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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Donna Farrell
March 22,2002
Marketing Communications Account Executive
Telephone: (410) 581-4190
E-mail: donnafarrell@mpt.org
MPT. This is bigger than television.
Outdoors Maryland, where every day is Earth Day
MPT series gives viewers reason to celebrate
OWINGS MILLS, MD: There's good news this Earth Day, and Outdoors
Maryland is here to share it. On Sunday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m., the
award-winning Maryland Public Television (MPT) series celebrates this
32nd Earth Day with an exquisite combination of nature videography and
outstanding narrative designed to stimulate your curiosity and deepen
your knowledge of the world around you.
The three-segment Outdoors Maryland "Earth Day Special"
gets your feet wet with the resurrection of the otter population, then
stalks Maryland's ever elusive bat inhabitants, then shares a fish story
that's sure to raise your hopes. And if once isn't enough, you can catch
the Outdoors Maryland "Earth Day Special" repeat
broadcast on Saturday, April 27 at 5:30 p.m.
They're captivating and playful, and were once lost to Maryland. They
are also the stars of "Return of the River Dance." Outdoors
Maryland joins a Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) biologist,
Frostburg University professor and graduate student for the ins and outs
of otter study from their capture, study, and release to the most difficult
task of mapping and monitoring breeding populations in seldom seen woodlands,
meadows and bogs. This segment brings you nose to nose with the critters
and relays a most encouraging story of what teamwork can accomplish.
If you have lingering doubts about human ability to reverse negative environmental
trends then "The Valley Paradise" is a segment you won't want
to miss. The North Branch of the Potomac River, sometimes called "a
forgotten stretch," hosts a fishing trip for two DNR field men. While
our fishermen enjoy an ample supply of brown trout, small mouth bass,
and fish stories, afloat a beautiful stretch of water, "The Valley
Paradise" relays the story of the successful restoration of a once
doomed river, and the orchestrated efforts it took to make it so.
Outdoors Maryland cameras give you a bird's eye view of your favorite
flying insectivore in "Bat Talk." Locating bats, either day
or night, is a difficult task at best. New technologies have made locating
them a lot easier. "Bat Talk," introduces you to an associate
professor from Frostburg and an ecologist from DNR for a high-tech trip
through a Western Maryland cave in search of bats, and as the winged creatures
are captured and fitted with radio transmitters for tracking.
Outdoors Maryland is funded in part by the Town Creek Foundation
and by the members of Maryland Public Television. The series, made possible
by the successful collaboration between MPT and Maryland Department of
Natural Resources, is produced by Michael English.
Maryland Public Television is a not-for-profit, state-licensed public
television station which serves the citizens and communities of Maryland
and beyond through a variety of broadcast and nonbroadcast activities.
MPT is a national leader in the production of broadcast programming for
public television. MPT's local/regional television credits include public
affairs, original performance, documentary, and entertainment programs
for the citizens of Maryland.
Beyond broadcast, MPT creates instructional videos, develops training,
and builds Internet sites that serve tens of thousands of students, teachers,
and child-care providers annually. MPT outreach activities, especially
relating to arts, culture, and history, take place in all areas of the
state to further fulfill MPT's mission to engage, enlighten, and entertain.
For more information on Maryland Public Television and MPT-produced programming
log on to the MPT Web site at mpt.org.
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