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How does our country’s diverse landscape shape our experience of the outdoors? That’s the central question behind the new PBS digital series, America Outdoors: Understory. Join host, Baratunde Thurston, as he explores the unexpected places and ways Americans encounter nature, and how their time outside is impacted by climate change, equity, access, outdoor culture and more.

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America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
Understory | Climate Change's Effects on Vermont Flooding
Discover the science behind this summer’s historic and devasting floods in Vermont.
Special: 13:00
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America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
Understory | How Engineered Mosquitos Could Save Birds
Discover how bacteria could be the key to stopping mosquito-borne illnesses.
Special: 11:37
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America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
Understory | Can Dam Demolition Save California's Salmon?
What happens when you remove dams that changed the Klamath River a hundred years ago?
Special: 11:54
Major support is provided by Anne Ray Foundation, a Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropy and the Richard King Mellon Foundation. Support is also provided by John and Ruth Huss, Susan and Thomas McCarthy, Linda Willette and Jan Willette, and Mildred McLean and Daniel Waugh.
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  • America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston Season 2
  • America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
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America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
Maine: Embrace the Cold
In a state with long and icy winters, Mainers embrace the cold.
Episode: S2 E6 | 53:11
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America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
Utah: Choose Your Path
Discover the healing power of nature in Utah.
Episode: S2 E5 | 53:28
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America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
Oregon: New Heights
Discover Oregon’s wild landscapes and how they shape its outdoor culture.
Episode: S2 E4 | 53:08
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America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
New Mexico: Timeless
Baratunde explores how New Mexico’s deep history shapes people’s outdoor lives.
Episode: S2 E3 | 53:01
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America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
Arkansas: Hidden Gems
Arkansas is on a mission to earn recognition as a wild mecca.
Episode: S2 E2 | 53:06
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America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
Suwannee: Wild River
Baratunde journeys down one of the last wild rivers in America, the Suwannee.
Episode: S2 E1 | 53:08
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America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
Minnesota: A Better World
Baratunde travels to northern Minnesota to find out what the wild means to Americans today
Episode: S1 E6 | 53:58
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America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
Tidewater: Homecoming
On the North Carolina coast, Baratunde discovers how history shapes the outdoors.
Episode: S1 E5 | 53:09
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America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
Appalachia: A Different Way
In Appalachia, Baratunde meets the people changing how we see and interact with nature.
Episode: S1 E4 | 54:03
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America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
Los Angeles: It’s a Vibe
Baratunde explores his adopted hometown of LA to connect with the outdoors in a big city.
Episode: S1 E3 | 53:50
Extras
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Mrs. Wilson
Episode 2 Scene
Who is the mysterious woman at the funeral for Alison Wilson's husband?
Clip: S2019 E2 | 1:18
Carl the Collector
The Sticker Collection/The Baby Stuff Collection (ASL)
Carl’s scratch-n-sniff sticker lost its sniff! / Carl’s baby blanket has a mysterious hole.
Episode: S1 E2 | 23:09
Carl the Collector
The Plushie Collection/The Bouncy Ball Collection (ASL)
Carl needs help organizing his plushie collection. / Carl loses his bouncy ball collection.
Episode: S1 E3 | 23:09
Carl the Collector
The Tool Collection/The Stick Collection (ASL)
Carl gets a universal screwdriver./A storm creates a hole in the walkway to Carl’s house.
Episode: S1 E5 | 23:09
Carl the Collector
The Puffball Collection/The Bottle Cap Collection (ASL)
Lotta competes in the Music Maker Championship. / Carl forgot his bottle caps at his dad’s.
Episode: S1 E4 | 23:09
Carl the Collector
Lemons!/The Butterfly Collection (ASL)
Carl learns about Sheldon’s fear./Carl is excited to start a butterfly collection.
Episode: S1 E8 | 23:09
Carl the Collector
The Remote Control Collection/The Super Blue Moon Sleepover (ASL)
Forrest can’t control himself to wait his turn./Carl has big plans for his sleepover.
Episode: S1 E7 | 23:09
Carl the Collector
The Fake Mustache Collection/The Lint Dinosaur Collection (ASL)
Nico is tired of being mistaken for Arugula./Carl is excited to play Lint Dino Monday!
Episode: S1 E6 | 23:09
Carl the Collector
The Autograph Collection/The Rope Collection (ASL)
Carl wants to prove that bikes aren’t for babies./Carl and his friends build a tree fort.
Episode: S1 E1 | 23:09
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Nature
NATURE - Season 45
Get a sneak peek at a brand new season of NATURE on PBS.
Preview: S45 | 8:32