
SNAP Help, Valleywise Prop 409, Desert Botanical Garden's Frame Rate Exhibition
Season 2025 Episode 218 | 28m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
SNAP resources, Prop 409 election day, DBG new exhibition
Local First Arizona and the Secretary of State's office have put together resources to help with the suspension of SNAP benefits; On Election Day, voters in Maricopa County had the opportunity to vote on a $898 million bond proposal, Proposition 409; A new exhibit captures a year of transformation across Phoenix, the Garden and the Sonoran Desert using cutting-edge 3D scanning technology.
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SNAP Help, Valleywise Prop 409, Desert Botanical Garden's Frame Rate Exhibition
Season 2025 Episode 218 | 28m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Local First Arizona and the Secretary of State's office have put together resources to help with the suspension of SNAP benefits; On Election Day, voters in Maricopa County had the opportunity to vote on a $898 million bond proposal, Proposition 409; A new exhibit captures a year of transformation across Phoenix, the Garden and the Sonoran Desert using cutting-edge 3D scanning technology.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> COMING UP NEXT ON ARIZONA HORIZON: ARIZONA'S SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE C-E-O OF "LOCAL FIRST ARIZONA" TALK ABOUT WORKING TOGETHER TO HELP SNAP-RECIPIENTS.
ALSO TONIGHT: AN UPDATE ON YESTERDAY'S PROP-409 VOTE AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR VALLEY-WISE HEALTH.
AND, A NEW MULTI-SENSORY ART- EXHIBIT IS ON DISPLAY AT THE DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN.
THOSE STORIES AND MORE, NEXT, ON ARIZONA HORIZON.
>> ARIZONA HORIZON MADE POSSIBLE BY FRIENDS OF PBS.
>>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO ARIZONA HORIZON.
I'M TED SIMONS.
CHECK OF HEADLINES: THE U.S.
SUPREME COURT TODAY CONSIDERED PRESIDENT TRUMP'S USE OF AN EMERGENCY STATUTE TO IMPOSE TARIFFS ON JUST ABOUT EVERY U.S.
TRADING PARTNER.
IT'S A MAJOR CASE WITH ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL RAMIFICATIONS.
AND IT WAS BROUGHT BY A DOZEN STATES, INCLUDING ARIZONA.
INDEED, ARIZONA AND OREGON CO-LED A SUIT THAT WAS MERGED WITH 2-OTHER CHALLENGES TO THE PRESIDENT'S ACTIONS.
STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL KRIS MAYES WAS AT THE SUPREME COURT FOR TODAY'S HEARING.
>> WE FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT THE ARGUMENTS AND QUESTIONS ASKED BY THE JUSTICES.
YOU KNOW, WE BROUGHT THIS CASE AND THIS CASE IS SO IMPORTANT.
THE MOST IMPORTANT CASE WE HAVE HEARD IN 100 YEARS.
ESPECIALLY TO OUR ECONOMY AND CONSUMERS.
BUSINESSES LARGE AND SMALL.
THAT'S WHY WE BROUGHT THIS CASE.
NUMBER ONE, THE TARIFFS ARE ILLEGAL.
THEY WERE NOT PREDICATED IN THE LAW.
THEY ARE IMPACTING THE PEOPLE OF OUR STATE.
>> AS FOR THE HEARING, KEY CONSERVATIVE JUSTICES, INCLUDING AMY CONEY BARRETT AND NEIL GORSUCH, APPEARED SKEPTICAL OF THE PRESIDENT'S USE OF EMERGENCY POWER TO IMPOSE TARIFFS.
THE PRESIDENT HAS CALLED THE CASE A, QUOTE, "LIFE OR DEATH" MOMENT FOR THE COUNTRY.
PROGRAMMING NOTE: ATTORNEY GENERAL MAYES WILL JOIN US TOMORROW, HERE, ON ARIZONA HORIZON.
MORE HEADLINE: YESTERDAY'S WINS AROUND THE COUNTRY FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES IN HIGH- PROFILE RACES CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF ARIZONA SENATOR, DEMOCRAT, RUBEN GALLEGO, WHO TALKED TO CNN ABOUT THE "LATINO" VOTE.
