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Season 3, Episode 6: Restoring Desert Rivers

The new science of “restoration ecology.”

07/28/2016 | Rating NR

The Desert Speaks

Season 3, Episode 6: Restoring Desert Rivers

Season 3 Episode 6 | 27m 51sVideo has Closed Captions

The new science of “restoration ecology.”

See how biologists are trying to set things right by restoring the desert riparian areas to their original condition by eliminating exotic plants and re-introducing native birds. How, what and where to restore are questions they grapple with. Investigate how some non-indigenous plants are causing great harm to the desert vegetation.

07/28/2016 | Rating NR

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The Desert Speaks

Season 3, Episode 6: Restoring Desert Rivers

Season 3 Episode 6 | 27m 51sVideo has Closed Captions

See how biologists are trying to set things right by restoring the desert riparian areas to their original condition by eliminating exotic plants and re-introducing native birds. How, what and where to restore are questions they grapple with. Investigate how some non-indigenous plants are causing great harm to the desert vegetation.

07/28/2016 | Rating NR

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