In the first two episodes of “The Age of Nature,” the successes and fragility of environmental restoration took viewers around the world.
The final episode continues that thematic exploration as it takes viewers to some of the furthest and oldest reaches of the planet.
HERE is a map of all the locations with descriptions of the segments.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2020/10/age-of-nature-great-lakes-now-hope/
Whether they’re in oceans or the Great Lakes, shipwrecks create unique ecosystems for a variety of aquatic life. They also have historical significance and provide recreational opportunities for divers, snorkelers and boaters.
Scenes of them open the PBS documentary series “The Age of Nature,” which broadcasts on PBS stations across the country in October 2020.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2020/10/shipwrecks-ecosystems-watch-party-great-lakes-now-age-of-nature/
Across the country dams are being removed, and that means big changes for those rivers and some of the communities along them. Learn more about what happens when these dams are built and what happens when they come down in this Great Lakes Now watch party.
The event was held in conjunction with the PBS documentary series “The Age of Nature,” which broadcasts on PBS stations across the country in October 2020.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2020/10/watch-party-great-lakes-now-age-of-nature/
If Episode One of the PBS series “The Age of Nature” introduced some environmental and economic successes, Episode Two shows us how fragile such efforts are.
And like last week, Great Lakes Now will bring stories, videos and watch parties to better understand what similar efforts are – and are not – happening in the Great Lakes region.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2020/10/age-of-nature-understanding-complexity-restoration-efforts/
This article is published in conjunction with PBS’s “The Age of Nature” series which begins airing on Oct. 14.
Join Great Lakes Now‘s “Watch Party: Damming Decisions – A discussion about dam removals and what they mean for the environment” on Facebook on Monday, Oct.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2020/10/when-a-dam-comes-down-removal-of-dams-allows-fish-passage-and-habitat-restoration/
The relationship between humanity and nature is the overarching theme of “The Age of Nature,” a new PBS documentary series airing over the month of October. In it, the producers seek to answer questions about what the modern issues affecting nature are and what humans are doing about them.
Throughout this month as “The Age of Nature” airs, Great Lakes Now will bring audiences stories, videos and watch parties to better understand how issues covered in “The Age of Nature” relate specifically to the Great Lakes region.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2020/10/age-of-nature-humanity-great-lakes-region/
As they traveled the globe filming the three-part “Age of Nature” documentary, the series producers knew foreboding stories and failed projects were not going to make it onto the screen.
Series Producer Verity White and her team were looking for segments — many about water — that would show successful efforts to restore natural environments and improve habitats for critters, plants and humans.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2020/10/global-good-news-age-of-nature-success-environmental-restoration/
Join Great Lakes Now‘s “Shipwrecks and ecosystems in the Great Lakes” watch party on Monday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m. EST. A maritime archaeologist with NOAA’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and a benthic ecologist with NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory will be participating in a Q&A.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2020/10/what-grows-shipwrecks-ecosystems-nuclear-testing-sites/
Four dams were built along the Boardman River in Northwest Michigan to generate hydroelectric power for Traverse City.
But by 2004 they were no longer economically viable. A decision was made to remove three of the dams and renovate the last one in downtown Traverse City.
Now the removal of the dams has changed the nature of the river and allowed native fish to return.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2020/10/damming-decisions/
Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t yet watched “The Age of Nature,” you might want to limit your clicks here.
That way when you’re viewing the stunning aerial footage of the Panama Canal and the Himalayas or getting alongside orcas, wolves and elephants, or hearing from fishermen, scientists and youth activists in the documentary, you’ll get to experience the full impact of seeing it all for the first time.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2020/10/mapping-age-of-nature-locations-pbs-documentary-great-lakes-sites/
