Nature, San Diego: America’s Wildest City
PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):
Wednesday, Nov. 6, at 8 PM
Thursday, Nov. 7, at 1 AM
Monday, Nov. 11, at 5 PM
San Diego isn’t just America’s Finest City; it’s America’s Wildest City. Despite its 3.3 million human residents and an utterly transformed landscape, San Diego County is the most biologically diverse county in America.
San Diego is an oasis at the intersection of hostile worlds: the dividing line between the Mojave Desert to the East and the Pacific Ocean to the West; the Sierra Mountains to the North and Mexican border to the South. Meet the diverse array of wildlife thriving incongruously in a transformed landscape of manmade wilderness. From the dramatic rituals of grebes and the playful antics of ground squirrels to the thrilling hunts of orcas and the moonlit spawning of grunion, witness nature’s resilience and beauty amidst the urban sprawl.