Science Wednesdays: Invasion of the Giant Pythons

Pythons

Florida’s Everglades National Park is one of the last great wildlife refuges in the United States, home to numerous unique and endangered mammals, trees, plants, birds and turtles, as well as half a million alligators. However, the Everglades is also the dumping ground for many animal invaders — more than 15 species of parrot, 75 kinds of fish and 30 different reptiles from places as far away as Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.

David Suchet on the Orient Express: A Masterpiece Special

David Suchet

With glamour, insight, charm, beautiful photography, and fascinating stories, David Suchet (“Poirot”)  leads viewers on a blissfully homicide-free excursion aboard the modern-day Orient Express.

Science Wednesdays: Ape Genius

NOVA Ape Genius

The great apes —  which include chimps, orangutans, gorillas and bonobos —  seem to have rich emotional lives similar to our own. But just how smart are these animals? A new generation of investigators is revealing the secret mental lives of great apes; our evolutionary next-of-kin are turning out to be far smarter than most experts ever imagined.

Flying Squirrels Insider Episode 205

Flying Squirrels Insider 205

Jon, Jay and Wes discuss the impact of the return of third baseman Adam Duvall. They will also try to figure out how the Squirrels can find more consistency in the starting rotation. Squirrels hitting coach Kenny Joyce visits the FSI field to tells us about what makes the Squirrels go offensively.

Raise a Reader This Summer!

Raise a reader

Any time can be learning time, and summer is a perfect opportunity to raise a reader. Starting June 3rd, the Community Idea Stations’ Ready To Learn program will be hosting the PBS KIDS Raising Readers - Summer program. This multi-platform learning initiative is designed to address the learning losses children experience when they’re away from the classroom – known as the “summer slide.”

Burt Bacharach’s Best

Burt Bacharach

For over half a century, the immensely popular and immediately identifiable melodies of celebrated composer Burt Bacharach have touched millions of music lovers around the world. Bacharach established himself in the 1960s as a topical successor to his Tin Pan Alley predecessors, creating some of the most beloved and successful pop music ever to grace radio, television and film. Hosted by Robert Wagner, this first-time ever archival PBS special includes all the original artists performing Bacharach’s hits with rare footage and clips from the 1960s -1980s.

A Cool, Damp Spring

by Peggy Singlemann
Fri, May 24, 2013
Rust on hollyhock leaf

At Maymont we are enjoying this cool damp spring weather as we tend the gardens and grounds. However, this is also weather that many diseases revel in as well. The old saying “an ounce of prevention equals a pound of cure” is true and in the garden it is always a motto to follow. Take time to clean up debris around the base of each plant. Improve air circulation by selectively pruning a stem or two to improve air flow through the plant and around the plants.

Virginia Home Grown: May 2013

by CIS
Fri, May 24, 2013
Landscape design

Amy delves into landscape design with Scott Price of Snow Knows while visiting a private garden near Ivy. Watch Now

Peggy steps into the James River to participate in a water grass conservation program run by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Participants in the program grow wild celery (Vallisneria americana), a type of underwater grass, in a simple grow-out system in their homes for 10-12 weeks.