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ETV Premieres New Nature Series "Expeditions"

Program Airs Sunday, Jan. 14 at 7:30 p.m.

For Immediate Release
December 14, 2006

Columbia, SC...From the winsome beauty of Lowcountry marshes to the luscious rainforests of Dominica, amazing discoveries abound as ETV kicks off the New Year with Expeditions, a new nature series that premieres Sunday, Jan. 14 at 7:30 p.m. 

Host and co-creator Patrick McMillan is joined each week by co-host Nancy Neal and a guest expert, as they take viewers on scenic outdoor adventures.  Excursions to locations in the exotic Caribbean as well as destinations closer to home provide the foundation upon which Expeditions presents informative and entertaining explanations of environmental issues.  From the Valley of Desolation in Dominica to the secret lives of bats in the Nantahala Mountains of North Carolina, this is no average walk in the woods. 

"We are very excited about premiering Expeditions in January.  ETV has a long tradition of nature programming and Expeditions is the next chapter in this impressive legacy,” says ETV President Maurice “Moss” Bresnahan.

Episode one, Shell Rings: A 4000 Year-Old Mystery, is a look at the intricate collection of shell rings along the South Carolina coast. Constructed by an ancient Native American civilization these mounds of oyster shells were once the largest man-made structures in the Western Hemisphere. This journey uncovers clues to the purpose and origins of this ecological anomaly that forever changed the Lowcountry landscape.

McMillan hopes that ETV viewers, through this series, can see the connection between man and his world.  “Virtually every drug ever developed has its origin in plants and animals. If we’re destroying natural resources faster than we can research them, we’re doing ourselves a disservice. Plus, plants and animals are just so amazing!” says McMillan.

Expeditions is a weekly series created by Clemson University Video Production Services.  Each program explores intriguing facets of nature in order to provide science-based insights for viewer explorers that promote environmental awareness and conservation practices.  The series airs Sundays at 7:30 p.m.

For more information about Expeditions, please visit the show's web site at www.clemson.edu/expeditions/

South Carolina ETV is the state's public educational broadcasting network with 11 television and eight radio transmitters, and a multi-media educational system in more than 2,500 schools, colleges, businesses and government agencies. Using television, radio and the web, SCETV's mission is to enrich lives by educating children, informing and connecting citizens, celebrating our culture and environment and instilling the joy of learning.

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For more information, contact Rob Schaller at (803) 737-6556 or rschaller@scetv.org.