Watch Nature Season 7 Episode 17: Everglades Rain Machine

PBS's signature (and multi-award-winning) natural-history series uses gifted wildlife documentarians and stunning photography to reveal what its first host, Donald Johanson, called `the magic and mystery of the fascinating natural world.' The series has garnered numerous prizes, including the Sierra Club Award; and both an Emmy and a Peabody in 1987 for (more…)

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Season 7, Episode 17 Everglades Rain Machine

First Aired: March 26, 1989

How development is altering "The Everglades Rain Machine," a cycle of rainfall and evaporation that sustains wildlife and supplies Florida cities with water. Observed: alligators; tricolored herons; wood storks; pelicans; roseate spoonbills; ospreys. Host: George Page.

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Premiered: October 10, 1982
Rating: TV-G
Premise: PBS's signature (and multi-award-winning) natural-history series uses gifted wildlife documentarians and stunning photography to reveal what its first host, Donald Johanson, called `the magic and mystery of the fascinating natural world.' The series has ga… (more)