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

Naturalist Terry Tempest Williams reflects on a mystery her late mother left behind, and explains her drive to speak out on behalf of the rugged Utah wilderness she calls home. Then a tour guide from Italy describes how he likes to get away from it all: on a motorbike across the vast Sahara desert.

• 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.
• 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 www.TravelingFriends.it website.
• Riccardo Panareo writes about his town in Italy, and has many other observations about life and food in Italy on his Piano-Piano website.