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Season 1

  • S01E01 Long Point

    • October 4, 2016
    • TVO

    Ontario's Long Point, the world's longest freshwater sand spit, is threatened by an invasive plant, phragmites.

  • S01E02 Clayoquot Sound

    • October 11, 2016
    • TVO

    British Columbia communities look to the past to learn how the environment, cultures and economies can thrive.

  • S01E03 Mont Saint-Hilaire

    • October 18, 2016
    • TVO

    The old-growth forest and pristine lake of Quebec's Mont Saint-Hilaire are cherished by nearby communities.

  • S01E04 Bras d’Or Lake

    • October 25, 2016
    • TVO

    On the Bras d'Or Lake in Cape Breton Island, oyster farming was seen as a sustainable alternative to working in coal and steel.

  • S01E05 Georgian Bay

    • November 1, 2016
    • TVO

    Residents struggle to mitigate the impact of cottagers and a new highway on the region's endangered species.

  • S01E06 Redberry Lake

    • November 8, 2016
    • TVO

    Students conduct social and scientific experiments at Redberry, a salt lake at the heart of a shrinking Saskatchewan community.

  • S01E07 Bay of Fundy

    • November 15, 2016
    • TVO

    The Inner Bay of Fundy's population of Atlantic salmon is teetering on the edge of extinction, but people are determined to bring it back.

  • S01E08 Waterton

    • November 22, 2016
    • TVO

    Grizzlies are increasingly protected in Alberta, challenging the ranchers of the Waterton Biosphere Reserve to find new ways to coexist with them.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Tsá Tué, NWT

    • April 13, 2021
    • TVO

    Troubled by a history of uranium mining, the Sáhtu Dene of Great Bear Lake create North America’s largest biosphere reserve to protect its pristine waters for all of humanity.

  • S02E02 Niagara Escarpment, ON

    • April 20, 2021
    • TVO

    In Ontario’s Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve, scientists, climbers and even quarry companies come up with innovative ways to co-exist with, restore and enhance the natural world.

  • S02E03 Manicouagan-Uapishka, QC

    • April 27, 2021
    • TVO

    The new research station created by the Manicouagan-Uapishka Biosphere Reserve and the Pessamit Innu is one of the biggest projects ever undertaken by a Canadian biosphere reserve. But rising waters put the new station at risk.

  • S02E04 Riding Mountain, MB

    • May 4, 2021
    • TVO

    After suffering through repeated, tsunami-like floods north of Manitoba’s Riding Mountain, the Von Bargens lead the call to restore nature’s flood protection systems.

  • S02E05 Mount Arrowsmith, BC

    • May 11, 2021
    • TVO

    Following unprecedented droughts, the people of BC’s Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region begin their quest to restore the water balance.

  • S02E06 Lac Saint-Pierre, QC

    • May 18, 2021
    • TVO

    The yellow perch, a key indicator of the health of Quebec’s Lac Saint-Pierre, is in serious trouble. But this little fish is inspiring the big change needed to restore the lake to its former glory.

  • S02E07 Beaver Hills, AB

    • May 25, 2021
    • TVO

    A little-known, but remarkable region of wetlands, called the Beaver Hills, are at risk of being swallowed by a growing Edmonton. As home to the world’s most important herd of buffalo, people here are uniting to keep the hills intact.

  • S02E08 Frontenac Arch, ON

    • June 1, 2021
    • TVO

    The heart of eastern North America’s last, great forest corridor is threatened by development, but the people of Ontario’s Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve are determined to keep it intact.

  • S02E09 Southwest Nova, NS

    • June 8, 2021
    • TVO

    Under siege from invasive species, the people of the Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve innovate new ways to hold back, eradicate, and even eat the invaders.