On Wednesday evening, September 23, Former Congressman Neal Smith (Co-Chair of the Iowa Parks Foundation), Joe Crookham (President of the Iowa Parks Foundation) and Bob Jester (longtime Des Moines business leader and conservationist) were presented with the 'Be more Awards' by Dan Miller of IPTV. Following the presentation, we were entertained with a live closed circuit concert from Central Park in New York City.
Iowa Public Television is embracing the premiere broadcast of Ken Burns' The National Parks: America's Best Idea by showcasing the wide variety of natural wonders all around us. Through
these programs, Iowans will be exposed to the beauty and wonder of our natural heritage on the air, on the ground, and online.These films are a human history set against the most stunning backdrop imaginable. These films works their way chronologically through the history of the national parks featuring characters -- some famous, most not, from every walk of life -- who dedicated their lives to insuring all could enjoy these places. These films also explore how the national park system came to be and examines some -- but not all --of how these majestic places came to be national parks.
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The Iowa Parks Foundation is a proud local sponsor of The National Parks: America's Best Idea.
National Parks: America's Best Idea
The Scripture of Nature (1851-1890) (#101)
Sun, September 27, 2009 1:00 PM (IPTV)
Sun, September 27, 2009 7:00 PM (IPTV)
Sun, September 27, 2009 9:00 PM (IPTV)
Mon, September 28, 2009 7:00 AM (IPTV World)
Mon, September 28, 2009 1:00 PM (IPTV World)
In 1872, Congress acts to protect land that will become America's first national park, Yellowstone. Watch Online Play Video
The Iowa Parks Foundation is a proud local sponsor of The National Parks: America's Best Idea.
National Parks: America's Best Idea
The Scripture of Nature (1851-1890) (#101)
Sun, September 27, 2009 1:00 PM (IPTV)
Sun, September 27, 2009 7:00 PM (IPTV)
Sun, September 27, 2009 9:00 PM (IPTV)
Mon, September 28, 2009 7:00 AM (IPTV World)
Mon, September 28, 2009 1:00 PM (IPTV World)
In 1872, Congress acts to protect land that will become America's first national park, Yellowstone. Watch Online Play Video
THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA'S BEST IDEA Schullery ... Historian Paul Schullery and former National Park Service director George Hartzog describe the power of the national parks.... 01:30 Play Video
THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA'S BEST IDEA Collecting ... Tuan Luong, a climber and photographer who was so captivated by the splendor of the national parks that he decided to continue ... 03:08 Play Video
THE NATIONAL PARKS Yosemite's Buffalo Soldiers ... Yosemite ranger Shelton Johnson and his rediscovered the story of the African American soldiers who patrolled the parks ... 11:31 Play Video
THE NATIONAL PARKS Mount Rushmore: Telling America's ... Focuses on the new interpretive program at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, spearheaded by Supt. Gerard Baker. 09:33 Play Video
THE NATIONAL PARKS Manzanar: "Never Again" ... Stories of Japanese internment during World War II, Sue Kunitomi Embrey's efforts to commemorate Manzanar internment camp, ... 14:21 Watch more video from this program »
Iowa's National Parks Stories
Iowa's National Parks Stories
Thu, September 24, 10:30 PM on IPTV Television producer Dayton Duncan talks with Iowa Public Television about the history of National Parks and the making of the PBS documentary series. Also featured are stories about Iowans who helped create our National Park system: John F. Lacey and William T. Hornaday. Plus, a glimpse of a wild 1921 adventure when Clinton, Iowa, boy scouts drove model T's to Yellowstone
The story of Yellowstone's Old Faithful Lodge and Yosemite's luxurious Ahwahnee Hotel are detailed.
A close look at El Tovar in Grand Canyon National Park and Zion Lodge in Utah's Zion National Park.
Visit Death Valley's Furnace Creek Inn and the Lake Quinault Lodge in the Olympic National Forest.
Rocky Mountain National Park is just out your back door at the grand and graceful Stanley Hotel.
Wed, September 23, 8:00 PM on IPTV
Glacier Lodges (#103)
Wed, September 23, 8:00 PM on IPTV
Glacier Lodges (#103)
Glacier Park Lodge, Lake McDonald, Many Glacier Lodge and Sperry Chalet in Montana are showcased. Sun, September 27, 5:00 PM on IPTV
Pacific Northwest Lodges (#104)
Pacific Northwest Lodges (#104)
Visit Paradise Inn in Mount Rainier National Park and Timberline Lodge on Oregon's Mount Hood.
Sun, September 27, 6:00 PM on IPTV
In 1872, Congress acts to protect land that will become America's first national park, Yellowstone.
Sun, September 27, 1:00 PM on IPTV
Sun, September 27, 7:00 PM on IPTV
Sun, September 27, 9:00 PM on IPTV
Mon, September 28, 7:00 AM on IPTV World
Mon, September 28, 1:00 PM on IPTV World
Mon, September 28, 5:00 PM on IPTV World
The Last Refuge (1890-1915) (#102)
At the end of the 19th century a conservation movement takes shape to protect America's wilderness.
Mon, September 28, 7:00 PM on IPTV
Mon, September 28, 9:30 PM on IPTV
Tue, September 29, 7:00 AM on IPTV World
Established in 1916, the National Park Service protects the Grand Canyon from commercial interests.
Tue, September 29, 9:00 PM on IPTV
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