Multimedia Presentations

Point Reyes National Seashore and its partners have produced a number of multimedia presentations featuring the natural and cultural resources at Point Reyes.

The video Picture Yourself at Point Reyes National Seashore was created to promote National Park Week 2012 and to invite people to visit Point Reyes National Seashore. Picture yourself at your National Parks!

The Natural Laboratory is a series of pod-casts, videos, audio-slide shows, and other multimedia presentations exploring science at Bay Area National Parks. The Natural Laboratory is produced by Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center Science Communication Interns.

The Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center has also produced Documentary Videos and a series of short videos entitled "Science Behind the Scenery."

To commemorate the completion of the Giacomini Wetland Restoration Project in 2008, OpenRoad.tv and YourWetlands.org produced a video and a pod-cast, respectively.

Wild Sound Stories are six-minute adventures in natural sounds and images that connect you to the feeling of wild Marin.

NPSWilderness has produced three videos entitled Wilderness Calling: Point Reyes, Wilderness Motion: Point Reyes, and Wilderness Visions: Point Reyes featuring images and sounds from the Phillip Burton Wilderness within Point Reyes National Seashore, in addition to two videos about NPS wilderness: America's Wilderness and Leave No Trace Outdoor Ethics which hikers, campers, and other visitors to Point Reyes may find of interest.

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The Green Wave by the Seashore

While there might be some truth to the famous lyric "it's not easy being green," there are a vast amount of ways you can contribute to our conservation mission at home and in your community, many of which that are simple and easy. Winner of the first National Park Service-wide My Green Parks Video Contest, The Green Wave by the Seashore is a theatrical short film showcasing some of the many ways Point Reyes National Seashore has integrated sustainability into their park operations.

 

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  The Green Wave by the Seashore

  Winner of the first NPS-wide My Green Parks Video Contest, The Green Wave by the Seashore is a theatrical short film showcasing some of the many ways Point Reyes National Seashore has integrated sustainability into their park operations.

  Credit / Author:

  Dale Dualan, SCA Environmental Management Intern

  Date created:

  2011-05-23

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  Video Transcript

  Point Reyes National Seashore - My Green Parks Video Transcript
  
  The Green Wave by the Seashore
  
  Scene 1 – Intro/Office
  Chief of Facilities: "An email from Washington!"
  Email: (Email reads: GREEN YOUR PARK RIGHT NOW!!! HURRY THE ICE CAPS ARE MELTING!!! AND THE SEA LEVEL IS RISING!!!)
  Chief of Facilities: "Let's see what we can do about this!"
  Chief of Facilities: "How do we green our park? Looks green enough. I wish I had an answer."
  Wizard: "Perhaps I could help."
  Chief of Facilities: "So tell me bearded man with the green pointy hat, how do I green the park?"
  Wizard: "It's easy being green. I'll show you how it's done."
  
  Scene 2 – Biodiesel
  Roads foreman: "I wish we could fuel our vehicles and equipment with biodiesel."
  
  Scene 3 – Electric Vehicles
  EV driver: "I really wish we drove cleaner vehicles."
  EV driver: "Heyyyyy! It's an electric vehicle!"
  
  Scene 4 – Solar Panel
  Energy manager: "I wish we could harness energy from the sun to make these electrical meters spin backwards."
  Energy manager: "Solar panels all across the park, what does it mean?"
  
  Scene 5 – Recycling
  Staff #1: "How do we recycle all this paper?"
  Staff #2: "How can I recycle this can?"
  Staff #3: "How can I recycle this bottle?"
  Staff #4: "How do I recycle this box?"
  (From there, chaotic repeat of the questions.)
  Conservation Corps North Bay: "We'll take it from here!"
  Wizard: "REDUCE! REUSE! Then RECYCLE!"
  
  Scene 6 – Beach Cleanup
  Engineer: "I wish there was a way we could get all these bottles and trash off of the beach."
  Engineer: "LOOK!"
  Park volunteer: "Never fear! The Coastodian is here!"
  Park volunteer: "Friends...don't litter!"
  
  Scene 7 – The LEED Hostel
  Hiker: "I'm really tired. I should've made a reservation at the h...”
  Hiker: "Wow a new hostel building!"
  Wizard: "Well, it's almost done. And it looks to become LEED certified."
  
  Scene 8 – Science on a Sphere
  Park ranger: "How can I educate the public on sustainability and climate change?"
  Park ranger: "WHOA! It's SCIENCE...ON A SPHERE!"
  
  Scene 9 – Thinking about the Future
  Intern: "What other ideas can we think of?"
  Energy Manager: (Thinking) "Hmmmm."
  Chief of Facilities: "I think I have an idea."
  
  Scene 10 – Back in the Office
  Chief of Facilities: "Hello all employees."
  
  Scene 11 – Ending
  Mother: "What did you learn at the park today?"
  Daughter: "I learned that change doesn't come with a wave of a wand, but with collaboration, teamwork, education, and stewardship. As stewards of the Earth, we all play an important part in making the world a better place. If Point Reyes National Seashore can green their park, SO CAN YOU!"
  EV driver: "So can you."
  Construction Inspector (was "Hiker" in Scene 7): "And so can you."
  Energy Manager and Intern: "So green your park today."
  Wizard: "Green your park today."
  Chief of Facilities: "Today and every day."
  Daughter: "For our sustainable future."

 

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