This American Land’s inaugural season. Take a closer look at the people, places and stories featured in each season, watch full episodes, see what other viewers have to say about this special series, and find out if THIS AMERICAN LAND is airing on your local public television station.
Some natural sights in Las Vegas will make casinos look just plain dull! Bats get a bad rap in the animal kingdom, but you’ve never seen them like this! And since bats and zombies often go together: “zombie subdivisions” are threatening what were beautiful, wide open spaces in the West. Good guys in Oregon use new technology to fight outlaws committing age-old crimes. The Colorado River serves a lot of needs, and that tug of war is getting critical.
Red Rock Canyon
Cattle Rustling
Zombie Subdivisions
Batty for Bats
White Nose Syndrome
Colorado River
Dazzling natural formations below a New Mexico recreation area. Researchers use GPS technology to help endangered bighorn sheep living in very rugged terrain. Doggie detectives in Oregon help scientists save rare plants. The search for energy takes us in two directions: riskier tactics to extract fossil fuels; and a bold and promising new possibility for renewable energy. Some stunning scuba diving in possibly the last state you would ever imagine!
Snowy River Cave
Bighorn Sheep
Conservation Dogs
Mixing Oil with Water
Underwater Oklahoma
We’ll take you to Colorado, and one of the most breathtaking places you’ve probably never heard of. More than 30 years after Mt. St. Helens blew, researchers witness an amazing rebirth. High fashion took a huge toll on America’s wading birds that have now recovered to face new threats. Loggers and environmentalists reach a “timber truce” that seems to be working. And moose, bears and elk are just not the same up close as they are on TV; what’s the National Park Service doing to keep humans and wildlife superstars at a safe distance?
Gunnison Gorge
Mount St. Helen’s
Wading Birds
Timber Truce
WIldlife Brigade
