Saving a Desert River, Urban Farms, Vibrating Rock Arches -
this american land

To protect one of Arizona's last perennially flowing rivers, conservationists practice smart stewardship to minimize irrigation and clear invasive plants. Taking advantage of open areas in crowded cities, urban farmers are growing healthy foods and making profits. Studying iconic sandstone arches in the Southwest, researchers learn how these formations vibrate and gather data to help understand their architectural health.

Episode Duration: 26 minutes and 47 seconds

Episode Number: 802

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About This American Land:

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.

Future Broadcast times for "This American Land": (show all)

Sun, May 5	1:00 P.M.	Confronting Sea Level Rise, Protecting Wyoming Public Lands, Revising Forest Plans NH World (11.3)
Sun, May 12	1:00 P.M.	Oregon's Rivers, Wyoming Public Lands, Solar Power for Farms NH World (11.3)
Sun, May 19	1:00 P.M.	Renewable Urban Energy, Crop-Switching in the Megadrought, Highway Crossings for Wildlife NH World (11.3)
Sun, May 26	1:00 P.M.	Long Journey for Spawning Salmon, A Wildlife Photographer's Lone Pandemic Ordeal, Restoring the Colorado Delta NH World (11.3)