Wildlife Episodes

Wildflowers are among the desert's greatest spectacles, but many native plants are facing mounting pressures from climate change, invasive species, and habitat loss. This episode explores the ecology of desert wildflowers, why superblooms happen, and what disappearing flowers can tell us about the health of desert ecosystems.

Cima Dome was once home to the world's largest Joshua tree forest—until the 2020 Dome Fire transformed the landscape. This episode tells the story of one of the Mojave Desert's most iconic places, the fire that changed it forever, and the surprising signs of renewal now emerging across the burned landscape. It's a story about resilience, ecological change, and hope.

The Dixie Valley toad lives in just one warm spring in Nevada, making it one of North America's rarest amphibians. This episode explores the conservation fight to protect the species from geothermal development and examines how a tiny desert toad became the center of a much larger debate about renewable energy and biodiversity.