Environment

e2 - A Garden in Cairo

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Cairo, a city of 16 million, is one of the most densely populated in the world, with only one square foot of green space per person prior to 2005. His Highness the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, saw the need to relieve this congestion. The result is Al-Azhar Park: a 500-year-old dump-turned-"urban lung" that provides much-needed green space and a source of civic pride.

e2 - Bogota: Building a Sustainable City

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Enrique Peñalosa, the former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, transformed one of the world's most chaotic cities into a model of civic-minded and sustainable urban planning. He reformed public transportation, added greenways, built mega-libraries and created the longest stretch of bike-only lanes in the world. But along the way, he met tremendous opposition from the very people he was attempting to help.

In The Studio - Birding with Terry Colburn

Submitted by Diane Dedoshka on Tue, 02/04/2014 - 4:59pm

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Lin Weaver hosts Terry Colburn, Birding Expert.

Topics discussed include: events sponsored by the Yolo Basin Foundation, Terry's guided tours and fields trips, as well as photos and video clips.

yolobasin.org

In The Studio - Climb Every Mountain

Submitted by Alexander Silva... on Fri, 01/17/2014 - 10:38am

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Lin Weaver hosts Tim Townsend, a Davis Resident who has climbed every highest mountain in the United States.

Topics discussed: How Tim successfully climbed the highest peak of every mountain in the State of the Union, including Denali's Mount McKinley. Tim also talks about his mountaineering technique, passion and future endeavors . Photos will be shown during the interview.

In The Studio - Yolo Bypass Floodplain Research

Submitted by Alexander Silva... on Wed, 11/27/2013 - 5:58pm

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Lin Weaver hosts Carson Jeffres, UC Davis Fish Ecologist.

Topics discussed include: the salmon and rice field work being done in the flood plains of the Yolo Bypass.

watershed.ucdavis.edu

In The Studio - Good Life Garden

Submitted by Alexander Silva... on Wed, 08/28/2013 - 4:29pm

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Lin Weaver hosts Christina Reyes, Landscape Architect, and Pat Stoffel, Garden Specialist, of the UC Davis Good Life Garden, an edible garden.

goodlifegarden.ucdavis.edu

Wake County Feral Bees

Submitted by Alexander Silva... on Thu, 08/22/2013 - 1:13pm

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Beekeeper's remove feral bees from a dead tree.

In The Studio - California Native Grasslands Association

Submitted by Alexander Silva... on Tue, 08/20/2013 - 12:43pm

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Autumn Labbe-Renault hosts Diane Crumley, Administrative Director, and Drew Rayburn, Board Member, both of the California Native Grasslands Association.

Topics discussed include: why grasslands matter and what is being done to preserve them.

In The Studio - Behind the Scenes of the Microcosm

Submitted by Diane Dedoshka on Tue, 08/06/2013 - 4:33pm

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Diane Crumley hosts Emmet Brady, creator and host of the Insect News Network.

Topics discussed include: The upcoming Bee-a-thon, Cultural Entomology, the Insect News Network and Emmet's two radio shows.

Davis Chamber of Commerce Lunch and Learn February 2013

Submitted by Cool Davis on Tue, 06/25/2013 - 2:44pm

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The Davis Chamber’s Lunch & Learn Series is a bring-your-own-lunch event made available only to Chamber members and is an opportunity to learn business skills from experts.

The February 2013 Lunch and Learn, presented by the Davis Chamber of Commerce, was titled: "Energy Efficiency for Small Businesses."

The speakers at this event were: