Program 325: The Desert Wisdom of Terry Tempest Williams; Sahara by Motorbike

Naturalist Terry Tempest Williams tells us why her dedication to the rugged beauty of the Utah wilderness where she lives requires her to speak out on its behalf. Also, a tour guide from Italy describes how he gets away from it all, riding a motorbike across the vast expanses of the Sahara desert in North Africa.

• Naturalist Terry Tempest Williams, author of When Women Were Birds (Picador)
• Riccardo Panareo, tour guide based in Gradara, Italy

• Terry Tempest Williams' website is www.CoyoteClan.com
• The publisher's website for Terry Tempest Williams' book When Women Were Birds includes reviews and a short excerpt from the open to her book.
• Terry Tempest Williams says she has relied on the Peterson Field Guide to Western Birds since her grandmother introduced her to it as a guide to the outdoors in Utah.
• The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance has information about the proposed Red Rocks Wilderness Act.
• Terry mentions Wild Earth Guardians as one of the organizations trying to protect endangered species, such as prairie dogs in Utah.
• Riccardo Panareo and his wife Sabine Jacobs have contact information for personalized tours on their Traveling Friends website