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TERRA 530: Shifting Sands 0:00mins | 2010-02-07 | Produced by: Sephani Gordon
The Mojave- a landscape of extreme and fragile beauty- will encounter new challenges with the coming climate change. Desert field researchers tell the story in their words and share their experiences with us. Joshua trees, Bighorn sheep, pupfish, desert springs, and even the soil crust itself face new problems....More


TERRA 529: Angels of the Forest: Silky Sifaka Lemurs of Madagascar PART TWO 15:31mins | 2010-01-05 | Produced by: Sharon Pieczenik
In this program produced by Sharon Pieczenik, Erik Patel, a PhD Candidate at Cornell University, discusses his efforts to save silky sifaka lemurs in Madagascar. Ninety-eight percent of Madagascar's mammals, including the rare silky sifaka lemurs, exist nowhere else on Earth. Because of their white fur, and their amazing ability to fly through the forest, silky sifaka lemurs are called "angel...More


TERRA 528: Angels of the Forest: Silky Sifaka Lemurs of Madagascar PART ONE 15:12mins | 2009-12-04 | Produced by: Sharon Pieczenik
In this program produced by Sharon Pieczenik, Erik Patel, a PhD Candidate at Cornell University, discusses his efforts to save silky sifaka lemurs in Madagascar. Ninety-eight percent of Madagascar’s mammals, including the rare silky sifaka lemurs, exist nowhere else on Earth. Because of their white fur, and their amazing ability to fly through the forest, silky sifaka lemurs are called ‘angels...More


ADVANCENetwork 29:07mins | 2009-11-06 | Produced by: ADVANCENetwork
The annual ADVANCEnetwork workshop highlights a broad range of issues and provides opportunities for Montana State University women faculty and researchers to meet, identify potential collaborators, and develop useful professional skills and knowledge. Each year, graduate students in Montana State's Science and Natural History Filmmaking Program attend the workshop and produce a short film that h...More
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TERRA 527: Climate Change in the Caribbean, Part Three: Taking Action 0:00mins | 2009-10-29 | Produced by: Kate Lain & Andrew Sobey
The most important thing to remember when it comes to climate change is that you can help, and there is still hope. This animated series reminds us that while the problems are dire, we have to remain hopeful, and even have a bit of fun from time to time. Produced for broadcast throughout the Caribbean, this is Part Three of a three-part PSA series/awareness campaign on climate change, its effects ...More


TERRA 526: Climate Change in the Caribbean, Part Two: Impacts 6:06mins | 2009-10-01 | Produced by: Kate Lain & Andrew Sobey
The most important thing to remember when it comes to climate change is that you can help, and there is still hope. This animated series reminds us that while the problems are dire, we have to remain hopeful, and even have a bit of fun from time to time. Produced for broadcast throughout the Caribbean, this is Part Two of a three-part PSA series/awareness campaign on climate change, its effects on...More


TERRA 525: Climate Change in the Caribbean, Part One: The Basics 5:50mins | 2009-09-30 | Produced by: Kate Lain & Andrew Sobey
The most important thing to remember when it comes to climate change is that you can help, and there is still hope. This animated series reminds us that while the problems are dire, we have to remain hopeful, and even have a bit of fun from time to time. Produced for broadcast throughout the Caribbean, this is Part One of a three-part PSA series/awareness campaign on climate change, its effects ...More


TERRA 524: The Barge That Wouldn't Budge 7:34mins | 2009-09-21 | Produced by: Ted Roach
In March 2009, a group of NOAA scientists and marine debris experts gathered on the shores the Potomac River to tackle a problem left ignored for the last 25 years. Abandoned during the construction of a local yacht club since the 1980's, a barge stuck in the mud poses potential environmental and navigational hazards. Yet, no one knows who left it, and no one has been able to remove it. NOAA ...More
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TERRA 523: Disturbance PART TWO 11:39mins | 2009-08-26 | Produced by: Jeremy Roberts
As a hybrid of natural history documentary, art film, and political commentary, this film explores the complexity of fire management and fire ecology of the Northern Rockies. Shot completely in Montana, this experimental documentary showcases extraordinary footage of black-backed woodpeckers, boreal toads, and other fire-dependent species, as well as behind-the-scenes footage of fire command camps...More
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TERRA 522: Disturbance PART ONE 9:50mins | 2009-08-13 | Produced by: Jeremy Roberts
As a hybrid of natural history documentary, art film, and political commentary, this film explores the complexity of fire management and fire ecology of the Northern Rockies. Shot completely in Montana, this experimental documentary showcases extraordinary footage of black-backed woodpeckers, boreal toads, and other fire-dependent species, as well as behind-the-scenes footage of fire command camps...More


TERRA 521: Chesapeake Gold 9:46mins | 2009-07-27 | Produced by: Ted Roach
Oysters were once capable of filtering all the water in the Chesapeke Bay in two days. Now after centuries of Oyster harvesting the bay is no longer capable of cleaning itself. A new brand of oystermen is emerging to meet the needs of the bay while also satisfying customers who are hungry for Chesapeake oysters. These Oystermen have replaced antiquated dredging techniques with aquaculture, or oyst...More


TERRA 520: Farming Forward 8:39mins | 2009-07-15 | Produced by: Danny Ledonne
The Chesapeake Bay hosts many fragile ecosystems. For year the agriculture industry has shouldered a majority of the blame for the deteriorating water quality that is destroying these precious habitats. While in the past, much of the blame was warranted due to the excessive untreated runoff, there is now a new breed of farmer that is taking there impact on the environment seriously. They are setti...More


TERRA 519: Disappearing Catch 9:45mins | 2009-07-06 | Produced by: Dustin Harrison-Atlas
For centuries the Maryland Blue Crab has defined a way of life for Chesapeake Bay Watermen. Now this resource, which was once so plentiful, is declining in numbers and is threatening a way of life that has defined the Chesapeake Bay for centuries. Can scientists and Watermen find common ground and institute sensible regulation, or is it too late to save this Disapearing Catch? ...More


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


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