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The Rain We Keep

The Rain We Keep

著者： Panhandle PBS
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The aquifer is our primary source of water on the Texas High Plains, and we're draining that tank far faster than nature can refill it. By some estimates, our region and others could run out of groundwater by the end of this century. Texas Panhandle residents need only to look to the South Plains and Eastern New Mexico, on the thinning fringes of the aquifer, to see towns already challenged by declining water supplies. Some say it's not about the rain we get. It's about the rain we keep

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  • Municipal Conservation

    Municipal Conservation
    2024/11/22

    Donny Hooper, Amarillo assistant city manager and public infrastructure director, and Public Works Director Alan Harder join host Karen Welch to discuss how the city encourages water conservation. (A municipal staff reorganization in November 2024 elevated Hooper and Harder to these positions from those they held at the time of this conversation.)


    The Rain We Keep Podcast is produced by Panhandle PBS with support provided by the Tecovas Foundation and the Carol K. Engler Foundation. It is an extension of the water conservation discussion begun by a Panhandle PBS documentary series under the same title.


    Further Listening:

    - Converting lawns and gardens through xeriscaping with native plants

    - A hydroponic farm supplying vegetables to Affiliated Foods

    - The Range Amarillo and its quest to make our area a food hub


    Further learning: The Rain We Keep documentary series, PanhandlePBS.org/Rain

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    25 分
  • The Range Amarillo

    The Range Amarillo
    2024/11/22

    Host Karen Welch is joined by Matt Garner, executive director of The Range Amarillo, and Ken Rainwater, PhD, a retired Texas Tech University professor and water/environmental consultant. The conversation focuses on The Range’s plans for building Amarillo, Texas, into a food hub by

    attracting beef, dairy, crop and energy production industries. They say water scarcity and water conservation will change production across the High Plains.


    The Rain We Keep Podcast is produced by Panhandle PBS with support provided by the Tecovas Foundation and the Carol K. Engler Foundation. It is an extension of the water conservation discussion begun by a Panhandle PBS documentary series under the same title.


    Further Listening:

    - Converting lawns and gardens through xeriscaping with native plants

    - A hydroponic farm supplying vegetables to Affiliated Foods

    - What the city of Amarillo does to encourage water conservation


    Further learning: The Rain We Keep documentary series, PanhandlePBS.org/Rain

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    54 分
  • Converting Thirsty Lawns

    Converting Thirsty Lawns
    2024/11/22

    Horticulturist Kajsa Mason and grower Neal Hinders, owner of Canyon’s Edge Plants, join host Karen Welch to talk about converting thirsty lawns through xeriscaping and conserving water in the garden by using plants native to the Texas Panhandle region, which are more drought tolerant.


    The Rain We Keep Podcast is produced by Panhandle PBS with support provided by the Tecovas Foundation and the Carol K. Engler Foundation. It is an extension of the water conservation discussion begun by a Panhandle PBS documentary series under the same title.


    Further Listening:

    - The Range Amarillo and its quest to make our area a food hub

    - A hydroponic farm supplying vegetables to Affiliated Foods

    - What the city of Amarillo does to encourage water conservation


    Further learning: The Rain We Keep documentary series, PanhandlePBS.org/Rain

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    39 分
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