The Nature of Things
Season 38
The Nature of Things is a Canadian television series of documentary programs. It debuted on CBC Television on November 6, 1960. Many of the programs document nature and the effect that humans have on it. The program was one of the first to explore environmental issues, such as clear-cut logging.
The series is named after an epic poem by Roman philosopher Lucretius: "Dē Rērum Nātūrā" — On the Nature of Things.
The series is named after an epic poem by Roman philosopher Lucretius: "Dē Rērum Nātūrā" — On the Nature of Things.
Where to Watch The Nature of Things • Season 38
11 Episodes
- The Green ZoneE9
The Green ZoneThe strip of vegetation along a waterway is called the riparian zone, or 'green zone'. This program discusses its interdependence with its waterway, shows the differences between healthy and unhealthy waterways, and describes and illustrates the varied ecosystem that depends on a healthy zone and stream. Features: dwindling Pacific salmon stocks due to the destruction of riparian zones; New Brunswick's famous Miramichi River threatened by development; damaged prairie rivers in Alberta now fenced off by ranchers for regrowth; the efforts of local residents to repair British Columbia's Salmon River; the catastrophic flood in 1954 of Toronto's Don River and controls put in after; and, B.C.'s River Day, now a large annual event organized to reclaim streams.