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America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
Understory | Can Ancient Wisdom Save the Forests?
Forests are in trouble from climate change and being harvested faster than we can replenish them. But an indigenous community in Wisconsin is setting an example for a better way and traditional knowledge could be the answer to saving our trees.
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In a state with long and icy winters, Mainers embrace the cold.
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Discover the healing power of nature in Utah.
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Discover Oregon’s wild landscapes and how they shape its outdoor culture.
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Baratunde explores how New Mexico’s deep history shapes people’s outdoor lives.
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Arkansas is on a mission to earn recognition as a wild mecca.
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Baratunde journeys down one of the last wild rivers in America, the Suwannee.
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Baratunde travels to northern Minnesota to find out what the wild means to Americans today
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On the North Carolina coast, Baratunde discovers how history shapes the outdoors.
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In Appalachia, Baratunde meets the people changing how we see and interact with nature.
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Baratunde explores his adopted hometown of LA to connect with the outdoors in a big city.
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Life on the frontier is evolving and Baratunde is in search of Idaho’s outdoor culture.
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It’s the hottest place on Earth, but Death Valley is remarkably full of life and beauty.