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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.

This American Land  
  • Safer Passage, Going for the Green, King of Camouflage
    Saturday, April 27
    4:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Recent innovations are vital to the survival of wildlife and fish as they travel in Colorado and Oregon. Greenways are valuable to urban dwellers as they enjoy nature within cities. Technology helps biologists protect a bird that's very hard to see.
  • Ropeless Fishing to Save Whales, Women Hikers Give Back, Preserving Original Homesteads
    Saturday, May 4
    4:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    A coalition endeavors to save the Right Whale while allowing fishermen to save their livelihoods. Immigrant women enjoy hiking together and working on volunteer park projects. Land owners use conservation easements to ensure that original homesteads survive.
  • Sending in the Marines, Feeding the Beach, and Trailblazing Volunteers
    Saturday, May 11
    4:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Marines and biologists join forces to give much-needed help to desert tortoises in California. An oceanside community in North Carolina finds a way to preserve its beach and its economy. Volunteers (and some llamas) come together to maintain mountain trails.
  • Friends of the Cheat River, Navajo Water, Saving the Red Wolf
    Saturday, May 18
    4:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    A citizen-led effort in West Virginia overcomes pollution from mines and restores clean water with "an open hand rather than closed fist." In the Navajo nation some homes finally get running water through an innovative program. A captive breeding program helps to save the red wolf, one of the most endangered animals.
  • Conserving Las Vegas Water, Outdoor Afro, People's Garden, Motivation in Conservation
    Saturday, May 25
    4:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    A multi-faceted effort ensures no water is wasted in Las Vegas. Host Ed Arnett talks to the founder of a group that inspires Black connections to nature. Urban gardening gains in popularity. We hear what inspires citizens to join conservation efforts.
  • Farmers Challenge Climate Change, The Salton Sea in Trouble, Songbirds Respond to Improved Habitat
    Saturday, June 1
    4:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    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.
  • Confronting Sea Level Rise, Protecting Wyoming Public Lands, Revising Forest Plans
    Saturday, June 8
    4:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Scientists and homeowners use education and innovation to tackle rising sea levels in Norfolk, Va. Teams explore wilderness areas to determine the best uses for public lands in Wyoming. In North Carolina, diverse public interests contribute to the new plan for a large national forest.
  • Oregon's Rivers, Wyoming Public Lands, Solar Power for Farms
    Saturday, June 15
    4:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    As federal authorities revise management plans for public lands in southwestern Wyoming, conservationists want to make sure they protect the area's natural and historic values. With key Oregon rivers lacking protection, a bill in Congress would designate many of them as Wild and Scenic - more mileage of such rivers than in any other state. Farmers in the Midwest are adopting solar power, covering their energy needs and increasing their bottom lines.
  • Renewable Urban Energy, Crop-Switching in the Megadrought, Highway Crossings for Wildlife
    Saturday, June 22
    4:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    In Minnesota, Rochester is on its way to achieving 100 percent renewable energy generation by 2030. Farmers in Arizona are hoping that guayule, a hardy plant that produces natural rubber, can become a profitable crop requiring far less water than alfalfa, corn or cotton. In Wyoming, new crossings for wildlife across a busy interstate highway are saving the lives of animals, drivers and passengers.
  • Long Journey for Spawning Salmon, A Wildlife Photographer's Lone Pandemic Ordeal, Restoring the Colorado Delta
    Saturday, June 29
    4:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Following the run of Chinook salmon for hundreds of miles from the Pacific to Idaho. How a determined wildlife photographer captured the salmon story during months of solitary travels along the spawning route. With authorities releasing limited water pulses upstream, conservationists and volunteers work to restore the native habitat of the Colorado Delta that has been dry for decades.
  • Outstanding Waters, Protecting the Texas Coastal Bend, Avoiding Deadly Bird Collisions
    Saturday, July 6
    4:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Under the Clean Water Act, grass-roots campaigns in New Mexico are urging state authorities to designate the Upper Pecos watershed, Upper Rio Grande, Rio Hondo and Upper Jemez River as Outstanding National Resource Waters deserving special protection. A similar campaign in Colorado succeeded in protecting Hermosa Creek and its entire drainage, the first stretch of water outside a wilderness area or national park to receive the Outstanding Waters designation. Following the catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, county authorities face the challenge of safeguarding and restoring the natural habitats of the Texas coast around the petrochemical port of Corpus Christi. In cities like Milwaukee, conservationists urge architects and developers to adopt window designs that deter birds from colliding with tall buildings, especially during migrating seasons.
  • Protecting Red Wolves, Eager Beavers, Monster Snapping Turtles
    Saturday, July 13
    4:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    In North Carolina's swampy Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, wild red wolves cling to survival as one of the most endangered animals on the planet. Conservationists track their movements and support captive breeding programs. In a look back, wildlife authorities in Idaho recall when they airlifted beavers to remote mountainous areas where they were needed to manage ecosystems. On Florida's Suwannee River, wildlife photographers follow authorities as they capture and measure giant alligator snapping turtles, gathering valuable data needed to protect the species.
  • Kalmiopsis Wilderness, Managing Farms for Bobwhite Quail, Outdoors in Colorado County, Lead Contamination
    Saturday, July 20
    4:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    In southern Oregon, a little-known wilderness called Kalmiopsis is a source of clear water for downstream communities and a core for surrounding wildlands that conservationists want to protect from logging and mining. Changes in cropland management in Kansas can make a big difference for the survival of bobwhite quail and other wild species. Gunnison County in Colorado offers stunning mountain scenery, thriving agriculture, and outdoor recreation - and residents there support more wilderness protection for public lands including wilderness and special management areas. Following lead contamination of the water supply in Flint, Michigan, scientists in North Carolina reveal another dangerous chemical making its way through water pipes to thousands of homes.
  • The Continental Divide, Escalante River, 3-D Science
    Saturday, July 27
    4:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    On the Continental Divide in Colorado's Rocky Mountains, residents support a plan to create new wilderness and wildlife conservation areas, including the nation's first national historic landscape to honor veterans of the Second World War. In southern Utah, the remote and untamed Escalante River faces a major threat from invasive plants as it winds through spectacular redrock canyons; volunteers chop their way through choking stands of Russian olive to unblock the river and keep it wild and free. A training program in Georgia educates teachers in a new approach to science teaching called 3-D Science - getting teachers and students outside to observe their own surroundings and letting kids' natural curiosity lead them to learn more.

