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Get Outside | August 2022

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Every week in August, WTVP is your destination for outdoor adventure, learning and inspiration. From the secret world of plants to the reefs of Cuba and the coast of North Carolina, WTVP gives you plenty of reasons to get outdoors.

AMERICA OUTDOORS WITH BARATUNDE THURSTON 
TIDEWATER HOMECOMING 
TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 8 PM

Baratunde treks along the coast of North Carolina and discovers surprising ways in which history has shaped these environments. He explores a daunting swamp, soars above the dunes on a Wright Brothers glider and tracks wild horses on the beach.

 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 08/02/2022 @ 8 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 08/03/2022 @ 12 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 08/06/2022 @ 7 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 08/06/2022 @ 11 PM

THE GREEN PLANET:
HUMAN WORLDS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 7 PM

Sir David Attenborough reveals how humans are helping plants, many of which face extinction. From projects in Africa to re-seeding the landscape to rebuilding a Brazilian rainforest tree by tree, everyone can work to make our world a little wilder.
 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 08/03/2022 @ 7 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 08/05/2022 @ 12 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 08/07/2022 @ 12 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 08/07/2022 @ 7 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 08/07/2022 @ 11 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 08/08/2022 @ 7 AM

AMERICA OUTDOORS WITH BARATUNDE THURSTON 
MINNESOTA: A BETTER WORLD  
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 8 PM

Baratunde ventures to Minnesota’s Arrowhead Region, one of the last places where you can hike or paddle into the remote wilderness. He meets with passionate birders and harvesters of wild rice and hears from them why nature means so much.

 

WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 08/09/2022 @ 8 PM
WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 08/10/2022 @ 12 AM
WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 08/13/2022 @ 7 PM
WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 08/13/2022 @ 11 PM

NATURE: 
DOGS IN THE LAND OF LION
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 7 PM

Follow the unforgettable journey of a close-knit family of wild dogs in Zimbabwe and witness rarely seen behavior, from tender moments with newborn pups to the thrills of hunting wildebeest to close encounters with their greatest enemy — the lion.
 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 08/10/2022 @ 7 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 08/14/2022 @ 7 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 08/14/2022 @ 11 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 08/15/2022 @ 7 AM

NATURE: 
CUBA’S WILD REVOLUTION
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 7 PM

In the crystal-clear waters of the Caribbean, Cuba is an island teeming with exotic biodiversity: from coral reefs pulsating with life to five-foot-long Cuban rock iguanas. As international relations ease, what will become of this wildlife sanctuary?

 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 08/31/2022 @ 7 PM