>> THEY WERE YOU CANNING ABOUT PROMISES BROKEN.
THEY THOUGHT THAT DONALD TRUMP WOULD KEEP HIS PROMISE.
THEY WERE TOLD THEY'D GO AFTER CRIMINALS.
NOT THE FATHERS AND MOTHERS OF U.S.
VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF YOU'RE COMMUNITY.
THEY WOULD GO AFTER CRIMINALS.
THEY ARE USING RACIAL PROFILING.
IF YOU LOOK LATINO OR WORK AT A WORKING-CLASS JOB, WE GIVE AN UPRISE TO PEOPLE TO QUESTION AND DETAIN YOU.
THE COST OF LIVING IS SO HIGH.
THEY WILL PUSH BACK AND THAT'S WHAT YOU SAW HAPPEN.
>> THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN CONTINUES TO PUT "SNAP," THE FEDERAL FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, IN QUESTION.
AND THAT'S RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE CONCERN AMONG THOSE WHO DEPEND ON THE PROGRAM.
ARIZONA'S SECRETARY OF STATE AND "LOCAL FIRST ARIZONA" ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO PROVIDE A RESOURCE FOR THOSE IMPACTED.JOINING US NOW IS ARIZONA SECRETARY OF STATE, ADRIAN FONTES.AND WE ALSO WELCOME KIMBER LANNING, FOUNDER AND C-E-O OF LOCAL FIRST ARIZONA.
GOOD TO HAVE YOU FIRST.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
>> WHAT'S THE LATEST STATUS ON SNAP.
WHERE ARE WE NOW.
>> THE SHUTDOWN HAS BEEN GOING ON SOMETIME.
SNAP RECIPIENTS STOPPED RECEIVING RESOURCES ON THE FIRST.
JUST A FEW DAYS AGO.
THE PRESIDENT INDICATED, EVEN THOUGH THEY SAID YOU MUST PUT THE MONEY BACK WHERE THEY BELONG INDICATED HE DIDN'T WANT TO UNTIL THE SHUTDOWN IS OVER.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAID, WE'LL DO THE APPROPRIATE THING WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN.
WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ARIZONANS.
>> I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT WHERE WE STAND.
SOUNDS LIKE IT'S IN LIMBO.
>> IT IS.
WE DON'T SIT AROUND AND WAIT FOR THEM TO SOLVE IT.
THIS IS A WASHINGTON PROBLEM THAT'S IMPACTING ARIZONA.
WE WILL FIND SOLUTIONS.
>> KIMBER, LET'S TALK ABOUT ARIZONA SNAP.
WHAT IS THE PROGRAM?
>> ITSELF OFFERS SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES THAT NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE MONTH.
SO, THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO BENEFIT FROM SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
WE SEE A GOOD NUMBER OF BUSINESSES STEPPING UP TO DO FOOD DRIVES AND MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THE FOOD AND NUTRITION THEY NEED.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SCHOOL KIDS AND SENIORS.
DIANNE SPECIALIZES IN VETERANS.
THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FOOD.
>> WHAT EXACTLY IS HAPPENING.
THERE IS A LIST AND EVERYTHING.
>> AT LOCALFIRSTAZ.COM.
YOU WILL SEE A RESOURCE THAT'S STATEWIDE.
HELPING PEOPLE CONNECT TO FOOD PANTRIES OR DISTRIBUTION CENTERS IN ADDITION TO YOUR FOOD PANTRY THERE IS A GROWING LIST OF PEOPLE DOING FOOD DRIVES AND MAKING THAT FOOD AVAILABLE.
ALSO A GOOD NUMBER OF RESTAURANTS TAKING DONATIONS TO PROVIDE FREE MEALS.
A DUMPING SHOP AND BAKERIES DOING STUFF.
MANY ARE OFFERING FREE MEALS TO THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT.
AND WOULD SUPPLEMENT WITH SNAP.
>> IT'S IMPORTANT STATE GOVERNMENT BE INVOLVED SOMEHOW.
