Ken Burns' - The National Parks America's Best Idea

Obviously this is not my event, but simply a reminder to watch a very special program.
Filmed over the course of more than six years at some of nature's most spectacular locales — from Acadia to Yosemite, Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon, the Everglades of Florida to the Gates of the Arctic in Alaska — The National Parks: America's Best Idea is nonetheless a story of people: people from every conceivable background — rich and poor; famous and unknown; soldiers and scientists; natives and newcomers; idealists, artists and entrepreneurs; people who were willing to devote themselves to saving some precious portion of the land they loved, and in doing so reminded their fellow citizens of the full meaning of democracy.
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Comment by Ernie McLaney on September 28, 2009 at 11:42pm

The Mint Museum preview was great! Bill G had an impressive display there of the parks he has hiked. Ask him about it next time you see him. The series this week is great! Makes me want to read more on John Muir, not to mention hitting the road to go check these great places out myself.

Comment by Carol Buie-Jackson on September 25, 2009 at 11:51am

My DVR is programmed for this. They are also rerunning the Lewis and Clark series so I'm recording that one as well

Comment by William Gupton on August 28, 2009 at 6:00am

For those that want to attend a group preview:
The Sierra Club is partnering with WTVI, the local PBS affiliate, to host a premier event at the Mint Museum on Randolph Rd Thursday September 17th at 6pm that will feature a reception and a showing of exclusive preview footage from the acclaimed Ken Burns PBS series” The National Parks- America’s Best Idea.” The (45-minute) preview includes scenes from selected episodes of THE NATIONAL PARKS filmed in some of nature’s most spectacular locales.
For information on the series set to air on Monday September 28th visit www.pbs.org/nationalparks. Space is limited and reservations are require d. An invitation will be sent out, so if you would like to attend this event, please be sure to let us know! If you are interested, please contact Erica Geppi, Cool Cities Conservation Organizer erica.geppi@sierraclub.org or 704.343.0047.

Comment by Lynn Biasini on August 28, 2009 at 5:46am

We'll be in Hawaii (Kauai), but if we remember we'll probably be able to get it. Sounds really interesting.