ A portrait of pioneering river activists Ken Sleight and Katie Lee, which explores their dramatic efforts to save wild rivers, the rise of the environmental movement and the power of individuals to make a difference.
Colorado River ~ A portrait of pioneering river activists Ken Sleight and Katie Lee, which explores their dramatic efforts to save wild rivers, the rise of the environmental movement and the power of individuals to make a difference. (Photo courtesy of Tad Nichols Collection/NAU-Cline Library)
Katie Lee at Glen Canyon in the 1950s. Photo courtesy of Tad Nichols Collection/NAU-Cline Library.

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