Return to the Forest Where We Live (2008)
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Documentary
Place Covered: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Pass Christian, Mississippi, Charlotte, North Carolina, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, California
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2008-09-23
Duration: 00:56:43
Subjects: Environment | TREES | Nature | Urban forestry | Hurricane Katrina, 2005 | WATER | Energy | Air pollution | Tourism | Health
Contributors:
- Vardalos, Nia Narrator
- Barnes, Liz Producer
- Richard, C.E. Writer
- Crews, Keith Photographer
- Fortenberry, Rex Q. Photographer
- Macie, Ed Interviewee
- Oriol, Amelie Interviewee
- McDermott, Chipper Interviewee
- Nowak, David J. Interviewee
- Macdonald, Ann Interviewee
- Schmitt, Gayla Interviewee
- Lehman, Mike Interviewee
- Roti, Rick Interviewee
- Moll, Gary Interviewee
- Walker, Alice Ewen Interviewee
- Rozelle, Rusty Interviewee
- Gallis, Michael Interviewee
- Lipkis, Andy Interviewee
- Wolf, Kathleen L. Interviewee
- Smith, Dan Interviewee
- Gangloff, Deborah Interviewee
- Fahr, Jean Interviewee
- Nolan, Eric Interviewee
- Gonzalez, George Interviewee
- Hager, Guy Interviewee
- Harris, Edwina Interviewee
- Laudun, Tika Producer
- Laudun, Tika Director
Description
A 2008 documentary that examines how advances in technology and changes in priorities are prompting communities throughout the United States to reconsider how vital trees are to the socio-economic well-being of cities. It covers: the loss of trees in New Orleans and Pass Christian, Mississippi, due to Hurricane Katrina; the impact of the growth of Charlotte, North Carolina, on the city’s tree canopy; the role of trees in water management; methods of determining the economic value of trees; a study by Washington, D.C. on the potential cost of losing their urban forest; the positive impact of trees on lowering energy costs and preventing air pollution; trees as a tourist attraction; the impact of trees on the health of a community; and the efforts to replant trees around the country, including Los Angeles and New Orleans. Narrator: Nia Vardalos