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Originally broadcast 04/30/2021  Listen to the entire episode now!

Today's Local Talk included week in the news from Ames Tribune by Dennis Hart.  Doug Harr, President of Iowa Audubon spoke about Birdathon and bird migration. More information can be found at bigbluestemaudubon.org. CARE students at Ames High, Soraya Cohen, David Lee, and Leslie Kim. Deb Schildroth, Assistant City Manager for Ames, discussed hiring of Sustainability Solutions Group to guide Ames in creating a Climate Action Plan to address mounting pressures of climate change.  More information can be found at cityofames.org.  An American Kestrel phenology rounded out the hour with co-host Mike Meetz and Pat Schlarbaum.

Originally broadcast 04/27/2021  Listen to the entire episode now!

Luke Ulricht, the proprietor of Great Planes Millwork located in Nevada, Iowa and shared with us his appreciation of this resource.

Susan Qwiasda, City of Ames Public Relations Officer and Damion Pregitzer, Traffic supervisor  discusses upcoming traffic improvement projects that use fiber optic technology to synchronize traffic signals for improved traffic flow, less vehicle idling, and lower carbon emissions. Do you have traffic signal questions? Damion has answers. And data. Lots and lots of data.

Anna, Magnusson  KHOI’s Top “Good News Banana” brightens our day.

Originally broadcast 04/26/2021  Listen to the entire episode now!

Dennis Hart gives a summary of Iowa news.

Iowa State Representative Ako Abdul-Samad from Des Moines describes the vision and feelings behind an April 22 gathering in Des Moines called a "Vigil in Support of the Central Iowa Black COmmunity to acknowledge the struggle and embrace hope" in the wake of the Derek Chauvin trial in Minneapolis. The rally was sponsored by more than 40 area organizations.

A group of people who conducted a program addressing the need to mitigate roadkill in Jefferson County, describe how they researched the viability of road bridges for animals to use, when crossing roads. Bob Ferguson and Sue DeLost of Sustainable Living Coalition in Fairfield Iowa organized the project, together with Leland Searles, Marshalltown Ecologist, from the BeWIld ReWild program of the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation. Their wildlife crossings project resulted in an analysis of most road bridges in their county and recommendations for new bridges that allow animals to cross. 

Boone resident Mark Edwards, who is one of the organizers of the BeWIld ReWild program, describes it large vision of connecting the Midwest with other parts of the country that are addressing the need for wild areas in the landscape.