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1) Expeditions with Patrick McMillan - Season 3: The Longleaf Empire - Appalachicola National Forest
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Expeditions with Patrick McMillan volume 12
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The once vast Longleaf Pine woodlands once dominated the South with their green, open and grassy expanses. Today this is one of the rarest habitats on the planet reduced to just two percent of its historic extent. Join Patrick as he explores a land filled with some of the strangest plants and animals anywhere in the Appalchicola National Forest, a land kissed by fire.
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Expeditions with Patrick McMillan volume 4
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English
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Like it or not, change has come to the Arctic. Join Patrick as he explores the dramatic changes happening today in this frozen tundra and how they might impact our everyday lives.
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Expeditions with Patrick McMillan volume 3
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This is a very special bit of land, it is a destination for millions…of visiting animals! Dolphins, sea turtles, Seabirds, shorebirds, even Piping Plovers, Curlew and Red Knots use this place. Most stay for part of the year and then move on to other lands but without this place of refuge they may not survive. This is a place where humans are only visitors too. Join Patrick as he explores Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge a safe Harbor for visitors...
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Expeditions with Patrick McMillan volume 10
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English
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How important is your suburban woodland or even your backyard to the ecology of the continent and the globe? The Clemson Experimental Forest is over 17,000 acres of woodland and pastoral agricultural land surrounded by a suburban and agricultural landscape in the piedmont of South Carolina. It doesn't boast lofty summits, towering waterfalls or rushing rivers but it does contain a world-class diversity of plants and animals that is difficult to surpass...
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Expeditions with Patrick McMillan volume 5
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English
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It was rice that built wealth in South Carolina - vast project of converting swamps to fields that was abandoned in the early 20th century. These fields have reverted to one of the most spectacular natural treasures in the South - havens for wildlife and wildflowers. Sometimes man's alterations can have positive consequences.
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Expeditions with Patrick McMillan volume 8
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English
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The Southern Blue Ridge escarpment in South Carolina is often overlooked for the loftier peaks of the Appalachian spine but they are the diverse and resilient center of the eastern Deciduous forest. Join Patrick for an unforgettable journey through the "Blue Wall" of South Carolina.
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Expeditions with Patrick McMillan volume 11
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English
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Imagine 30 million Bison sharing the plains with humans. In only a decade, these massive herds were all but extinguished. We look back at the actions of the people who lived in America in the 19th century in disbelief; how could they do that? Today Prairie Dogs, Black-footed Ferrets and Kit Foxes are the endangered species living on the plains of the American West. Join Patrick as he journeys into the prairie with researchers who are trying to change...
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Expeditions with Patrick McMillan volume 12
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English
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Table Rock is one of the most recognizable and most visited landmarks in the southern Blue Ridge. The rugged cliffs here would seem to expose most of the nature of this place, but if you're willing to venture a little farther afield on trails that are less travelled, you'll find that there is more here than meets the eye. Join Patrick as he traverses rock outcrops in search of 10,000-year-old Native American petroglyphs, explores one of the world's...
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Expeditions with Patrick McMillan volume 10
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English
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The state of Nebraska is the heart of the Great Plains, the heartland of the North American continent that is tied to every corner and every life. Join Patrick on an unforgettable voyage of discovery through this immense sea of grass as he explores the ever-changing tapestry of the Great Plains.
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Expeditions with Patrick McMillan volume 2
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English
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Belize is the smallest country in Central America both in size and population. Nearly 75% of the forests here still stand. But this place has been impacted by man for thousands of years and despite that it still harbors incredible diversity. 1200 years ago, there may have been over 3 million people in Belize, today there are only slightly over 300,000. The wildlife managed to survive and many of the species have a seldom noticed connection to man....
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Expeditions with Patrick McMillan volume 6
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English
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When you think of southern Arizona you probably don't think about prairies, moist Sycamore and maple forests, or lush oak and pine forests, but they are a huge part of southern Arizona. Join Patrick as he explores the unexpected and unusual diversity found in Arizona's sky islands.
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Expeditions with Patrick McMillan volume 4
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English
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The Ivorybill Woodpecker is a legend in the Southern swamps, but for years, it was thought to be only that, a legend. Recently a small glimmer of hope has emerged to suggest that the largest woodpecker in North America might still haunt the floodplain forests of the South. Join Patrick as he explores the wild bottomland forests in a quest to find evidence of the "Lord God Bird," the Ivorybill.
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Expeditions with Patrick McMillan volume 2
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English
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Condors, Elephant Seals, Sea Otters and Elk - mankind always seems to step in at the very last minute to save a species, to make a change. Join Patrick as he explores some of the most compelling stories of survival on the California coast.
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Expeditions with Patrick McMillan volume 1
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English
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There are very few places that we think of as more inhospitable than a hot humid tropical forest, but they are incredibly intriguing, especially this one. This forest is not only diverse but you can see animals such as Ocellated Turkeys, Spider Monkeys, Yucatan Black Howlers and a diversity of tropical birds much easier than you can in much of the remaining forest in Central America and this forest has a history unlike any other. Join Patrick as he...
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Expeditions with Patrick McMillan volume 12
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English
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Few places can inspire a naturalist as much as Roan Mountain, located on the border of Tennessee and North Carolina. This is one of North America's greatest and most beautiful natural areas. The crown jewels of this highland are its grassy balds, vast treeless grasslands that are reminiscent of prairies. They shelter many rare and endangered species and connect man to the natural world as poignantly as possible. Yet the balds are one of nature's greatest...
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Expeditions with Patrick McMillan volume 9
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English
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The Southern Blue Ridge escarpment in South Carolina has served as a refuge for life during changing climates in the past and can serve as a resilient landscape in the face of changes happening today. Join Patrick for a journey through the gorges that serve as a crucible of life during change.
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Expeditions with Patrick McMillan volume 2
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English
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Now a tourist hotspot, Catalina once played host to a native population that utilized Catalina's intricate landscape to its advantage. The island has faced its fair share of tribulations, though, mostly due to the introductions of disease and environmental hindrances from various non-native species. Thankfully, the Catalina Island Conservancy has done an excellent job of keeping these issues in check and maintaining the health of nature's replica...
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Expeditions with Patrick McMillan volume 11
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One of the most unique and fascinating places on the planet is also one of the most endangered. Legless lizards that swim through the sand, giant Indigo Snakes, burrowing tortoises and brilliant jays all depend on this fragments of scrub that remain. Join Patrick as he explores whether a collaboration of science and will can save the scrub.
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Expeditions with Patrick McMillan volume 7
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English
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This is a place that few of us will ever visit. It's packed with biodiversity. Many of the plants and animals that are found here can be found no place else in the United States and their future is tied to a connection with Mexico, here on the border. Join Patrick as he explores a land of Green Jays and Plain Chachalacas in South Texas.
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Expeditions with Patrick McMillan volume 4
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English
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On top of being a hotspot for biodiversity, the West Texas region of the Trans-Pecos is a constantly evolving landscape. Boasting a remarkable array of flora and fauna, the Trans-Pecos is home to several species unique to that particular area. While many associate the Trans-Pecos with the arid desert, cacti are not the only examples of plant life found in the West Texan habitat. Tune in as Patrick draws attention to the spectacular vegetation that...
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