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America's Forests with Chuck Leavell

California

Rolling Stones keyboardist Chuck Leavell combines two of his passions - music and trees - to bring stories of sustainable forestry to the public on "America's Forests with Chuck Leavell." This pilot episode focuses on Oregon - building timber skyscrapers in Portland; adapting to 'fire forests' in Bend; and habitat restoration in the Siuslaw National Forest on the Oregon Coast.

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Season 1 Episode 6 | 26m 46s | CC

America’s Forests with Chuck Leavell travels to California. Meet residents who survived the tragedy of wildfires and different ways to prevent future disasters. Chuck plants redwoods that might grow to be the tallest trees on the planet, learns about the trick of turning wood chips into electricity at a biomass plant, and wraps up with a jam session and tour of the Fender Instrument Factory.

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