THIS IS WHERE WE ORGANIZE FOLKS.
SUPER EXCITED TO HAVE PARTNERS LIKE THIS.
THEY ARE DOING WHAT'S NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THOSE FOLKS IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
THE MOST CRITICAL THING IS THE UPLIFTING OF THE COMMUNITY.
THEY'D LIKE TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND THE CIRCUMSTANCE THEY FIND THEMSELF HERE.
WE KNOW THERE ARE FOLKS ACROSS ARIZONA THAT WANT TO HELP THESE FOLKS.
BEING IN THE COORDINATING SPACE SO WE CAN GET THAT ENERGY OUT THERE IN A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN FIND IT AND UTILIZE IT.
>> LET'S ADD LOCAL BUSINESSES.
THIS SOUNDS INTERESTING.
I'D LIKE TO HELP.
>> REACH OUT, WE'LL ADD YOU TO THE LIST.
YOU CAN PUT A CALL-OUT THROUGH YOUR OWN SOCIAL MEDIA.
WE WILL AMPLIFY THAT TO HELP START YOUR OWN FOOD DRIVE IF YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE FREE MEALS.
WE WILL MARKET THAT.
>> IS THERE AN ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT.
IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING LET US KNOW.
>> ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESS.
>> IT'S UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE THIS VERY WELL ORGANIZED SPACE THROUGH THE SNAP PROGRAM.
IT MIGHT SOUND DISORGANIZED.
THEY WANT TO HELP.
WE ARE TRYING TO DO WHAT WE CAN IN DIFFERENT SPACES.
MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS DON'T -- THEY ARE EXPERIENCING HUNGER.
>> IF I HAVE THE BUSINESS AND I'D LIKE TO HELP COME TO MY BUSINESS.
THE FOOD BANKS ARE IN INVOLVED, HOW DOES THIS WORK?
>> THEY ARE INVOLVED THEY ARE SASHING FROM A NUMBER OF PLACES.
>> SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS CREATED ON THE GO.
>> IT IS.
SOME OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS.
THEY WERE INVENTIVE AND WANT TO HELP.
WE ARE DOING WHAT WE CAN OVER ON OUR WEBSITE DONATE TO FOOD PANTRIES.
HELP COORDINATE.
QUESTION WON'T WAIT FOR WASHINGTON D.C.
WE WILL LET THE POLITICS BE THE POLITICS.
WE WANT PEOPLE TO HELP PEOPLE.
>> AGAIN, THE WEBSITE WHERE ANYONE IS INTERESTED.
>> LOCALFIRSTAZ.COM/ NEWS.
>> THANK YOU BOTH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>> YESTERDAY'S MARICOPA COUNTY VOTE ON PROP-409 CALLED FOR A NEARLY 900-MILLION DOLLAR BOND FOR VALLEY- WISE HEALTH TO EXPAND ITS HOSPITAL AND ITS RESOURCES.
AT LAST CHECK, THE PROPOSITION WAS PASSING, BUT JUST BARELY, WITH A 10-THOUSAND, 9- HUNDRED JOINING US NOW IS STEVE PURVES, PRESIDENT AND C-E-O OF VALLEYWISE HEALTH.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE MARGIN.
ARE WE OUT OF WATER YET?
>> WE ARE CONFIDENT PEOPLE STAND.
WE WILL FIND OUT TOMORROW.
>> WHY DO YOU THINK VOTERS SO FAR, IT'S A SMALL MARGIN.
WHY DO YOU THINK THEY WENT FOR IT?
>> I THINK THE MORE YOU HEAR ABOUT OUR MISSION, THE MORE YOU SUPPORT IT.
AWARENESS IS A FACTOR IN A LARGE COUNTY LIKE THIS.
WITH THE TURNOUT.
IT WAS 22% OF THE POPULATION FOR A BOND MEASURE LIKE THIS.
SO, HOW WE DO IT.
>> IF THE MARGIN HOLDS, WHAT DOES IT MEAN.
