Directed by Greta Schiller • Documentary • 2014 • 28 minutes
Shot over a seven year period, The Marion Lake Story tells the compelling story of how a community on the east end of Long Island, N.Y. came together to clear their lake of the highly invasive phragmite reed. They educated themselves, raised money, hiredwetlands biologist Steve Marino to plan the eradication, and eventually got out to “weed the communal garden.” Years later, a bio-diverse habitat for native birds, plants and rare turtles is returning; and the phragmite reed is in retreat. Human intervention here is not to shape nature to one’s aesthetic taste, but rather to restore nature so that it can take its own course.
“An inspiring example of what can be done to correct a seemingly daunting problem when solutions appear elusive.” —Brent Marchant, Library Journal
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Downeast
Directed by Ashley Sabin and David Redmon • Documentary • 2012 • 81 minutes
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Raid on the Atlantic
Directed by Nicolas Van Ingen • Documentary • 2023 • 52 minutes
West African waters have one of the richest fish stocks in the world. This has been a blessing for the people of the region.
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Power Struggle
Directed by Robbie Leppzer • Documentary • 2019 • 86 minutes
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