America's Forests With Chuck Leavell

Name: America's Forests With Chuck Leavell
Released: 2017-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Chuck Leavell

TV Show · Documentary

Let's face it, trees rock! And who better to get that message across than Chuck Leavell, keyboardist with the "Rolling Stones," who combines his passion for music and trees to help raise awareness of the importance of forests. AKA the "Tree Man," Chuck travels across America to meet others who feel the same and shares their stories to celebrate how important and awesome our forests are.

2017 · 26m

Starring Chuck Leavell

EPISODE 1

Oregon

Building skyscrapers from timber in Portland, Ore.; bringing back salmon and making forests healthier in the Siuslaw National Forest.
EPISODE 2

Colorado

Following clean drinking water from forests to faucets; beetle kill wood; military veterans find peace while fly-fishing in mountain streams.
EPISODE 3

South Carolina

The compelling story of African-American tree farmers in South Carolina who trace their land back to the end of slavery.
EPISODE 4

Wisconsin Northwoods

Chuck Leavell explores Wisconsin on a motorcycle; touring the Northwoods; the ancient ways of the Menominee Tribe; axe-throwing; Native American musician Wade Fernandez.
EPISODE 5

Wisconsin South

The Urban Wood movement turns trees into heirloom furniture; behind-the-scenes at the Forest Products Laboratory; the legacy of forester Aldo Leopold; Log A Load for Kids.
EPISODE 6

California

California residents who have survived wildfires; planting redwoods; turning wood chips into electricity at a biomass plant; a jam session and behind-the-scenes tour at the Fender instrument factory.