 

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  • Sage Grouse, Curlew Grassland, Tribute to Gary Strieker
    Saturday, April 20
    4:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Protecting the sage grouse also protects one of the largest ecosystems in North America. Stream restoration work is preserving the sagebrush steppe of the Curlew National Grassland in Idaho. Gary Strieker was the founder and executive producer of This American Land. He inspired "conservation through storytelling."
  • Farmers Challenge Climate Change, The Salton Sea in Trouble, Songbirds Respond to Improved Habitat
    Sunday, March 31
    11:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    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.
  • Conserving Las Vegas Water, Outdoor Afro, People's Garden, Motivation in Conservation
    Sunday, March 24
    11:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    A multi-faceted effort ensures no water is wasted in Las Vegas. Host Ed Arnett talks to the founder of a group that inspires Black connections to nature. Urban gardening gains in popularity. We hear what inspires citizens to join conservation efforts.
  • Friends of the Cheat River, Navajo Water, Saving the Red Wolf
    Sunday, March 17
    11:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    A citizen-led effort in West Virginia overcomes pollution from mines and restores clean water with "an open hand rather than closed fist." In the Navajo nation some homes finally get running water through an innovative program. A captive breeding program helps to save the red wolf, one of the most endangered animals.
  • Sending in the Marines, Feeding the Beach, and Trailblazing Volunteers
    Sunday, March 10
    11:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Marines and biologists join forces to give much-needed help to desert tortoises in California. An oceanside community in North Carolina finds a way to preserve its beach and its economy. Volunteers (and some llamas) come together to maintain mountain trails.
  • Ropeless Fishing to Save Whales, Women Hikers Give Back, Preserving Original Homesteads
    Sunday, March 3
    11:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    A coalition endeavors to save the Right Whale while allowing fishermen to save their livelihoods. Immigrant women enjoy hiking together and working on volunteer park projects. Land owners use conservation easements to ensure that original homesteads survive.