Earth Notes

Earth Notes is a popular weekly radio module that I edit for KNAU/Arizona Public Radio. It explores how people, plants, and animals live in the Four Corners region of the Southwest.

Listen to Earth Notes

Listen to Earth Notes

Since 2001, Earth Notes has presented stories of people and place each week to public radio listeners in northern Arizona and New Mexico. Each week’s show is less than two minutes long, but it’s a capsule view of something that makes the Colorado Plateau region such a great place to live. You can listen to [...]

Earth Notes: Exploring the Southwest’s Canyon Country from the Airwaves

Earth Notes: Exploring the Southwest’s Canyon Country from the Airwaves

Edited by Peter Friederici A collection, published by the Grand Canyon Association, of greatest hits from KNAU’s Earth Notes show. Beautifully illustrated by Diane Iverson, and with contributions by eleven different writers. This slim volume is perfectly designed to fit into a daypack! Order it here.

Peter Friederici hiking in Glen Canyon

Peter Friederici

Peter Friederici is an award-winning freelance journalist who writes about science, nature, and the environment from his home in Arizona. His articles, essays, and books tell stories of people, places, and the links between them.

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Nature's Restoration: People and Places on the Front Lines of Conservation by Peter FriedericiNature's Restoration: People and Places on the Front Lines of Conservation
by Peter Friederici