SEASON 7 OF WINDOWS TO THE WILD UNDERWAYAIRS THURSDAYS AT 8:30 PM ON NHPTV“TAGGING TUNA” "HIKING MT. MANSFIELD"Along the ridgeline of Mt. Mansfield, a trio of hikers faces inclement weather as they head for Cave of the Winds, on the next Windows to the Wild, airing Thursday, January 26th at 8:30 p.m. on New Hampshire Public Television. Willem Lange, host of WINDOWS TO THE WILD, leads the hike up Mt. Mansfield, which overlooks Stowe, Vermont. With him are Rick Paradis, director of The Natural Areas Center at the University of Vermont, and Rodney Gonyea, a viewer from Sunapee inspired by the popular NHPTV program to take up hiking after having heart valve surgery. Confronted by blowing snow and rain, will the trio make it to the Cave of the Winds near the summit? There’s adventure, stories and a history of the mountain shared along the way on “Hiking Mt. Mansfield,” the newest episode on the 7th season of WINDOWS TO THE WILD.--------Off of Chatham on Cape Cod, Lisa Densmore is trolling for enormous Atlantic bluefin tuna. On “Tagging Tuna,” the season premiere of Windows to the Wild, airing Thursday, January 19th at 8:30 p.m. on New Hampshire Public Television, she lends a hand with a catch-tag-release program administered by the National Marine Fisheries Service. The bluefin tuna, which has been overfished and whose breeding ground has been contaminated by oil spills, is considered a threatened species. These tuna spawn in the Gulf of Mexico, where they often end up as bycatch on commercial surface longlines. They’re also favored by harpooners and sport fishermen in New England. One of their primary food sources, Atlantic herring, is in decline, and their singular breeding ground was contaminated by the British Petroleum oil spill. Lisa and NHPTV videographer Steve Giordani were invited by the Pew Environment Group to join them on this expedition, where the bluefin tuna were caught, tagged and released in much the same way migratory birds are tracked. When the tagged tuna are caught, researchers can determine the range and age of a particular fish, with the hope that it will be able to successfully spawn in the Gulf and then return to New England waters. Coming up this season on WINDOWS TO THE WILD: leaf-peeping from a hot air balloon; making a New Year's Day pilgrimage to Mt. Moosilauke; catching up with Boy Scouts at Camp Carpenter; joining a LightHawk mission that's tracking black bears, and more!NHPTV’s popular, award-winning WINDOWS TO THE WILD outdoor series, hosted by Willem Lange, airs Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. As he hikes, floats, flies and fishes around New England, Willem offers insight into the history, ecology and special character of these wild places. Watch online anytime: http://video.nhptv.org/program/windows-wild/
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