Arts Jan 10 How France is leveraging a lottery to finance historic preservation By Jeffrey Brown, Frank Carlson
Nation Aug 21 Watch 8:17 How the Trump administration is shaping the future of America’s public lands The Trump administration is responsible for the largest reduction of federally protected land in U.S. history, according to a recent study by the journal Science. And in the wide expanses of the American West, Trump's encouragement of industry and development… By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Lane
Nation Jun 05 Watch 3:38 Cactus thieves and fossil robbers are taking treasures from the national parks At Saguaro National Park, the namesake cactus is both the main attraction for hikers -- and thieves. Special correspondent Tyler Fingert of the Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University reports on how the problem is plaguing parks across…
Arts Oct 27 Watch 7:02 The crumbling, picture-perfect Italian town that’s making a comeback There are just seven year-round residents -- and who knows how many cats -- in the Medieval Italian town of Civita di Bagnoregio, also known as the dying city. The picturesque hilltop town, visited by droves of tourists, is built… By PBS NewsHour, Frank Carlson
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Sep 24 Watch Protecting ancient treasures from becoming casualties in Iraq and Syria By PBS NewsHour Northern Iraq boasts thousands of archaeological sites dating to the beginning of civilization, and they are being destroyed by the Islamic State militants. Meanwhile, more than three years of civil war in Syria has laid waste to much of the… Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch Graffiti art gives abandoned Miami stadium a second life By PBS NewsHour In the early 1960s, a Cuban architect who had fled to South Florida designed the Miami Marine Stadium, an ambitious structure that hosted concerts, boat races, religious services and political rallies. But the city decided to abandon the venue when… Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch Why fewer Monarch butterflies are surviving their winter migration to Mexico Why fewer monarch butterflies are surviving their winter migration to Mexico… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch How do we preserve treasured monuments from being ‘loved to death’? From corroding modernist monuments to war-torn Syrian cities, some of the world’s most treasured cultural heritage sites are being threatened by various causes. Jeffrey Brown reviews a few of 100 most endangered sites from around the globe with Bonnie Burnham,… Continue watching