"SHADES OF WINTER" "SHAPE OF THE SAND" "BAPTISM IN THE BAY" Part one of this three-part episode, explores the world of impressionists painting in nature; the impressionists touch on various subjects in painting, such as the study of light and the importance of being immersed in nature to fully capture the image. Part two takes a look at Assateague Island and its environment of the man-made sand dunes. These man-made dunes constructed in the 1970s caused plant species to die out on the island, but a rediscovery of the plant amaranth, which was thought to be extinct on the island, was made in 2002. Part three takes a look at a classroom project where students grow grasses native to the Chesapeake Bay's watershed.
