Filmed over the course of more than six years at some of nature's most spectacular locales – from Acadia to Yosemite, Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon, the Everglades of Florida to the Gates of the Arctic in Alaska - “The National Parks: America's Best Idea” is nonetheless a story of people: people from every conceivable background – rich and poor; famous and unknown; soldiers and scientists; natives and newcomers; idealists, artists and entrepreneurs; people who were willing to devote themselves to saving some precious portion of the land they loved, and in doing so reminded their fellow citizens of the full meaning of democracy.
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| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | The Scripture of Nature (1851-1890) | 2009-09-27 | 120 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | The Last Refuge (1890-1915) | 2009-09-28 | 120 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | The Empire of Grandeur (1915-1919) | 2009-09-29 | 120 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Going Home (1920-1933) | 2009-09-30 | 120 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Great Nature (1933-1945) | 2009-10-01 | 120 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | The Morning of Creation (1946-1980) | 2009-10-02 | 120 min |
| Directing | Ken Burns | Director |
| Production | Ken Burns | Producer |
| Production | Julie A. Dunfey | Producer |
| Writing | Dayton Duncan | Writer |