Ketchikan and Alaska's Panhandle Forests and Sea -
in the americas with david yetman

Tue, Sep 29 7:30 P.M. NHPBS (11.1)

Alaska's Panhandle preserves vast tracts of the planet's dwindling temperate rain forests. Ketchikan, the largest town in the panhandle, lies at the edge of these forests. It perseveres in the shadows of former robust salmon fisheries, but now attracts tourists, undeterred by incessant rains, lured by marine life, exotic forests, and the spectacular national monument known as Misty Fjords.

Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 1201

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Tue, Sep 29	7:30 P.M.	Ketchikan and Alaska's Panhandle Forests and Sea NHPBS (11.1)

About In The Americas with David Yetman:

IN THE AMERICAS WITH DAVID YETMAN takes a fresh look at the lands that make up much of the Western Hemisphere.

The 10-part series showcases the landscapes, peoples and history of the Americas - from the stories of a small village of Japanese immigrants in the Amazon to descendants of poor Italians in Chile, from Mayan temples in Guatemala to ancient fortresses in Mexico, and from the frigid, glacier-carved barrens of northern Canada to the timeless villages of the altiplano in Peru.

By raft, boat, ferry, horse and motorcycle, host David Yetman journeys to parts of Cuba mostly unknown to the outside world, the wild mountains of western Argentina, festivals in Columbia and the often ignored Great Lakes of the United States.

Along the way, he meets people from all walks of life - natives and immigrants, islanders and mainlanders, pastoralists and city-dwellers - and hears their stories.

David Yetman, longtime host of The Desert Speaks (also distributed through APT Exchange) works as a research social scientist at the Southwest Center of the University of Arizona.

Yetman is also a nationally known author of numerous books and articles and an accomplished photographer.

Watch In The Americas with David Yetman - Clips, Episodes & Previews

The Pride of Guatemala: Tikal of the Mayas

Brazil: The Diamond Range

Day of the Dead: A Mexican Celebration

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Argentina's Route 40: From the Steppes to the Lakes

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