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Sam Carter

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00:44:44

Part 1 Tijuana River, Binational Flow

The River Radius Podcast ·

2025/02/18

This episode is on site where a beautiful desert mountain river flows through an estuary and into the Pacific Ocean. Before the Tijuana River meets the ocean, it navigates through a dense urban border region with 5 million people. The outcome is a river that is carrying toxic sewage and pollution to the ocean, closing beaches and creating illness in the river and beach communities. This is the first episode in a series about this beautiful place, the epic pollution, and the incredible people who are

01:27:22

Part 2, Hurricane Helene in Appalachia, River Rescue

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2025/02/04

River runners became paramount for river rescue in many parts of Appalachia when Hurricane Helene inflated the rivers to record levels. People were stranded in buildings, bridges blew out, and houses were swept downriver. This live episode at the America Outdoors Conference hosts 3 river runners who immediately engaged in the rescue of people stranded by the floods, and, the rescue of the rivers from their own floods. They tell the stories of their work beginning at daybreak on day 1 of Hurricane

01:10:59

Part 1 Hurricane Helene in Appalachia, The Science

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2025/01/21

In September of 2024 when Hurricane Helene arrived in the mountains of North Carolina, Tennessee and South Carolina, it landed where the ground and rivers were already saturated and swollen with rain. The result was “the storm of record” taking out thousands of bridges, sending thousands of landslides down the mountains and taking human life. This episode hosts the National Weather Service and the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center to explore the storm and the river reaction, and then Dr

00:45:24

Part 2, Dr Len Necefer, 2025

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2025/01/07

Dr Len Necefer opens up 2025 for The River Radius. Len is the mind and perspective I wanted to welcome me and you both into this 6th season of The River Radius. We talk through the relationship of rivers and elections, of books for this year, the work and impact of Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, and other river and life layers. Len is the founder of Natives Outdoors, the Sonoran Avalanche Center, runs rivers, is articulate and intelligently humorous. This is the 2nd episode with Dr Len

01:13:26

Part 1, Dr Len Necefer, Living in the Soup

The River Radius Podcast ·

2024/12/30

To move from 2024 into 2025, we have one guest in two episodes for you. Our guest is Dr Len Necefer. This is the first episode. We talk through life wrapped in intellect and self facing humor, 6th grade reading levels, native art and the modern retail market, an upriver bike ride, and river runs at the northern most reaches of the North American continent. Len is the “star” of his Outside TV show where he is riding his bike up the Colorado River from Mexico to Colorado. He is the founder of Natives

00:29:53

Declaration of Rights for the Biobio River in Chile

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2024/12/26

Do rivers have rights? Should they have a set of rights that guide how they are used? In September of this year, 2024, the Biobio River in Chile was assigned a Declaration of Rights. This non binding document allows for work to be done towards making the Declaration influential and even binding at a later date. We speak with International Rivers and Malen Lebu in Chile to understand this more. SPONSORSDenver Area Nissan Dealers@nissanusaOver It Raft Covers@overitraftcoverspromo code, free shipping:

00:49:29

Darby McAdams & Her New Film, NEAR THE RIVER

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2024/12/03

Darby McAdams holds many places in the river world: kayaker, film maker & instructor of both kayaking and film work for young paddlers. In November of 2024 her new film NEAR THE RIVER went public. In this episode Darby moves through her kayak path, her film path and talks about NEAR THE RIVER and its story about the people of the Zambezi River in Africa. DARBY MCADAMSNear the River filmIGRiver Roots Film ProductionNRS Dirtbag Diaries: “Darby McAdams & the Evolution of Passion” by Chandra

00:38:49

Is Public Access to Georgia’s Rivers Disappearing?

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2024/11/12

Georgia has rivers and streams running from the mountain country of the Southern Appalachians to the Gulf of Mexico, totaling about 70,000 total miles of waterways. Whitewater and flatwater. Clear water and Black water. And a long history of publicly accessible rivers and streams. That access is being debated by the State of Georgia and bills have been proposed that would curtail access for the public. We talk with Georgia Rivers to learn more about this topic and about the public meeting and

00:43:49

Source to Sea: Maine's Sandy & Kennebec Rivers

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2024/10/24

25 years ago the Edwards Dam was removed from the Kennebec River in Maine allowing alewives and sturgeon to return to their spawning grounds in force, revitalizing the ecosystem and delighting the paddlers and local communities with the sturgeons’ explosive breaching displays. In the summer of 2024, 2 separate source to sea trips ran the lengths of the Sandy and Kennebec in Maine. Contributing host Clark Tate was part of the Sandy trip and tells the on river story of both source to sea

00:54:05

What is a River 2024: Chilcotin River Landslide, Dam...

