Klobuchar Goes Green, Microplastics Lead to Macro-Problems, The Wonders of Spring Migration, and more
b'Klobuchar Goes Green / A Citizen Science BioBlitz / Beyond the Headlines / Microbeads in the Great Lakes / Microplastics Leading to Macro-Problems / A Season on the Wind: Inside the World of Spring Migration\\t\\t\\tA handy smartphone app is all that\'s needed to participate in a citizen science "bioblitz", a brief, intensive survey of biological diversity over a set area and time. This year, thousands are expected to participate in the City Nature Challenge.\\n\\nAlso, microplastics are everywhere, and sewage treatment doesn\'t remove them from the water. So they end up in lakes and streams, posing a growing threat to freshwater and saltwater ecosystems.\\n\\nAnd a veteran field guide author discusses the incredible phenomenon that happens every spring and fall, as a journey of thousands of miles begins with a single flap.\\n\\nThe wonders of migration and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'