>> IT MEANS WE WILL REALIZE THE NEXT PHRASE OF THE MASTER PLAN BASED ON COMMUNITY NEED.
ESPECIALLY ESSENTIAL SERVICES LIKE BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE.
WE WERE ACHIEVING 2028 ESTIMATED VOLUMES THE DAY WE OPENED THE MEDICAL CENTER.
THIS IS THE NEXT ITERATION KEEPING UP WITH THE DEMAND FOR SERVICES.
>> REPLACING THE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL, CONSTRUCTION OF A $220 MILLION NEW FACILITY.
HUH,.
>> YES, SIR.
>> WE HAVE AN OLD FACILITY ON OUR CAMPUS THAT'S NOT IN KEEPING WITH THE STANDARDS OF CARE.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO REPLACE THAT FACILITY WITH A 200 FACILITY AND 100 NEW BEDS FOR US TO HELP WITH THAT DEMAND IN THE COUNTY.
>> $500 MILLION FOR OUTPATIENT HEALTH FACILITIES.
TALK ABOUT THAT.
>> WE HAVE OUTDATED FACILITIES WE NEED TO FINISH BUILDING OUT.
>> THE PROGRAM BY ANY STRETCH OUTDATED.
THIS WILL BE A FACILITY THAT REALLY BRINGS AND DIGNITY TO PATIENTS.
>> WE ARE TALKING NAY BOD HOAR CLINICS.
>> THEY ARE THERE FOR VENERABLE POPULATIONS.
>> THE CLINIC IS IN THE WORKS IF IT PASSES?
>> CORRECT.
THAT'S THE OUTPATIENT FACILITY WE HAVE ON THE MAIN CAMPUS THAT SEES ALL KINDS OF ILLNESSES AND NORMALITIES FOR SPECIALITY CARE.
THAT FACILITY DOESN'T WORK ANY MORE WITH THE VOLUME OF PATIENTS THAT WE ARE SEEING.
SO, AFTER WE CLEAR OFF OUR CAMPUS SPACE TO LOCATE A NEW COMPREHENSIVE CENTER.
>> ALSO A NEW SURGERY SEASON TER.
>> WE WANT TO KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND.
THERE ARE MANY CASES NOT THAT APPROPRIATE FOR THE IN PATIENT SETTING.
BRINGING MORE CONVENANCE TO PATIENTS.
>> WITH ALL OF THIS, THE MONEY WOULD HELP TO EXPAND THE MAIN FACILITY.
>> YES, AS I SAID, WE WERE ACHIEVING RECORD DEMAND IN THE NEW HOSPITAL THE DAY WE OPENED.
SO, OUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VOLUME AND THE BACK-UP OF PATIENTS WE SEE, REQUIRES THAT WE ADD OBSERVATION BEDS OFF-LOADING THEM TO OTHER PLACES.
WE HAVE A TENTH FLOOR THAT WE PLAN TO BILL OUT TO ACCOMMODATE THE IN PATIENT DEMAND WE ARE SEEING.
>> INTERESTING.
I KNOW PEOPLE ARE WATCHING RIGHT NOW.
WE MENTIONED THIS ON THE SAYER.
IT'S A $29 TAX.
A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS IN COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.
THEY SAY, WAIT A MINUTE.
WHY AM I PAYING FOR A HOSPITAL.
>> RIGHT, WE HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 150 YEARS.
WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A PUBLIC SAFETY NET SYSTEM AND TEACHING HOSPITAL.
AS YOU CAN IMAGE MANY OF WHICH ARE UNINSURED AND HIGH PERCENTAGE ON MEDICAID.
SO, EVERY VIBRANT EXUBERANT HAS A STRONG HOSPITAL SYSTEM TO FULL SILL THE MISSION.
SO, WE PLACE FACILITIES IN AREAS THAT NEED CARE TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO EVERYBODY.
>> THIS IS FROM OTHER HOSPITALS THAT PEOPLE MIGHT BE MORE FAMILIAR WITH.
>> THE ONLY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN THE COUNTY.
WE HAVE DONE THINGS BY OURSELVES IN THE COUNTY.
