Jeff Rice
Digging for Owls
The rare burrowing owl lives underground and has numerous vocalizations, including a call that mimics rattlesnakes to scare off predators. From southern Idaho, producer Jeff Rice reports on his trip with a biologist to dig for the tiny owls.The rare burrowing owl lives underground and has numerous vocalizations, including a call that mimics rattlesnakes to scare off predators. From southern Idaho, producer Jeff Rice reports on his trip with a biologist to dig for the tiny owls.
Decontaminating Plants
Nature’s own ancient cures are being put to the test for the clean-up of chemical contaminant waste. The process of sun and plants purifying soil is called Phytomediation, and it’s being put to use from New Jersey to Chernobyl, Ukraine. Jeff Rice reports from Salt Lake City, Utah.
Lawn Outlaws
Producer Jeff Rice explores the whys and wherefores of our culture’s obsession with lawns, and Salt Lake City’s law that every house has to have one. His inquiry leads him from the savannas of humans’ early history to the homestead of Mormon pioneer Brigham Young to the front yards of some Salt Lake residents who […]
Lawn Outlaws
Producer Jeff Rice explores the whys and wherefores of our culture’s obsession with lawns, and Salt Lake City’s law that every house has to have one. His inquiry leads him from the savannas of humans’ early history to the homestead of Mormon pioneer Brigham Young to the front yards of some Salt Lake residents who […]