Visit some of the most spectacular, beautiful, and awe-inspiring natural wonders of the American desert. On this magical journey, viewers will visit the surreal and beautiful Mono Lake in California, and these national parks: Arches National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Death Valley National Park, Zion National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, and Joshua Tree National Park.

In the early 20th century, America has a dozen national parks, but they are a haphazard patchwork of special places under the supervision of different federal agencies. The conservation movement, after failing to stop the Hetch Hetchy dam, pushes the government to establish one unified agency to oversee all the parks, leading to the establishment of the National Park Service in 1916. Its first director, Stephen Mather, a wealthy businessman and passionate...

Following World War II, the parks are overwhelmed as visitation reaches 62 million people a year. A new billion-dollar campaign – Mission 66 – is created to build facilities and infrastructure that can accommodate the flood of visitors. A biologist named Adolph Murie introduces the revolutionary notion that predatory animals, which are still hunted, deserve the same protection as other wildlife. In Florida, Lancelot Jones, the grandson of a slave,...

By the end of the 19th century, widespread industrialization has left many Americans worried about whether the country – once a vast wilderness – will have any pristine land left. At the same time, poachers in the parks are rampant, and visitors think nothing of littering or carving their names near iconic sites like Old Faithful. Congress has yet to establish clear judicial authority or appropriations for the protection of the parks. This sparks...

In 1851, word spreads across the country of a beautiful area of California's Yosemite Valley, attracting visitors who wish to exploit the land's scenery for commercial gain and those who wish to keep it pristine. Among the latter is a Scottish-born wanderer named John Muir, for whom protecting the land becomes a spiritual calling. In 1864, Congress passes an act that protects Yosemite from commercial development for "public use, resort and recreation"...

Explores five National Monuments in which are found the cultural remains of a prehistoric Indian people.

Boubandjida a national park created in the 60's in northern Cameroun, is a paradise of 220,000 acres for many species: antelopes, primates, wildcats and elephants but it's an endangered paradise. Neglected for years, the park is being reborn thanks to the work of Paul Bour and his team. With the collaboration of the Park's manager and the inhabitants, the park's supervision is reenforced more and more each day. The awareness of the nearby villages...

Celebrate the 100th birthday of America's best idea. This premium blue-chip event premieres two new hours of the most breathtaking landscapes in the world, featuring stories of our nation's most majestic landscapes and beloved animal characters. Yosemite National Park, set within California's Sierra Nevada Mountains and designated a World Heritage Site, is home to hundreds of wildlife species, and is famed for its iconic mountain vistas, waterfalls,...

Features six national parks entities in Washington State.