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TERRA 518: Sealed Off!!! Part Two 18:07mins | 2009-06-27 | Produced by: Elliot Kennerson
The beach known as The Children's Pool in La Jolla, California, has been a point of pride in the town for 75 years. Today almost no one goes there to swim, not since a pod of 200 harbor seals took up residence on the sand. Should La Jolla return the beach to use by people or make it a seal preserve? Sealed Off!!! takes a quirky look at this unusual controversy through the eyes of some of the peopl...More


TERRA 517: Sealed Off!!! Part One 15:36mins | 2009-06-17 | Produced by: Elliot Kennerson
The beach known as The Children's Pool in La Jolla, California, has been a point of pride in the town for 75 years. Today almost no one goes there to swim, not since a pod of 200 harbor seals took up residence on the sand. Should La Jolla return the beach to use by people or make it a seal preserve? Sealed Off!!! takes a quirky look at this unusual controversy through the eyes of some of the peopl...More


TERRA 516: Through a Natural Lens 5:49mins | 2009-06-04 | Produced by: Russell Hawkins
Dan Hartman has been photographing wildlife in Yellowstone for over 25 years. Through a Natural Lens is an intimate portrait of this renown photographer as he takes us through a day of tracking and photographing some of the Park's most treasured wildlife. Filled with beautiful images and brilliant insights into Dan's work, this film is sure to be a treat for the shutterbug and the nature lover a...More


TERRA 515: Big Horned on Campus 9:40mins | 2009-05-24 | Produced by: Elliot Kennerson
For almost two decades, great horned owls roosted on a high building at the center of the Montana State University campus every summer. "Big Horned on Campus" documents the owls' last season on the ledges of Leon Johnson Hall, where they successfully raised a pair of chicks and became a fascination to their human neighbors. Raptor biologist Dave Willey narrates this whimsical but inform...More


TERRA 514: Life by the Tide 8:10mins | 2009-05-11 | Produced by: Cassidy, Joshua
The Pacific inter-tidal zone is a harsh but beautiful ecosystem inhabited by creatures that developed bizarre and elegant forms in order to survive. This film takes place during low tide on a foggy summer day when the sea pulls back from the land, exposing the peculiar life below. Winner of the 2009 International Wildlife Film Festival awards for Best Amateur Film and Best Music Video....More


TERRA 513: The Geology of Big Horn Canyon 0:00mins | 2009-05-03 | Produced by: Cruz, Bob
Sit back and enjoy the beauty of Big Horn Canyon National Recreation Area. Stunning landscapes and interesting facts are the highlight of this film that explains the unique geology of one of the West's most treasured monuments. ...More


TERRA 512: Les Vers de Darwin 2:50mins | 2009-04-22 | Produced by: Rex Jones
Happy Earth Day, Terra fans! Celebrate the Earth and 200 years of Charles Darwin with this unique short film about earth and Darwin....More


TERRA 511: Montana FARE 21:24mins | 2009-04-15 | Produced by: Jaime Jelenchick
How do Americans decide what food to eat? What is more important: quantity or quality, taste or price? MONTANA FARE examines contemporary food culture in rural Montana through the eyes of two women (farmer/rancher Jenny Sabo (Harrison, MT) and Native American tribal elder Minerva Allen (Lodge Pole, MT on the Ft. Belknap Res)) who try to feed their families while living 50 miles from the nearest gr...More


TERRA 510: On the Wing PART FOUR 16:36mins | 2009-04-10 | Produced by: Dan Viens
ON THE WING is a new documentary which tells the story of Portland, Oregon's Chapman Swifts. Each fall these birds roost in the chimney of a Portland elementary school and put on an amazing nightly aerial display to the delight of hundreds and thousands of observers. The event has become a cult phenomenon over the past 15 years an...More


TERRA 509: On the Wing PART THREE 13:05mins | 2009-04-03 | Produced by: Dan Viens
ON THE WING is a new documentary which tells the story of Portland, Oregon's Chapman Swifts. Each fall these birds roost in the chimney of a Portland elementary school and put on an amazing nightly aerial display to the delight of hundreds and thousands of observers. The event has become a cult phenomenon over the past 15 years an...More


TERRA 508: On the Wing PART TWO 17:32mins | 2009-03-26 | Produced by: Dan Viens
ON THE WING is a new documentary which tells the story of Portland, Oregon's Chapman Swifts. Each fall these birds roost in the chimney of a Portland elementary school and put on an amazing nightly aerial display to the delight of hundreds and thousands of observers. The event has become a cult phenomenon over the past 15 years an...More


TERRA 507: On the Wing PART ONE 20:05mins | 2009-03-20 | Produced by: Dan Viens
ON THE WING is a new documentary which tells the story of Portland, Oregon's Chapman Swifts. Each fall these birds roost in the chimney of a Portland elementary school and put on an amazing nightly aerial display to the delight of hundreds and thousands of observers. The event has become a cult phenomenon over the past 15 years an...More


TERRA 506: Virginia City Gold Mine 6:40mins | 2009-03-13 | Produced by: Pardo, Federico
After a long day of digging gold out of the ground, crushing it at the mill and refining it at the lab, Ralph Johnsrud and his miners can go back to their homes in Virginia City. Referred to by many as a ghost town, Virginia city witnessed the rise and fall of Montana's gold industry. However, in the past couple of years miners like Ralph reopened their mines, offering jobs to locals and bringing ...More


