National Parks, BLM, and other Federal Lands pt.1

This land is your land.

A Film By Ken Burns
The National Parks: Americas Best Idea

The National Parks: America's Best Idea is a six-episode series directed by Ken Burns and written and co-produced by Dayton Duncan. 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.
http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/

All six parts along with deleted scenes and untold stories are available to watch free online at:
http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/watch-video/#872

Hurry, because i think they will only be available until Oct. 9.

Ansel Adams Photograph of the Grand Tetons and Snake River
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the
United States Federal Government under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code.

Ansel Adams was contracted by the Dept. of the Interior to take photographs of the National Parks in 1941. He is considered one of the greatest landscape photographers. You can find several of his photos at the National Archives:

http://www.archives.gov/research/ansel-adams/

Explore the National Parks Service online.

We will explore Federal Lands more in following posts.