The Nat­ural Reserve Sys­tem is cel­e­brat­ing Earth Day 2011 with two new tele­vi­sion pro­grams. The shows will be broad­cast on Uni­ver­sity of Cal­i­for­nia Television/UCTV start­ing April 22, Earth Day.

Tour the NRS’s field sta­tions and learn what sci­en­tists are dis­cov­er­ing about California’s rich bio­di­ver­sity. The two new pro­grams focus on reserves along the coast of Cen­tral California:

Wild Signs at Fort Ord Nat­ural Reserve
See Fort Ord Nat­ural Reserve in Mon­terey County through the eyes of an expert naturalist.

Avid about Acorns
Get a glimpse into the fam­ily life of acorn wood­peck­ers at Hast­ings Nat­ural His­tory Reserve in Carmel Valley.

Links to pre­vi­ous pro­grams about cur­rent and future NRS sites are avail­able as well. Map­ping the Future cov­ers research into the lush for­est ecosys­tem of Angelo Coast Range Reserve. In the Shadow of White Moun­tain is an Emmy Award-winning doc­u­men­tary about the hardy sci­en­tists who work amid the thin air of White Moun­tain Research Sta­tion in east­ern California.