A week of TV about the Bay on MPT
Maryland Public Television is focusing on the Chesapeake Bay all week, starting tonight (April 18), with a series of documentaries and other programs delving into and soaring over North America's largest estuary.
There'll be looks at skipjacks and watermen, farmers and food, plus an aerial tour of the bay. And it'll be capped off on April 25 with a "volunteer-a-thon," encouraging viewers for a change to give of their time and energy, not just their money. With the 40th anniversary of Earth Day this week, there'll also be some other green programming sprinkled in, including a look at the life of Rachel Carson.
At MPT's Chesapeake Bay Week website, you can also share your own bay memories, pick up conservation tips and more. For the complete Chesapeake Bay Week lineup, go here.
(2002 photo of Labor Day skipjack race from Deal Island, by Doug Kapustin for The Baltimore Sun)
Comments
Thank you for bringing this to everyone's attention. The immediate need to protect the life of the Bay (what's left) and the public health of all of us living in this world renowned estuary is critical. It is so important that every individual and every business on every tributary step up an not only do your part but help someone else make a positive change. Every week should be BAY week! I hope every reader and watcher of the programs joins with me to make a difference. Little steps are no longer working, we must take big strides quickly and in many many places to be successful.
Posted by: Stan Sersen | April 18, 2010 6:49 PM