peta2: At only 16 years old, Tia Blanco is already one of the top women surfers in the world. Learn how her vegan diet has helped Tia surf her way to the top!

After the rains, there is enough water and food for all to share in the desert and Saguaro National Park can bask in all its glory.

By following honeyguides, a species of bird, people in Africa are able to locate bees’ nests to harvest honey. Research now reveals that humans use special calls to solicit the help of honeyguides and that honeyguides actively recruit appropriate human partners. This relationship is a rare example of cooperation between humans and free-living animals.

In this segment, we learn about the role weather plays in the creation of rock formations in the national parks of the United States.

Greentraveller's Richard Hammond shows you some of the loveliest and greenest spots in London, and gives some tips for navigating through the city.

John explains which tools he uses to create his marvellous sand sculptures, and why the finished works of art need protecting from the people who come to see them! Further north, at Toms River, we meet Lindsay Harrington, who works for a museum’s insect zoo, and is on the beach with colleagues trying to net a big catch of invertebrates.

Peggy started her winery together with her father, and she keeps his office just as it was when he was alive. Further north on an Atlantic City beach, John Gowdy has carved out a niche for himself as a sand sculptor.

Continuing our tour up the East Coast of America, we reach the state of Delaware, where we meet pioneering wine producer Peggy Raley. For her, each vine is like a child, needing special care and attention to flourish and grow.

Johnny Mo’s creative approach to preparing fresh seafood draws people to his restaurant in Onancock, Virginia. He wasn’t born on the coast, but loves it and hopes never to leave.

Oceanographer Jesse McNinch gets excited when the big storms roll in. He loves being near the ocean, so his job taking samples and gathering data along the coast is perfect for him. Further north, we pass the city of Norfolk and arrive on the eastern shore of Virginia.

The coastal town of Duck in North Carolina is home to a group of scientist who use remarkable custom-built vehicles to carry out their research on storms and erosion.

From scuba diving to big-game fishing, many activities here involve water. But it was also on this wild, windswept coastline of islands, shallow banks, and sand dunes that the Wright brothers made the first motorized flight in history.

Despite many years of experience, Nema Triplett is still as enthusiastic about diving as someone discovering the sport for the first time. This area is scattered with many shipwrecks, and a leisure diving industry thrives as a result. Today, a boat full of divers is visiting the wreck of the famous U-352 German submarine which was sunk here during the Second World War.

Chris Wilson’s dedication to art is unquestionable. A patriotic American artist, his love of the coast and the great outdoors inspires him, though the works are produced at a home studio where he can be unaffected by weather conditions or interruptions.

Marine Biologist Erin Levesque explains the significance of the otolith when examining fish. While Myrtle Beach's extensive sandy shoreline caters to mass tourism, the challenge for local artist Chris Wilson is to find the lesser known extraordinary scenes that inspire his paintings.