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Tag: Age of Nature

Posted inAge of Nature - Featured, Guest Article, Latest News, News, PBS, Recreation and Tourism, Shipwrecks

The Age of Nature: Series finale ends with hope

by Natasha Blakely October 26, 2020November 9, 2025

As “The Age of Nature” documentary concludes its national airings on PBS stations, we find more hope globally and in the Great Lakes region.

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The Age of Nature: Building understanding of the complexity of restoration efforts

by Natasha Blakely October 22, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Age of Nature, Authors, Events and Special Broadcasts, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes Now Watch Parties, Guest Article, Latest News, News, PBS, Recreation and Tourism, Sandra Svoboda, Science, Technology, Research, Shipwrecks, Who We Are and What We Do

What Grows: “Shipwrecks and Ecosystems” watch party for Great Lakes Now and “The Age of Nature”

by Sandra Svoboda October 21, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Age of Nature, Authors, Events and Special Broadcasts, Great Lakes Now Watch Parties, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, PBS, Sandra Svoboda, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Damming Decisions: Watch party for Great Lakes Now and The Age of Nature

by Sandra Svoboda October 21, 2020
Posted inAge of Nature - Featured, Freighters, Guest Article, History and Culture, News, PBS, Recreation and Tourism, Shipwrecks

The Age of Nature: Humanity’s relationship with nature in the Great Lakes region and beyond

by Natasha Blakely October 14, 2020
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Global Good News: “The Age of Nature” series aims to show success stories in environmental restoration

by GLN Editor October 12, 2020
Posted inAge of Nature, Guest Article, Latest News, News, PBS, Recreation and Tourism, Shipwrecks

What Grows: Shipwrecks become ecosystems, even at nuclear testing sites

by GLN Editor October 12, 2020
Posted inAge of Nature, Article, Guest Article, Latest News, PBS

Mapping “The Age of Nature”: Visit locations in the new PBS series and their Great Lakes connections

by GLN Editor October 11, 2020

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