Our Vanishing Wilderness

Watch the landmark documentary series to first examine environmental issues in the U.S.

Episodes

  • Prudhoe Bay or Bust!: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Prudhoe Bay or Bust!

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    Alaskan oil pipeline and its probable effects on the life of the frozen tundra
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    The Water is so Clear that a Blind Man Could See

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    Taos Indians and the way in which sound ecology is bound up in their religion.
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    The Chain of Life

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    Is the public outcry against environmental abuses bringing any results?
  • Santa Barbara: Everybody's Mistake: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Santa Barbara: Everybody's Mistake

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    Off-shore oil leak near Santa Barbara
  • Will the Gater Glades Survive?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Will the Gater Glades Survive?

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    The Florida Everglades are threatened with destruction
  • Slow Death of the Desert Water: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Slow Death of the Desert Water

    S1 Ep3 |
    man's interference of nature at Anaho Island in Pyramid Lake, Nevada
  • The Prairie Killers: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Prairie Killers

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    Ranchers continue their systematic destruction of wildlife to protect livestock.
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    Of Broccoli and Pelicans and Celery and Seals

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    Pesticides creep into nature's food chains.

About Our Vanishing Wilderness

40 years ago, a small crew of filmmakers set out to document some of the more pressing issues involving wildlife in America. The eight half-hour films, shot around the country, ended up becoming the first environmental TV series in the US.