Conserving America: The Rivers on AllMovie

The highly acclaimed PBS Conserving America four-part series provides an entertaining and inspiring look at how Americans of all ages are taking action to preserve our natural heritage. Produced in association with The National Wildlife Federation, the documentary depicts ordinary citizens working together and how they are accomplishing noble goals. Each video in the series features gorgeous footage of the landscapes and animals residents are attempting to protect. Conserving America: The Rivers confronts the fact that only 1 percent of the nation's rivers are protected by the Federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, leaving much of our waterway system vulnerable to the detrimental effects of dams, channelization and industrial development. Learn what citizens are doing along the Little Pee Dee in South Carolina, Virginia's Rappahannock and rivers in western Washington state, the Rio Grande in Texas and Maine's Penobscot. The video series also includes The Wetlands, Champions of Wildlife, and The Challenge of the Coast.