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Natural Heroes
| Website: | http://www.naturalheroestv.org |
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| Next Airing: | Mon, May 21st, 2012 at 5:30 AM on UEN-TV |
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Natural Heroes focuses on people making a positive difference for the environment and enhancing the world around us. Each episode of Natural Heroes is created by different independent filmmakers, making each episode quite unique. These are diverse, inspiring stories featured within an eclectic program unlike any other.
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Eat at Bill's
The Monterey Market is a family-owned produce market phenomenon in Berkeley, CA. Market owner Bill Fujimoto's enthusiasm and experience illuminates the market's wide world of small growers and diverse customers. This single store supports many small farms and is a valentine to small enterprises everywhere. Features Alice Waters and Michael Pollan.
Next Airing: Mon, May 21st, 2012 at 5:30 AM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 6/28/2009 to 12/5/2014 -
Sea Animal Rescuers
Papa Tortuga - Fernando Manzano was just 16 years old when he found his calling. For the last 31 years, he has dedicated himself to bringing the Lora turtle back from the edge of extinction. In the small town of Tecolutla, Mexico, he has battled mother nature, natural predators and poachers. All without any outside financial support. Salton Sea Rescue Rangers - The mysterious Salton Sea is a critical stopover for the survival of millions of migrating birds. A devastating outbreak of avian botulism killed thousands of birds, including the endangered California brown pelican. The US Fish & Wildlife rangers of the Sonny Bono National Refuge now run daily airboat patrols around the Sea looking for sick birds, as early detection is essential for survival.
Next Airing: Mon, May 28th, 2012 at 5:30 AM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 7/5/2009 to 12/12/2014 -
Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
Cuba, an isolated island nation, rebuilt its quality of life following the collapse of cheap oil, supplied by the former Soviet Union. This fascinating and empowering film shows how communities pulled together, created solutions, and ultimately thrived in spite of their decreased dependence on imported energy.
Next Airing: Mon, Jun 4th, 2012 at 5:30 AM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 7/5/2009 to 12/19/2014 -
Teachings of the Tree People
"The trees were our first teachers." Nationally acclaimed artist and Skokomish tribal leader, Gerald Bruce Miller (subiyay) interpreted the sacred teachings of the natural world to anyone who wanted to learn. This gentle film documents his race against time to pass the knowledge of his ancestors on to those who would listen. Teachings of the Tree People documents traditional practices of gathering and preparing cedar bark for weaving, uses of medicinal plants, and the presentation of wild foods for the fall Ceremony of First Foods. Throughout the film Bruce delivers lessons from our first teachers, the trees. In a four-part seasonal structure, Bruce brings about a renaissance of art and culture in his homeland.
Next Airing: Mon, Jun 11th, 2012 at 5:30 AM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 7/12/2009 to 12/26/2014 -
The Sea and Me
Once Upon a Tide: A storyteller, played by Academy Award® winner Linda Hunt, speaks to us of a spell that has been cast causing everyone to forget about the importance of the ocean. One little girl, however, helps us realize how we can all break the spell to save the ocean, and ourselves. Coral Connections: Millions of people visit the Mexican Riviera Maya every year to enjoy the white beaches, the sun, and the natural beauty. Few realize the importance of the reef, and how personal choices impact the water system, reef, and the entire region. Coral Connections encourages you to become a force for positive change.
Next Airing: Mon, Jun 18th, 2012 at 5:30 AM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 7/12/2009 to 1/2/2015 -
Ray Bandar, A Life with Skulls
He's been called "Dr. Bones" and "Reptile Ray." Usually dressed in tattered field-trip clothes, Ray Bandar has been a fixture at the California Academy of Sciences and the beaches around the Bay Area for more than 50 years. A Life with Skulls is an inspiring look at the life of a man who has a special tie to the natural world. You will be motivated to go out and explore it for yourself.
Next Airing: Mon, Jun 25th, 2012 at 5:30 AM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 7/19/2009 to 1/9/2015 -
Cascade of Light
In the arctic, some adventures make the spirit dance. Discover perpetual light and the spectacle of arctic life with group of friends from an urban culture who follow a river to the Arctic Ocean. They learn that awareness, not crisis, must define our relationship with the rest of the natural world. And how the greatest journey is where the land takes us within ourselves.
Next Airing: Mon, Jul 2nd, 2012 at 5:30 AM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 7/19/2009 to 1/16/2015 -
The Story of Stuff
The Story of Stuff is a fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.
Next Airing: Mon, Jul 9th, 2012 at 5:30 AM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 7/26/2009 to 1/23/2015 -
A Simple Question: The Story of Straw
An inspiring film about Students and Teachers Restoring a Watershed (STRAW). Starting as a fourth grade class project and one child's question, "What can we do to save an endangered species?" STRAW evolved into a remarkable program that has restored over 20 miles of habitat, galvanized the local community, and led to significant educational innovation, illustrating the power of a child's curiosity and a teacher who honored it.
Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 8/9/2011 to 8/8/2014 -
Brower Youth Awards
Meet six extraordinary young people who are recognized for their outstanding activism and achievements in the fields of environmental and social justice advocacy. Earth Island Institute established the Brower Youth Awards to honor founder and legendary environmental activist, David R. Brower and to call forth a new generation of leaders. "My secret," Dave Brower has said, "is to surround myself with bright, young people, stand back, then wallow in their accomplishments."
Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 6/14/2009 to 10/31/2014 -
Global Oneness
Four inspiring short films from across the globe encourage harmony between people, and connectedness with every living thing. Oneness proposes that all beings as part of a vast family, calling us to be responsible for this family and care for the land with unconditional love and responsibility.
Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 6/21/2009 to 11/21/2014 -
Oil + Water
Two world-class kayakers navigate the longest-ever petroleum-free road trip, traveling over 21,000 miles from Alaska to Argentina in a retro-fitted Japanese fire truck named "Baby." After converting the truck's regular diesel engine to run on any kind of natural oil, the two friends journeyed for over a year through 16 countries, an endless summer adventure of paddling, driving, exploring and promoting alternative fuel sources.
Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 6/21/2009 to 11/14/2014 -
The Good Fight
Martin Litton, the "Grand Old Man of the Canyon," has long been revered as the man who prevented the dams from being built on the Colorado River that would have flooded the Grand Canyon. Even now at 92, Litton continues to run wild rivers and fly his airplane around the West to monitor the illegal cutting of cathedral groves of sequoias and other virgin forests.
Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 6/14/2009 to 11/7/2014 -
Voyage of the Vezo
The Vezo (Vay-zoo) are the coastal society of southwest Madagascar. Maro fishes the reef every day. As he begins to catch fewer and smaller fish, Maro and his young nephew question whether the Vezo's relationship with the ocean has fallen out of balance. Sailing from village to village on a personal journey with master and apprentice, Maro teaches his nephew the Vezo way. Voyage of the Vezo is a vibrant and intimate view of Vezo society, and their delicate relationship with the sea.
Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 6/28/2009 to 11/28/2014 -
Watershed Revolution
Watershed Revolution asks the question "What is a Watershed?" The answer is explored through interviews with concerned citizens working to protect and preserve southern California's Ventura River watershed while stunning high definition cinematography highlights the beauty of the river. It emphasizes the need for open space and floodplain protection, sustainable agriculture, and community awareness of our most precious resource: water.
Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 9/13/2011 to 9/12/2014