The National Parks: America's Best Idea is a six-episode series directed by Ken Burns and written and co-produced by Dayton Duncan. Filmed over the course of more than six years at some of nature's most spectacular locales – from Acadia to Yosemite, Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon, the Everglades of Florida to the Gates of the Arctic in Alaska - The National Parks: America's Best Idea is nonetheless a story of people: people from every conceivable background – rich and poor; famous and unknown; soldiers and scientists; natives and newcomers; idealists, artists and entrepreneurs; people who were willing to devote themselves to saving some precious portion of the land they loved, and in doing so reminded their fellow citizens of the full meaning of democracy.
| Name | First Aired | Runtime | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2009E01 | The National Parks: The Scripture of Nature (1851 to 1890) |
September 27, 2009
PBS
|
90 | |
| S2009E02 | The National Parks: The Last Refuge (1890 to 1915) |
September 28, 2009
PBS
|
90 | |
| S2009E03 | The National Parks: The Empire of Grandeur (1915 to 1919) |
September 29, 2009
PBS
|
90 | |
| S2009E04 | The National Parks: Going Home (1920 to 1933) |
September 30, 2009
PBS
|
90 | |
| S2009E05 | The National Parks: Great Nature (1933 to 1945) |
October 1, 2009
PBS
|
90 | |
| S2009E06 |
The National Parks: The Morning of Creation (1946 to 1980)
season finale
|
October 2, 2009
PBS
|
90 |
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