from: PBS (Direct)
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Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0841887009140
Format: NTSC
Label: PBS (Direct)
Manufacturer: PBS (Direct)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: PBS (Direct)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 10, 2008
Running Time: 120 minutes
Sales Rank: 6599
Studio: PBS (Direct)
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
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On six million acres in upstate New York, the Adirondack Park is by far the largest park in the lower 48 states. Its land is divided almost evenly between protected wilderness and privately owned tracts creating a pattern of ownership that maintains a delicate relationship between progress and preservation. Through the perspectives of several characters, this program explores the history, seasonal landscape and current state of the Adirondacks.
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Rating: - Very interesting!
I watched this program on PBS and it was so good that I had to buy the DVD so I can watch it again and again. What a great program full of stunning visuals of a beautiful area of the United States.
Rating: - A Fine Balance!
On six million acres in upstate New York, the "Adirondack Park" is by far the largest park in the lower 48 states. Its land is divided almost evenly between protected wilderness and privately owned tracts creating a pattern of ownership that maintains a delicate relationship between progress and preservation. Through the perspectives of several characters, this program explores the history, seasonal landscape and current state of the Adirondacks.
Released by PBS in the late spring of 2008, this controversial documentary showed what kind of a place a six-million acre State Park was and could me in modern times. With a nearly 50-50 split of private and public ownership (it was once considered to be a National Park), the Adirondacks are shown what they are - remote yet accessible; wild and public. The documentary traces a fine balance between the publics' right to own and use the land against private owners who choose to log, develop or possibly destroy the integrity of the park's landholdings. It takes a good crew like PBS and director Tom Simon to present a fair and balanced view of this rarest of parks. With amazingly beautiful shots of mountains, lakes, rivers and streams, the film traverses across the entire park showing the immense beauty and value of such a large piece of public land within such close proximity to major metropolitan areas (New York City, Montreal, Albany, Syracuse, etc.). The cinematography is the star here with helicopter gilding shots throughout. As if to ... Read More
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