Nature's Web Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• Acid Rain: Requiem or Recovery

  Acid rain affects the environment and wildlife.

• Another Side of the Forest

  Scientific experiments may help conserve Canada's forests.

• Bears and Man

  'Bears and Man' examines the bear management program at Parks Canada.

• BIOS: The Baffin Island Oil Spill Project

  Scientists study the impact of oil spills on marine life at Cape Hatt.

• Canada's Reindeer

  Chronicles 2,700 Alaskan reindeer imported to the Arctic Circle.

• A Day on the Pacific Rim

  Pacific Rim National Park.

• Elk Island

  Man-made Elk Island, near Edmonton, serves as a wildlife sanctuary.

• Energy and Matter/Still in One Piece Anyway

  Animated view of energy forms; awe and fear of energy.

• Equatorial River

  'Equatorial River' shows the forces of nature at work.

• Estuary

  The importance of an estuary.

• Estuary/A Day on the Pacific Rim

  The importance of an estuary; Pacific Rim National Park.

• The Flight of the Snows
• The Forests and Vladimir Krajina

  Botanist/teacher Dr. Vladimir Krajina campaigns for ecological reserves in British Columbia.

• Freshwater World

  Restoring and protecting freshwater ecosystems.

• Gulfstream

  The origin, nature and importance of the Gulf Stream.

• Harrison's Yukon

  Artist Ted Harrison depicts the Yukon using bold and brilliant colors.

• Images of the Wild

  Wildlife artist Robert Bateman discusses his perspective.

• The Intertidal Zone/Seaweed Walk

  'The Intertidal Zone' shows shoreline ecology; 'Seaweed Walk' examines many seaweed varieties.

• Keepers of Wildlife

  Work of the Canadian Wildlife Service.

• Land Above Trees

  Canada's alpine regions nurture a delicate plant/animal balance.

• Life on Ice

  Arctic sea life supports an intricate ecosystem.

• Lypa

  Inuit hunter-artist Lypa Pitsiulak.

• My Urban Garden

  Urbanites farm on apartment balconies and in small city lots.

• No Ordinary Highway

  The building of the TransCanada highway.

• Qimmiq: Canada's Arctic Dog

  The declining population of the Qimmiq, a purebred Eskimo dog, is revitalized.

• Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher

  Economist/technologist Fritz Schumacher on technology.

• Starlife

  'Starlife' animates the evolution of a star.

• Steam, Schemes and National Dreams

  Canada's first national park is founded at Banff in 1885.

• Sun, Wind and Wood

  An ark provides energy through natural means.

• Tara's Mulch Garden/Garden

  Garden growth phases; unusual garden shapes and activity.

• Temples of Time

  The Canadian Rockies and Garibaldi Park.

• To Sense the Wonder

  Canada's landscapes and national parks evolve.

• Tomorrow's Energy Today
• The Top Few Inches

  Overcultivation and erosion deplete soil fertility.

• The Top Few Inches/Air

  Over-cultivation and erosion deplete soil fertility; oxygen becomes scarcer.

• Triangle Island

  Triangle Island is an ecological reserve northwest of Vancouver Island.

• Vanishing Wildlands

  Protecting threatened land.

• The Vinland Mystery

  L'Anse aux Meadows is the only known Norse settlement in North America.

• Walrus Hunter

  Modern Inuit methods for tracking and killing walrus.

• Walrus Hunter/Triangle Island

  Current walrus-hunting methods; an ecological reserve.

• Water: The Hazardous Necessity

  'Water: The Hazardous Necessity' examines water-borne tropical diseases plaguing Africa.

• What on Earth!/What on Earth Are We Doing?

  The state of the Earth; Canada's use of dwindling resources.

• Where the Bay Becomes the Sea

  The Bay of Fundy is home to a complex ecosystem.

• The Wings of Time

  Museum houses dolls, dinosaur skeletons, photos, wildlife specimens.

• Wolf Pack

  The wolf excels as parent and hunter.

• Wonderland

  Agriculture; soil composition; cultivators.