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Great Plains Region Bureau of Reclamation Podcasts deliver the latest information and interviews regarding water management direct to your computer or portable media player. |
Podcast Episodes
Episode 6: Community Involvement
Podcast Date: October 27, 2009
Running Time: 7 minutes 52 seconds
Synopsis:Reclamation is the largest wholesale water supplier and the second largest supplier of hydroelectric power in the nation...but those hundreds of federal employees are also members of their community.
From public education to stepping in to lend a hand during natural or man-made disasters, Reclamation is actively engaged in local as well as regional events and activities.
Episode 6: Community Involvement [Text Transcript]
Episode 5: Platte River Recovery Program: Past, present, future
Podcast Date: August 18, 2009
Running Time: 10 minutes 33 seconds
Synopsis: Supplying water to residents, businesses, and agriculture while protecting the environment and species diversity can be a difficult balance
to maintain.
The US Bureau of Reclamation, in partnership with a number of Federal, State and Local agencies, is taking part in an ambitious project to help threatened and
endangered species on the Platte River, which runs through portions of Wyoming, Colorado and Nebraska.
Episode 5: Platte River Recovery Program: Past, present, future [Text Transcript]
Episode 4: Be Water Smart - Not Water Short
Podcast Date: July 10, 2009
Running Time: 9 minutes 8 seconds
Synopsis:It's a simple thing we do time after time without a second thought. But the management of water is what makes civilized life possible.
In fact, water makes life possible…period. It makes up one quarter of your bones, two-thirds of your body weight and all but seventeen percent of your blood volume.
Episode 4: Be Water Smart - Not Water Short [Text Transcript]
Episode 3: Water Wise with Otto Otter
Podcast Date: May 15, 2009
Running Time: 9 minutes 36 seconds
Synopsis: For millions of visitors, spring means it's time to pack up and head for the nearest reservoir for fun and recreation on the water.
Swimming, boating, jet skiing, sailing or trying your luck with a rod and
reel are great ways to get away from it all and beat the heat all summer long.
However you mix water and fun, the most important thing is to enjoy it safely...
Episode 3: Water Wise with Otto Otter [Text Transcript]
Otto Otter: For Safe Canals (Coloring Book: in English and Spanish)
Episode 2: A Hunting We will Go
Podcast Date: April 15, 2009
Running Time: 8 minutes 40 seconds
Synopsis: Federal Public Lands in the Great Plains Region are remarkable for the many natural resources and diverse recreation opportunities they offer. Hunting & fishing is often permitted on lands and waters administered by the Bureau of Reclamation... however, specific areas may be closed to all hunting, fishing or trapping, or there may be restrictions on some species during certain times of the year.
Episode 2: A Hunting We will Go [Text Transcript]
Episode 1: Mussel Beach
Podcast Date: March 16, 2009
Running Time: 8 minutes 30 seconds
Synopsis: Quagga and zebra mussels are tiny shellfish usually no larger than your fingernail, but these invertebrates represent an insidious threat to our waterways and other vital national infrastructure. Reclamation's Great Plains Region is instrumental in the effort to fight the spread of these aquatic invaders. This audio program explores the subject of invasive species, which are responsible for millions of dollars in damage each year to water systems, infrastructure and boats.
Episode 1: Mussel Beach [Text Transcript]
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