I-Net Video Theater ~ Mother Earth


Nature and Naturalists



The Living Planet  This 12-part series narrated by David Attenborough remains a favorite.

Overview  A beautiful short film documenting astronauts’ life-changing stories of seeing the Earth from the outside – a perspective-altering experience often described as the Overview Effect.

Wild China  This is one of my absolute favorite nature documentaries--a 6-part series exploring nature in the remote regions of China.

John James Audubon - The Birds of America

Winged Migration This extraordinary French film, it seems, could only have been filmed by another bird. A bird's-eye view indeed!

National Geographic  Great Migrations

Fruit Hunters  This is a CBC two part series on fruit hunters and aficionados, the precursor to a movie, based on the book.

Louie Schwartzberg: The hidden beauty of pollination and
Hidden Mracles of the Natural World

Stunning photos of the endangered Everglades  A TED talk by Mac Stone.

Caring for the Earth



The National Parks: John Muir

Reading from Thomas Berry's book, "The Dream of the Earth."  by Matthew Segal.

Aldo Leopold  The author of The Sand County Almanac was a pioneer in understanding ecological systems and land management.

MALT: Sustainable Family Farming
Caring for the land in practical terms has required some remarkable collaborations between such unlikely groups as ranchers and environmentalists, private land owners and public agencies. The Marin Agricultural Land Trust is one model. Another is The Blackfoot Challenge in Montana.

Biodynamic Agriculture  Rudolph Steiner's ideas in practice.