Watch these water programs
Tune into UEN-TV May 3 – May 9 for Water Wise Week, a block of water-themed programs aired in conjunction with the CI-WATER water science project.
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Sun, May 3 | Mon, May 4 | Tues, May 5 | Wed, May 6 | Thurs, May 7 | Fri, May 8 | Sat, May 9
Sunday, May 3
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| 5:30 pm |
This episode of the popular gardening show discusses water features, drought-tolerant plants and how to use pine straw for erosion control.
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Waterwise home |
Monday, May 4
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| 3:00 pm |
Is space the final frontier? Bill says no and boldly takes us were few have gone before: to the bottom of the sea.
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Oceans |
| 9:30 pm |
Scientists are working to bring solar-based water purification to the vast, 24,000-square-mile Navajo Nation, where almost forty percent of residents must travel hundreds of miles for potable water.
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Access to water |
Tuesday, May 5
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| 3:00 pm |
Bill sloshes through wetlands to show how swamps, bogs and marshes help control floods, filter water and more.
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Wetlands |
| 8:00 pm |
Two friends spend 113 days traveling 1,700 miles on one endangered river. Get to know the Colorado River system in an all new way, from Wyoming's Wind River Mountains to its outlet into the sea.
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River Systems |
| 9:00 pm |
With sound science and a bit of humor, the host explores the ecosystems of the Colorado, Big Thompson, Cache la Poudre and St. Vrain Rivers.
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River Systems |
Wednesday, May 6
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Using a model made of a tiny staircase, wind-up penguins and a bicycle tire, Bill demonstrates the phases of the water cycle: evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection.
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Water Cycle |
| 3:30 pm |
Explore the profitable side of going green with enterprising teens.
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Careers |
| 8:00 pm |
Follow a group of friends as they walk, kayak and raft the Colorado River from Rocky Mountain National Park to Lake Powell, talking with farmers, ranchers, water managers, river guides and more along the way.
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Rivers Systems |
| 8:30 pm |
For every acre of wetland lost to development, two acres must be provided to mitigate the impact. See the mitigation process in action and see nature's positive response to good site selection, design, construction and management.
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Wetlands |
| 9:00 pm |
One in eight people lack access to safe drinking water. This film documents how a community in India and an American university are working to solve the water crisis.
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Access to water |
Thursday, May 7
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| 3:00 pm |
Splash down a rapid river, explore waterfalls and dams, and discover the Grand Canyon.
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Rivers Systems |
| 8:00 pm |
Once a vibrant wetlands, the Colorado River in Northern Mexico was has been significantly altered. See what the people of this delta are doing to reconnect their river to the sea.
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Rivers Systems |
| 8:30 pm |
See water through the eyes of indigenous peoples in the Utah region through interviews, history and art.
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Water Culture |
| 9:00 pm |
American agriculture provides bounty—but at what cost to the health of our water systems? Through beautiful photography and inspiring narrative, this film explores the interrelation of farming and water, with an emphasis on positive change.
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Rivers Systems |
Friday, May 8
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| 3:00 pm |
Everyone’s favorite science teacher ponders freshwater questions like, “Where does all that water come from?”
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Freshwater Systems |
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Learn about Russia's Lake Baikal and the Great Lake System of North America, which hold most of the world’s available fresh water.
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Freshwater Systems |
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Once the largest lake west of the Mississippi, Tulare was completely dry by 1910. Learn about its history, present state and the visionary project that may change its future.
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Freshwater Systems |
| 8:30 pm |
Discover the secret life of a watershed through fire, flood and drought as this documentary reveals the truth about the Ventura River and the efforts to protect it as a source for water.
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Freshwater Systems |
Saturday, May 9
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| 8:00 pm |
We're in a water crisis. Meet the innovators seeking solutions in Philadelphia, New York, San Antonio and Portland who are borrowing strategies from nature to clean and protect water.
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Water Accesss |
| 9:00 pm |
A Lakota mother studying geology seeks the source of the water contamination that made her daughter sick, and a Lakota grandmother fights regional expansion of uranium mining.
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Water Accesss |
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