WE HAVE ALWAYS RELIED ON THE GENEROSITY OF THE PUBLIC.
WE ARE SO PLEASED THAT THE VOTERS STEPPED-UP TO THE PLATE AND CAME OUT TO SUPPORT US.
>> IT'S STILL A SMALL MARGIN.
THOSE AGAINST IT SAID SUBSIDIZING CARE FOR UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE, THAT WAS THE TONE.
HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THAT?
>> YOU KNOW, THERE IS A LOT OF CONFUSION AROUND THAT ISSUE.
IN THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION, FEDERAL LAW WAS PASSED.
THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL FACILITY REQUIRING EVERY SINGLE HOSPITAL IF YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO TREAT REGARDLESS OF WHO.
TREAT THEM IN YOU ARE CAPABLE.
IT'S NOT, BY THE WAY UNDOCUMENTED INDIVIDUALS DON'T QUALIFY FOR MEDICAID.
WE ARE NOT PAYING OR SUBSIDIZING THEIR CARE.
IT'S AN UNFUNDED MANDATE, LAST QUESTION HERE.
OKAY, IT PASSES.
HOW SOON DO SHOVELS START MOVING DIRT?
>> ASSUMING IT PASSES WE WILL START THE PROCESS RIGHT AWAY.
THAT WILL TAKE A WHILE.
I'D SAY, A FEW YEARS BEFORE WE REALLY GO WITH THE BID PROCESS AND SELECTION WITH THE TEAM AND GOING WITH CONSTRUCTION.
>> IT'S A LONG-TERM PROCESS.
>> YES, SIR.
>> THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> THE DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN IS PRESENTING A NEW MULTI-SENSORY ART EXHIBIT.
THE DISPLAY FEATURES VARIOUS VIDEO INSTALLATIONS THAT CHRONICLE A YEAR'S WORTH OF TRANSFORMATION ACROSS THE SONORAN DESERT AND THE GARDEN ITSELF.
LAURA BEST IS THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EXHIBITS AT DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN.
THIS IS CALL FRAME RATE DESERT PULSE.
>> IT'S NEW AND EXCITING AND SPECIAL EXHIBIT.
>> FROM SO MANY OTHER THAT HAVE COME TO THE BOTANICAL GARDEN.
IT WAS CREATED OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS.
ALL AROUND THE VALLEY.
DIFFERENT POINTS IN THE DESERT.
THE ARTIST TURNED THAT INTO INCREDIBLE ART INSTALLATIONS.
>> YOU MENTIONED 3-D SCANNING.
I HAVE BEEN OUT THERE.
>> THAYER WERE 3-D SCANS.
>> THEY ARE CREATED FROM SCANS.
THIS IS THEIR MEDIUM.
IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THOSE SCANS IT'S ON OUR PHONES AND TOP OF CARS.
IT PUTS OUT MILLIONS OF POINTS OF LIGHT.
THEY HARNESSED THIS.
USED IN DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS.
ITSELF'S WHAT THEY THINK IS THE FUTURE OF PHOTOGRAPHY.
WHAT IT ALLOWS FOR IS AN INCREDIBLE DETAIL TO DO THAT EVERYDAY OVER 365 DAYS.
WE ARE ABLE TO SHOW CHANGE AND TRANSFERMATION IN A WAY NO ONE OBSERVED IT BEFORE.
>> HOW LONG DOES IT SHOW?
IF ITSELF TAKES THREE YEARS OR ONE YEAR.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO DISPLAY.
>> ONE SECOND IS 25 DAYS.
>> WOW.
>> SO, IT'S REALLY INCREDIBLE.
YOU CAN SEE SOMETHING LIKE CACTUSES AND FLOWERS AND THE ENTIRE NATURAL PROCESS.
WE ARE MOVING AND DANCING.
>> YEAH, WE GO FROM A MICROLEVEL TO A MACROLEVEL.
YOU WILL SEE THE LANDSCAPE THAT OCCURRED BECAUSE OF CLIMATE.
ALSO MANNED MADE LANDSCAPE.
HOW WE LEAVE OUR MARK ON THE DESERT.
>> CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.
WE WERE FOCUSED ON THE OTHER ACTIVITIES.
I HEARD MOUSSE IG AND SOME SORT OF SOUND.
>> THERE IS AN ORIGINAL STORY.
THERE ARE FOUR ARTWORKS IN ONE AND ONE IMMERSIVE INDOOR SPACE.
THEY COLLABORATE THEY HAVE A NUMBER OF METHODS.
>> SOUNDS OF NATURE FROM THE GARDEN.
>> HOW LONG DID IT TAKE.
>> IT'S THE CRITERIA.
SO, THEY WERE TIPPED OFF TO US.
WE WERE TOLD TO TAKE THEM TO SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST.
THAT'S HOW LONG AGO WE STARTED THE PROCESS.
>> THE ARTIST TO CREATE SOMETHING SPECIAL.
>> HOW DISYOU FIGURE OUT WHERE TO PLACE THE SCREENS?
THERE ARE FIVE OF THEM CORRECT?
>> YES.
>> THEY ARE IN CERTAIN SPOTS, HOW DID YOU FIGURE THAT OUT?
>> THEY ARE THOUGHTFULLY PLACED.
FOR EXAMPLE WHEN YOU ENTER THE GARDEN.
YOU SEE TWO SCREENS.
THEY ARE REFLECTING A YEAR'S WORTH OF TRANSFORMATION GROWTH.
YOU ARE LOOKING AT QUICK REPAIR OF A CACTUS IN FRONT OF YOU.
THE ONES YOU SEE THAT ARE LIVING ARE THE ONES ON THE SCREEN THAT GO THROUGH AN ENTIRE SEASON OF CHANGE AND GROWTH.
THE NEW PADS THAT FORM.
THE FRAUERS AND FRUIT FORMING.
IT'S INCREDIBLE.
>> THE MESSAGE IS WHAT?
RESILIENCE, THE BEAUTY OF THE DESERT?
WHAT?
>> A BIG UNDERLINED THEME IS THE DESERT IS ALIVE AND THRIVING.
WE LIVE-IN ONE OF THE MOST DESERTED DESERTS IN THE WORLD.
A LOT OF LOCALS KNOW DIFFERENT BUT EASY TO SEE A BARE IN PLACE WHERE WE HAVE 2,000 THRIVING DESERT SPECIES HERE.
THERE IS SO MUCH LIFE IN THE DESERT.
>> HOW DID YOU FIGURE OUT WHERE TO GO AND LOCATION TO SHOOT.
>> IT TOOK A LOT OF PLANNING.
>> IT'S VERY EXCITING.
>> WE ARE DOING IMPORTANT WORK.
>> WHAT AREAS WILL SHOW IS INTERESTING TRANSFORMATION AND GROWTH.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE.
OF THEY HELP DECIDE THESE LOCATIONS.
A WIDE VARIETY OF THEM AND THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE DATA GLEAMED.
>> SOME GO TO THE BOTANICAL GARDENS TO GETAWAY FROM MOIST AND VIDEOS AND PICTURES WAS THAT A THOUGHT OR CONCERN.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
IT COULD SEEM COUNTER INTUITIVE.
THE MARRIAGE OF ART, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY TOGETHER, THIS ALLOWS YOU TO EXPERIENCE NATURE AT THE GARDEN AND SEE IT IN A NEW PROSPECTIVE.
>> IT EKE TAKING US OUT OF THE FISHBOWL WE THINK WE KNOW.
I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THE CHANGE IN TIME AND PACE OF THE GROWTH.
>> I BET AT NIGHT IT'S GORGEOUS.
>> IT'S A DAY AND NIGHT EXPERIENCE.
IT'S REALLY SPECIAL AT NIGHT.
>> IT RUNS THROUGH MAY 10th.
>> CORRECTED.
>> IT'S RUNNING RIGHT NOW.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
AGAIN THIS IS CALLED FRAME RATE DESERT PULSE.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING.
>> I APPRECIATE YOU.
>> I'M TED SIMONS.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
HAVE A GREAT

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