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“Expeditions” Takes South Carolinians on Odyssey through Nature

New Season Begins Sunday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m.

For Immediate Release
February 20, 2008

Columbia, SC...ETV kicks off another adventuresome season with Expeditions on Sunday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. as Patrick McMillan takes viewers through swampland and deserts alike, revealing the curious wonders of nature. 

Crisscrossing the nation with excursions to captivating destinations like wildlife-rich Spring Island in Beaufort County and the “wildflower paradise” at Stevens Creek in McCormick County to the acrid climate of Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California, every episode offers viewers an escape into a world that promises to fascinate nature lovers of all ages.

Episode one, Darters & Dace - Jewels of Our Mountain Streams, journeys across the Catawba, Watauga, and New River Watersheds in search of darters and dace, the brilliantly colored little fishes who resiliently live under the surface of the water right here in South Carolina.  McMillan and aquatic expert Jeff Smith go in search of these splendid little gems who few folks know exist, yet are amazingly well-adapted to South Carolina mountain streams.

Other episodes take viewers inside equally magnificent Palmetto State treasures such as the 2100-acre Hitchcock Woods preserve in Aiken County, and the Southern Appalachian Mountain Bogs of Pickens County, with its endangered, yet rarely seen bog turtle because it spends most of its life underground.

Below is the schedule for season two of Expeditions.

• March 23 - Darters & Dace - Jewels of Our Mountain Streams
• March 30 - Hitchcock Woods - Canyons and Rivers of Sand
• April 6 - California’s Deserts - Coping with Climate Change
• April 13 - California’s White Mountains - Ancient History and the Future
• April 20 - Gooseberries & Shooting Stars - Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
• April 27 - Mountain Bogs Pt. 1 - Origin of a Natural Treasure
• May 4 - Mountain Bogs Pt. 2 - On the Verge of Vanishing
• May 11 - Carolina Bays - Geologic Mysteries and Natural Wonders
• May 18 - Spring Island - Spring Island’s Model Community
• May 25 - Lowcountry Character - Preserving Spring Island

Then on Thursday, Mar. 27 at 9 p.m., ETV presents Tide of Change, a special one-hour documentary, hosted by Patrick McMillan that examines the causes and consequences of massive development, particularly on South Carolina coasts and waterways. 

Expeditions is a weekly series created by Clemson University Video Production Services.

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.