TERRA 505: Winter in Yellowstone 0:00mins | 2009-02-24 | Produced by: Geoff Stevens, Rick Smith
Over the last 30 years Tom Murphy has ventured out into Yellowstone's winterscape to experience the ecosystems harshest of seasons. In part 1 of a series on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, join Tom Murphy as he journeys into the backcountry and communicates his insight into this special time of year. Tom's winter travels have allowed him to connect to this place in a unique and deeply meanin...More


TERRA 504: Fueling the Inferno 9:15mins | 2009-02-11 | Produced by: Jensen, Brett
Nearly a century of aggressive fire suppression has left our National Forests overcrowded and disease infested, leading to historically high amounts of dead and live fuels accumulation. This paired with a recent trend of hotter and drier summers sets the stage for a surge in conflagrations so immense that more and more fire suppression efforts are proving futile. Not only does this epidemic thre...More


TERRA 503: Why Don't We Ride Zebras? 12:13mins | 2009-02-02 | Produced by: Hannah Walker
Ever wonder why we aren't all riding around on zebras? And why did only certain animals become man's hamburger, man's best friend, and man's trusty steed? Tune in and find out why our ancestors never successfully domesticated animals like the hippo, cheetah, buffalo, deer, elephant, and zebra....More


TERRA Inauguration Day Special - Grant Park, Nov. 4th 2008 0:00mins | 2009-01-20 | Produced by: Andrew Sobey, Kate Lain
On November 4th, 2008 history changed course. in one of the largest and most dramatic public gatherings to date in the US, President Barack Obama claimed a decisive victory against John McCain ushering in a new era in American politics. Two graduate students from Montana State University's MFA Program in Documentary Film were on-site in Grant Park that momentous day and produced a film that ca...More
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TERRA 502: The New World Mine 8:50mins | 2009-01-12 | Produced by: Geoff Stephens, Rick Smith
Just three miles from the northeast entrance of Yellowstone National Park, Noranda Inc. proposed to build one of North America’s largest gold mines. Cooke City residents, Jim and Heidi Barrett knew that this would irreversibly damage the Yellowstone ecosystem and the place they loved. So with the help of various non-profit organizations, including the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, they fought...More


TERRA 501: The Wyoming Range 6:14mins | 2009-01-04 | Produced by: Geoff Stephens, Rick Smith
Resource extraction is a modern day necessity, yet often in direct conflict with environmental concerns. Mike Burd knows about this conflict better than most. As both a miner and conservationist in southern Wyoming, Mike has become an outspoken critic of the oil and gas industry's exploration of the Wyoming Range. As the 5th in a series of shorts from the Greater Yellowstonte Coalition, this ep...More


TERRA 460: Living on the Edge 8:56mins | 2008-12-27 | Produced by: Katie Kassof, Heather Danskin
Erosion is a major problem afflicting Chesapeake Bay. LIVING ON THE EDGE investigates the problem through a variety of characters and stunning images. In this informative film we meet homeowners living on an eroding cliff's edge, scientists studying erosion, and landscapers doing their part to prevent soil erosion....More
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TERRA 459: The Flying Dustbin PART FOUR 10:19mins | 2008-12-21 | Produced by: Raymond Besant
THE FLYING DUSTBIN is the success story of the Fulmar, a seabird which numbers 500,000 pairs in the UK but was virtually unknown as a breeding species at the turn of the last century. The film documents the reasons for its success, but is also a warning. The Fulmar faces some very serious modern problems, 9 out of 10 Fulmars in the North Sea have plastic in their stomachs whilst global warming is ...More


TERRA 458: The Flying Dustbin PART THREE 11:39mins | 2008-12-11 | Produced by: Raymond Besant
THE FLYING DUSTBIN is the success story of the Fulmar, a seabird which numbers 500,000 pairs in the UK but was virtually unknown as a breeding species at the turn of the last century. The film documents the reasons for its success, but is also a warning. The Fulmar faces some very serious modern problems, 9 out of 10 Fulmars in the North Sea have plastic in their stomachs whilst global warming is ...More


TERRA 456: The Flying Dustbin PART TWO 12:05mins | 2008-12-05 | Produced by: Raymond Besant
The Flying Dustbin is the success story of the Fulmar, a seabird which numbers 500,000 pairs in the UK but was virtually unknown as a breeding species at the turn of the last century. The film documents the reasons for its success, but is also a warning. The Fulmar faces some very serious modern problems, 9 out of 10 Fulmars in the North Sea have plastic in their stomachs whilst global warming is ...More


TERRA 456: The Flying Dustbin PART ONE 10:57mins | 2008-11-28 | Produced by: Raymond Besant
"The Flying Dustbin" is the success story of the Fulmar, a seabird which numbers 500,000 pairs in the UK but was virtually unknown as a breeding species at the turn of the last century. The film documents the reasons for its success, but is also a warning. The Fulmar faces some very serious modern problems, 9 out of 10 Fulmars in the North Sea have plastic in their stomachs whilst global...More


TERRA 455: Rising Tide PART TWO 7:54mins | 2008-11-20 | Produced by: Stephani Gordon
How will the coral reefs, monk seals, native plants, and honeycreepers of Hawai'i deal with climate change? Local researchers working in the island chain's stunning national parks tell us their concerns for wildlife, key habitats, and cultural resources....More


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