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Duke University professor Laura Edwards taught a class on public lands and the law in the early American Republic. She looked at competing visions for westward expansion among the Founders,…

Colin Woodard, author of The Lobster Coast: Rebels, Rusticators, and the Struggle for a Forgotten Frontier, explained the beginnings of the Maine lobster industry and how it preserves itself. Maine’s lobster…

Theresa Pierno talked about some of the challenges the National Park Service is facing.

Representative Paul Tonko (D-NY) explained how the Saratoga Springs area’s natural resources impact his legislative decisions. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2017…

The springs have brought visitors to this area for centuries turning Saratoga Springs into a mecca for healthy living and healing. Saratoga Spa State Park’s environmental educator Alli Schweizer discussed…

The House Natural Resources Federal Lands Subcommittee held a hearing on a bill by Representative Chris Stewart (R-UT) that would create Utah’s sixth national park out of lands previously a part…

Peter Wadhams, author of A Farewell to Ice, and Juli Berwald, author of Spineless, talked about the state of the world’s oceans. They spoke at the 2017 Texas Book Festival in Austin.…

Noelle Straub talked about President Trump’s decision to reduce the amount of federal land within two national monuments.

Professor David Haskell talked about his book The Songs of Trees, in which he examines the role of trees in the world and how they connect to human beings. He spoke at the 2017 Southern…

Professor Fawn-Amber Montoya talked about the Ludlow coal miners' strike and massacre that took place in the early 20th century in Colorado. She follows the story of a few mining families,…

National Park Service Ranger Chris Mullin gave a tour of Liberty Island and talked about the history of the Statue of Liberty.

Western Energy Alliance president Kathleen Sgamma talked about the oil and gas industries' interests in federal land. She spoke via Skype from Denver. The Skype signal was lost during the…

Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, talked about public land policy and national monument preservation. He spoke via video link…

Telephone lines were open for viewer calls and social media comments on the question “Should federal lands be open to development?”

Officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the New England Fishery Management Council testified at a hearing to assess the nation’s fishery laws,…

William Sullivan, author of twenty-one books and articles about Oregon, including travel guides, talked about the history and landscape of the state. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop…

Faith Kreskey talked about the history of the lumber industry in Lane County, Oregon, its impact on the area, and how it has changed over the years. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop…

Preserve Now for the Future was one of the second-prize high school east division winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Victoria Chong, Micael Guzman, and Jack McDonald, seniors at…

Professor Jack Davis talked about his book The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea, in which he provides a history of the Gulf region and the impact that oil, commercial fishing, and the…

Michael Kuker gave a tour of Coram, California, an abandoned mining town, and talked about Shasta County’s once thriving copper mining industry. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in…