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The first of an award winning two-part show on Alaska's Tongass National Forest. Part One looks at the natural history of the Tongass. (Part Two looks at the contentious legacy of logging on the Tongass.) From the script:
"Maybe it's the fluidity of this place, the way the rain softens hard edges, that gives the Tongass a knack for teaching connections: how salmon connect to trees, how trees connect to caves, how an intact, healthy ecosystem flows within itself, cycle within cycle."
The Tongass aired on Living On Earth and won first place for Broadcast Feature Reporting in 2002 from the Society of Environmental Journalists.
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The first of an award winning two-part show on Alaska's Tongass National Forest. Part One looks at the natural history of the Tongass. (Part Two looks at the contentious legacy of logging on the Tongass.) From the script: "Maybe it's the fluidity of this place, the way the rain softens hard edges, that gives the Tongass a knack for teaching connections: how salmon connect to trees, how trees connect to caves, how an intact, healthy ecosystem flows within itself, cycle within cycle." The Tongass aired on Living On Earth and won first place for Broadcast Feature Reporting in 2002 from the Society of Environmental Journalists.
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- [ ] ?Helicopter noise, boat engines, airplanes, lapping water.
13:63:17
?40 seconds Walkie Talkie
?They're getting
nervous now! Brian McNitt 59:54
?35 seconds Walkie Talkie
?I've never seen anything like this! Guy
?30 seconds
Walkie Talkie
?It's moments before the opening of the herring
fishery off Sitka, Alaska and things are a little crazy. Like
the start of some kind of aquatic demolition derby, commercial
fishing boats are all but bouncing off each other, jockeying for
position, bobbing in the icy water as their captains yell
frantic, last-minute orders. Guy
?20 seconds Walkie
Talkie
?If that's not enough, a hundred?and I'm not
exaggerating? a hundred bald eagles share the sky with spotter
planes and helicopters, all waiting for the fishi...
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Review of The Tongass National Forest Part One
Information-packed, engaging piece that makes you want to head straight for the Alaskan wilds. Alongside our host we visit fishing grounds, old-growth forests and caves and meet a variety of naturalists full of unbridled enthusiasm for the natural world. An excellent addition to any show focusing on environmental issues, it is like taking a mini aural field trip from the comfort of your own home.