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A Simple Question: The Story of STRAW
STRAW (Students and Teachers Restoring a Watershed) is a national model for involving students in hands-on, place-based environmental education. The films explores this innovative program that brings together students of all ages, their teachers, community groups and local land-owners to undertake habitat restoration and preserve endangered species. |
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DISCOVER HETCH HETCHY with Harrison Ford
In 1890 the Hetch Hetchy Valley was preserved as the most beautiful natural feature in the northern half of Yosemite National Park. Like its renowned twin, Yosemite Valley, Hetch Hetchy was carved by glaciers and is ringed by sheer granite cliffs and waterfalls. Tragically, this national treasure was dammed and flooded under 300 feet (100 meters) of water for use as a reservoir in 1923. Hosted and narrated by Harrison Ford. |
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FROM THE GROUND UP: Managing the Salmon River Basin
A 30-minute film that illustrates the challenges to protect one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems remaining in California. |
516 |
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Heather and Goliath
When a governmental agency decides that the Los Angeles River is not worthy of environmental protection, a biologist becomes a whistleblower, a satirical writer turns into a rebel, and together they change the course of history in a local controversy of national proportions. |
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Lake Invaders: The Fight for Lake Huron
The third largest freshwater lake on the planet has been invaded by numerous exotic species over the last century. "Lake Invaders: The Fight For Lake Huron" is a documentary which explores the threat to Lake Huron's ecosystem and the innovative solutions employed by biologists. Biologists from around the Great Lakes describe invaders such as the sea lamprey, alewife, zebra mussel, quagga mussel, goby, and killer amphipod. They describe the damage caused by these invaders and efforts to manage Lake Huron's ecosystem and multi-million dollar fisheries. The film also follows DNR biologists out on the lake for their annual survey of fish populations. The result is a mix of good news and bad news, but the main concern is preventing another wave of invasions through Great Lakes shipping channels. |
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REMAINS OF A RIVER: From Source to Sea Down the Colorado
Two friends. 113 days. 1,700 miles. One endangered river.
From October 2011 to January 2012, Will Stauffer-Norris and Zak Podmore hiked and paddled from Wyomings Wind River Mountains to Mexico following the Colorado River system from its farthest inland source to the sea, filming and narrating on the fly. The resulting film series, Remains of a River, is an unforgettable story of friendship, adventure and environmental degradation. |
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River of Renewal
Eight years in the making, River of Renewal chronicles the ongoing battle over the resources of Northern Californias and Oregons Klamath Basin. For its American Indian filmmaker, it is a journey of self-discovery as he uncovers the elemental bond between California native tribes, the river, and its most legendary denizen, the salmon. |
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Tales of the San Joaquin: A RIVER RESTORED (2011)
The San Joaquin River has been called the hardest working river in America, and at the same time, the most abused. Once the birthplace of hundreds of thousands of salmon, the river had completely dry not just once, but in two separate sections of the original river channel. After a successful twenty-year lawsuit against the federal government by a coalition of fifteen environmental and fishing organizations, the San Joaquin River has been restored. |
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The Good Fight: The Martin Litton Story
The Good Fight chronicles an extraordinary mans efforts in saving the Grand Canyon from being ruined with dams and his ongoing struggle to preserve the Giant Sequoias from the axe of the Forest Service. Martin Litton has been an active force for preservation since 1934. |
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The LAST STAND: Heroes at Ballona Wetlands
THE LAST STAND: HEROES AT BALLONA WETLANDS is an updated short dealing with the high profile preservation and development controversy in Southern California. This spirited film includes highlights from earlier versions as well as well as dramatic new footage covering the excavation of native American remains and artifacts at the development site. |
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