New Beginnings: New River
Season 3 Episode 2 | 27m 54sVideo has Closed Captions
Follow the story of the New River and the struggle for its salvation.
In the mid 1970s, almost 30 miles of the beautiful New River and numerous farms along its course were almost lost to an ill-conceived hydro-electric project. Follow the story of the New River and the struggle for its salvation. It's an epic political and conservation struggle that ended in its designation as a “Wild and Scenic River” by President Gerald Ford in 1976.
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Exploring North Carolina is a local public television program presented by PBS NC
UNC-TV, Natural World Productions, LLC, WRAL-TV and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
New Beginnings: New River
Season 3 Episode 2 | 27m 54sVideo has Closed Captions
In the mid 1970s, almost 30 miles of the beautiful New River and numerous farms along its course were almost lost to an ill-conceived hydro-electric project. Follow the story of the New River and the struggle for its salvation. It's an epic political and conservation struggle that ended in its designation as a “Wild and Scenic River” by President Gerald Ford in 1976.
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