Headwaters Down
Headwaters Down Trailer
Preview: 4/22/2025 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Follow 5 friends as they explore the landscape, wildlife and history of the James River.
Paddle into the past with a crew of five friends as they begin their 350-mile journey down the James River, finding misadventures and unexpected beauty from the headwaters to the Chesapeake Bay. Once the most polluted river in America, the James is a living monument to nature's resilience, humanity's capacity for change, and how the most profound answers await us in our backyard.
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Headwaters Down is presented by your local public television station.
Headwaters Down
Headwaters Down Trailer
Preview: 4/22/2025 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Paddle into the past with a crew of five friends as they begin their 350-mile journey down the James River, finding misadventures and unexpected beauty from the headwaters to the Chesapeake Bay. Once the most polluted river in America, the James is a living monument to nature's resilience, humanity's capacity for change, and how the most profound answers await us in our backyard.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(soft music) >>You don't have to climb Mount Everest to find the indomitable spirit within yourself.
You can find it in your own backyard.
The James River of Central Virginia runs through our backyard.
Once the most polluted river in America, now known as one of the most resilient, a damaged but special place where friendship and spirit are as enduring as the river itself.
This is the story of the James River from the Headwaters Down.
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