Maryland Public Television kicks off Chesapeake Bay Week this week, airing now by Saturday. The sequence options 30 documentaries and different applications in regards to the Chesapeake Bay, highlighting the sweetness, significance and fragility of the nation’s largest estuary.
WTOP’s Jason Fraley previews MPT’s Chesapeake Bay Week (Part 1).
Maryland Public Television kicks off Chesapeake Bay Week this week, airing now by Saturday.
The sequence options 30 documentaries and different applications in regards to the Chesapeake Bay, highlighting the sweetness, significance and fragility of the nation’s largest estuary.
“This is the 20th anniversary of Chesapeake Bay Week,” Senior Producer Sarah Sampson advised WTOP. “This is per week of programming we placed on the place we’re celebrating the Bay. It all the time coincides with Earth Week. … This is known as a nice week for programming, a terrific week for celebrating the Chesapeake Bay, and for MPT, it’s nice as a result of it’s been 20 years placing on this programming. Our viewers have been responding to it for the previous twenty years.”
The sequence contains eight premieres that viewers will see for the very first time:
“Racing Rivals: Log Canoes of Chesapeake Bay” — Monday, April 22 at 8 p.m.
Elegant, agile and propelled by outsized sails offset by nimble crew serving as human ballast, the long-lasting racing fleet of Chesapeake Bay log canoes embodies custom, pace and charm. On breezy summer time weekends alongside the Eastern Shore, those that restore, race and revere them are out to win, however not on the expense of preserving these distinctive vessels and the heritage they characterize.
“Eroding History” — Monday, April 22 at 9:30 p.m.
“Eroding History” tells the story of two Black communities on the Deal Island Peninsula in Somerset County which are dropping their land and their historical past as a result of intersection of historic racism and trendy local weather modifications. Meet the passionate individuals working to save lots of these communities whereas exploring the challenges they face.
“The Chesapeake Bay Summit 2024: Course Correction” — Tuesday, April 23 at 8 p.m.
With a significant restoration deadline looming, some of the world’s foremost consultants on the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed be a part of esteemed journalist and host Frank Sesno to debate advanced questions on the most effective course of motion to wash and defend our nation’s largest estuary. Panelists grapple with why progress has been slower than anticipated, what new approaches are wanted, and what a more healthy bay of tomorrow will appear to be — all in entrance of an MPT studio viewers.
“A River Called Home” — Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m.
Follow the journey of 4 girls who launch on the headwaters of the James River in Virginia and paddle to the Chesapeake Bay. Along the way in which, the group conducts a water high quality examine to assist assess how our waterways are being protected and what extra we’ve left to do.
“A Passion for Oysters” — Wednesday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m.
The oyster presents challenges for cover and restoration which are distinctive amongst bay seafood. “A Passion for Oysters” explores these points and extra, evoking the historical past, tradition, artwork and science surrounding the Chesapeake Bay oyster, with a watch to explaining the roots of the unending battle it evokes.
“Salted Earth” — Wednesday, April 24 at 8:30 p.m.
Through interviews with scientists, farmers and group leaders, “Salted Earth” offers a sobering but inspiring take a look at the very actual and current problem of sea-level rise. It asks a query that impacts us all: Can our technique in opposition to the rising sea succeed, or are we preventing an unwinnable battle?
“Rob and the Litter Bug” — Wednesday, April 24 at 8:50 p.m.
Maryland filmmaker Rob Simmons set out on a 15-mile bike trip alongside Caroline County backroads to select up trash alongside the way in which and see simply how a lot litter there may be on the market. With the assistance of household, pals and even strangers, Rob collected much more litter than he had initially imagined.
“Reviving the Forgotten River” — Friday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m.
The Anacostia River, nicknamed “D.C.’s forgotten river,” is an infamously polluted tributary of the Chesapeake Bay. But after years of work by native activists, progress towards the river’s restoration is being made — a lot in order that the Anacostia might quickly be swimmable for the primary time in over half a century.
“When this all obtained began, the thought behind it was: What is one thing that brings Marylanders collectively?” Sampson mentioned. “One factor that each one of us have in frequent is that we’re all impacted not directly by the Chesapeake Bay: Whether it’s a spot we go swimming, we go fishing, whether or not it’s the financial engine that it’s impacting the state as a complete, the Chesapeake Bay is absolutely one thing that ties Marylanders collectively.”
WTOP’s Jason Fraley previews MPT’s Chesapeake Bay Week (Part 2).
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