American Experience

Season 2 Episode 15: Battle for Wilderness

The first major battle for wilderness preservation erupted over the building of Hetch Hetchy Dam in Yosemite National Park in 1906. On the one side were the purists who argued that wildlands were to be left as God made them; on the other, those who believed in the wise management of natural resources. President Roosevelt, an ardent conservationist, was caught between the two.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

38

Episodes:

400

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

1988

IMDb:

6.6