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Earth Month on KCPT: Dust, Robert Redford, Community Gardens and more!

Tune-in through out April for these great programs and documentaries about the environment.

KCPT celebrates Earth month this April with a great line-up of environmentally focused programs.

 

Water Pressures – April 1 at 8pm on KCPT2
American college students explore a model of water conservation and community cooperation in India.

America Revealed – April 2, 3, 4 & 5 at 11pm on KCPT2
This series travels through time, space and systems to reveal a nation of interdependent and intricately interwoven networks that feed and power the nation, produce millions of goods, transport people great distances and still come together to make America work..

Bitter Seeds – April 5 at 10pm on KCPT2
Explore the controversy surrounding biotechnology, and the way it is changing the way farming is done all over the world.

Wilderness: The Great Debate – April 16 at 8pm on KCPT2
For 40 years, the American West has been the nation’s battleground for the preservation of wild lands.

American Experience: Earth Days – April 17 at 10pm on KCPT2
A look back at development of the modern environmental movement sheds light on the era’s pioneers.

Community of Gardeners – April 18 at 10pm on KCPT2
Explore the vital role of urban community gardens as sources of fresh food and social interaction.

Earth: The Operators Manual – April 19 at 10pm on KCPT2
Geologist Richard Alley sheds light on the causes of climate change and explores sustainable energy options.

Independent Lens: The Island President – April 22 at 9pm on KCPT
After bringing democracy to the Maldives, President Mohamed Nasheed must now ensure that his tiny country doesn’t disappear under rising sea levels.

The Dust Bowl
Part One: The Great Plow-Up – April 23 at 7pm on KCPT
Part Two: Reaping the Whirlwind – April 30 at 7pm on KCPT
The Dust Bowl chronicles the worst manmade environmental disaster in American history in all its complexities and profound human drama.

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Confluence of Art & Nature: Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens

Friends of the Arboretum Chair Dennis Patton discusses some recent changes at the Overland Park Arboretum and what is in store for the 300-acre attraction.

Visitors heading out to the Overland Park Arboretum are now greeted by a big surprise: a ticket charge. After more than two decades as a free attraction, the 300-acre outdoor venue just-off of 179th street and 69 Highway is now charging $3 dollars to enter and a buck for kids.

Stone sign which reads Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens

Thanks in part to the controversy over a bronze statue of a topless woman, last year was the best ever for the arboretum which is trying to get visitors to think of them as MORE than just a park. Joining us on The Local Show is the Chair of the Friends of the Arboretum Dennis Patton.

Controversial statue of woman with breast exposed

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HOWL at the Moon and Celebrate Science City’s Newest Addition

Science City is celebrating their brand new Nature Center with a special HOWL'o'ween party on Saturday, October 27th.

Calling all critters, creepy crawlies and things that go bump in the night! Science City is celebrating their brand new Nature Center with a special HOWL’o'ween party on Saturday, October 27th! Come dressed as your favorite animal, see spooky science demos, make a Wild Kratts nature journal and see KCPT’s P.T. the owl! The fun starts at 4:30pm.

Tickets can be purchased through Union Station’s website or by calling 816-460-2000.
Union Station and KCPT Family Members – $5
Non-members – $7

Howl'o'ween Party Saturday, October 27, 4:30-8:30pm Celebrate the Opening of the New Nature Center in Science City Costume Contest - Be there early! Prize given to winner at 5:30pm. Come dressed as your favorite animal to celebrate opening the Nature Center! Spooky Science Demos - lead by Mad Science Wild Kratts Crafts - Make and decorate a nature journal P.T. the Owl from KCPT - take your photo with KCPT Kid's mascot Test Kitchen Treats - Enjoy kitty litter cake and pumpkin carvings Trick or Treating - Gather candy in Science City Family Fun Halloween Activities - with campfire USA

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Dust Bowl Sneak Peek with Producer Dayton Duncan

Join us November 13th, for a screening and discussion of excerpts from the upcoming documentary The Dust Bowl at the Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Public Library.

Ken Burns’ latest documentary delves into the causes and experiences of the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history. “The Dust Bowl” chronicles, “the frenzied wheat boom of the “Great Plow-Up,” followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation. Vivid interviews with twenty-six survivors of those hard times, combined with dramatic photographs and seldom seen movie footage, bring to life stories of incredible human suffering and equally incredible human perseverance. It is also a morality tale about our relationship to the land that sustains us—a lesson we ignore at our peril.”

Watch The Dust Bowl Preview on PBS. See more from The Dust Bowl.

Join Kansas City Public Television, the University of Kansas Libraries and the Kansas City Public Library on Tuesday November 13th at 6pm, for a screening of excerpts from “The Dust Bowl”. Clips from the upcoming documentary will be introduced by the film’s writer and co-producer Dayton Duncan, who also worked with Burns on The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, The Civil War, Baseball and Jazz.

Following the screening, Duncan will join Rex Buchanan, interim director of the Kansas Geological Survey, and Sara Gregg, KU assistant professor of history, in panel discussion moderated by KCPT’s Randy Mason.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch
4801 Main Street | Kansas City, MO

6:00| Reception
Peruse a display of items from KU Libraries’ collections which document the dust bowl’s impacts on this region and hear local musician Larry Garrett perform songs from and inspired by the era.

6:30 | Film screening and panel discussion, Truman Forum Auditorium

 
RSVP on the Kansas City Public Library’s website.
 

Black and white photo of three kids standing on a porch, with dust in air. They are carrying lunch pails and wearing gas masks.

In Lakin, Kansas, three children prepare to leave for school wearing goggles and homemade dust masks to protect them from the dust in 1935. Photo credit: Courtesy of Joyce Unruh; Green Family Collection

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