Farmers in Iowa change their methods to confront climate change, pulling carbon from the atmosphere into the ground. The largest lake in California is in rapid decline, causing the loss of wildlife and threatening human health. A program to regenerate forest is already bringing songbirds back to the woods of Pennsylvania.
Episode Duration: 26 minutes and 49 seconds
Episode Number: 1107
Sun, Dec 10 | 1:00 P.M. | Farmers Challenge Climate Change, The Salton Sea in Trouble, Songbirds Respond to Improved Habitat NH World (11.3) |
A unique series of magazine-style episodes hosted by Bruce Burkhardt, a former environmental reporter for CNN, and a fresh new talent, Caroline Raville.
Each episode will link 5 or 6 stories, sometimes in a theme, showing how conservationists, fishermen, hunters and outdoor recreationists are sharing responsibilities for protecting America's natural heritage for future generations.
The focus will be on will be on wild and beautiful places you've never heard about, and on passionate people protecting vital American landscapes, waters, and wildlife.
There's nothing quite like this on national television; THIS AMERICAN LAND will be a distinctive approach to covering serious national conservation issues.
We realize that many stations produce quality programming like this for their local markets, and we think there's a national audience for it in a series like ours.
We will showcase stories from participating affiliates, drawing attention to the special natural resources their localities and what people are doing to protect them.
Current participants are Oregon Public Broadcasting and Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Segments will also be featured from local public broadcasting programs such as Outdoor Oklahoma and Exploring North Carolina.
Each episode will also include a segment from the Science Nation series funded by the National Science Foundation.
Sun, Dec 10 | 1:00 P.M. | Farmers Challenge Climate Change, The Salton Sea in Trouble, Songbirds Respond to Improved Habitat NH World (11.3) |
Sun, Dec 17 | 1:00 P.M. | Confronting Sea Level Rise, Protecting Wyoming Public Lands, Revising Forest Plans NH World (11.3) |
Sun, Dec 24 | 1:00 P.M. | Sage Grouse, Curlew Grassland, Tribute to Gary St NH World (11.3) |
Sun, Dec 31 | 1:00 P.M. | Safer Passage, Going for the Green, King of Camouflage NH World (11.3) |
Sun, Jan 7 | 1:00 P.M. | Ropeless Fishing to Save Whales, Women Hikers Give Back, Preserving Original Homesteads NH World (11.3) |
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