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2024/09/25

In the summer of 2024, the Chilcotin River in British Columbia had a landslide that completely blocked the river creating a natural dam. For the next 6 days the river water backed up behind this dam until the waters finally worked over the top the of the landslide, creating a breach that would exceed the previous historical flows by 5 fold. 3 people share their experience and knowledge of the landslide in this episode.EPISODE GUESTSTŜILHQOT’IN National GovernmentJenny Philbrick, Executive

01:06:03

Bats & Rabid Misinformation in the Grand Canyon

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2024/08/20

Why have cases of reported bat encounters at the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon drastically increased in the last several years? What are the chances of contracting rabies from a bat encounter? How is the safety of helicopter crews wrapped up in the physical location of a bat encounter? What does the vaccination process look like? In this episode, we utilize the personal story of a river runner's bat bite in the Grand Canyon, the expert perspectives of 2 ecologists, a CDC rabies expert, and the

01:11:11

Sexual Harassment in River Guide Culture

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2024/07/23

Working as a commercial river guide is one of the best jobs, day after day on rivers, helping people enjoy rivers, seeing beauty, having fun, chasing adrenaline. Creating incredible friendships, some of which might last a lifetime. And there can be a dark layer. Sexual Harassment continues to percolate, as it does in many places, in the layers of river guide culture. This episode goes there and learns about sexual harassment in the river guiding culture. We talk with Dr Maria Blevins, long time

01:18:20

Part 2: Kevin Fedarko Live

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2024/06/25

SPONSORSAmerican WhitewaterinstagramfacebookAmerican RiversinstagramfacebookNRSinstagramfacebookHigh Desert Life OutdoorsinstagramfacebookFree Flow InstituteinstagramfacebookKSJD Community Radioinstagramfacebook GUESTKevin FedarkoA WALK IN THE PARKOrder the bookAudio BookTHE EMERALD MILEPete McBrideWhile Pete is not a formal guest of these episodes, he is part of the journey. Here is his work from the same journey.Book: THE COLORADO RIVER: Chasing WaterFilm: INTO THE CANYON. TWO FRIENDS. 750

01:10:54

Part 1: Kevin Fedarko Live

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2024/06/25

SPONSORSAmerican WhitewaterinstagramfacebookAmerican RiversinstagramfacebookNRSinstagramfacebookHigh Desert Life OutdoorsinstagramfacebookFree Flow InstituteinstagramfacebookKSJD Community Radioinstagramfacebook GUESTKevin FedarkoA WALK IN THE PARKOrder the bookAudio BookTHE EMERALD MILE Pete McBrideWhile Pete is not a formal guest of these episodes, he is part of the journey. Here is his work from the same journey.Book: THE COLORADO RIVER: Chasing WaterFilm: INTO THE CANYON. TWO FRIENDS. 750

01:04:27

2024 Snowpack & Riverflow

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2024/05/14

As snow is melting and running down rivers across the US, this episode talks with hydrologists at 5 regions of the National River Forecast Center to gain perspectives on how much snow and rain fell over the winter and how it will melt and what the rivers will look like this spring and summer. We focus on the Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, California, some of Nevada, and the Colorado River Basin. SPONSORSROCKY TALKIE5 Watt Radio, WaterproofDiscount Code 10% off:

01:08:20

Dam Removal Updates & Trends

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2024/04/30

Dams have been blocking rivers for decades. Is there a growing crack in the dam? This episode explores dam removal as an increasing trend. We talk with guests at the Chattooga River and Tugalo Dam, the Snake River and the Lower Snake River Dams, and the Klamath River and the active removal project there. And we look at the trends globally for dam construction and removal. SPONSORSPaddle Ways**Download the Paddle Ways app on your phone, then go to the Paddle Ways website with discount link here

01:05:01

10 Rivers for 2024

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2024/04/16

Each year American Rivers publishes a list of 10 rivers that hold great opportunity for river quality improvements. This year, in addition to covering the full list with Amy Kober of American Rivers, we talk with local experts to include the ocean surfers at the Tijuana River estuary in California, the river lovers at the Duck River in Tennessee, and the high desert river people overseeing the entire state of New Mexico. We hear about the unique rivers and the work happening to care for these

00:58:34

Part 2 The Emerald Mile...Is It Lost?

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2024/04/02

SPONSORSDown River EquipmentInstagramFacebook AED One Stop Shop discount landing page GUESTSJohn AmodioFacebookLinkedin: John Amodio Kevin FedarkoInstagramFacebook Vicki Ozaki Leonel ArguelloDave Van De Mark CONTRIBUTING HOSTSamara Rosen RESOURCESNavigating Ecological Transformation: Resist–Accept–Direct as a Path to a New Resource Management ParadigmSierra Club Oral History Project: John AmodioMore Than Luck - Vicki Oazaki, Kin to the EarthRedwood National Park Expansion, Woodstock, Earth Day,

00:53:27

Part 1 The Emerald Mile, The Forest Behind the Story

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2024/03/19

Kevin Fedarko’s book, the Emerald Mile, takes readers on the journey of the fastest ride through the Grand Canyon in a dory named the Emerald Mile. Fedarko’s book dives into the backstory of the dam, the characters, and even the record-breaking journey, and yet leaves one question remaining: what is the backstory of the dory’s namesake? In this 1st of 2 Emerald Mile episodes, the stories of Fedarko and Dave Van De Mark demonstrate the impact that words and imagery make when applied to places like

00:51:14

Atmospheric Rivers 101

The River Radius Podcast ·

2024/03/05

Atmospheric Rivers are bands of water vapor in the sky, sometimes a few thousand miles long, bringing winter moisture to the west coast of North America and delivering it all the way to the Rocky Mountains. The Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes flies research planes above these storms all winter tracking the details and forecasting the coming storm and this episode hosts their director to learn about Atmospheric Rivers. SPONSORSDown River EquipmentRaftopia 2024 Sales

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