A River Keeper’s View of Climate Change
Program Summary
Meet Gordon Rogers, River Keeper of Georgia's Little Satilla River. A keen and seasoned observer of nature, Rogers gives a tour of the impacts he sees in a precious ecosystem along Georgia's coast. Dr. Heidi Cullen interviewed him while in production for our Georgia segment for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS.
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