Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Spring has sprung and new life stirs on the Olympic Mountain ranges, the third great wilderness environment of this most diverse of national parks. The eponymous Olympic marmots awaken from their winter slumber to enjoy a feast, but must remain on the lookout for the bald eagle.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
In the summer, the denizens of Olympia National Park feed in the lush alpine meadows, while a mother bear and her cubs forage for food along the shore. Tasty and nutritious crabs make a perfect snack, even in their shells!
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
While the male bear is distracted by harbor seals, the cubs make their escape. Out at sea, the seals are safe from bears, but not from killer whales. Just to the north of the park lies a deep underwater canyon that can only be explored by submarine. It’s a birthing place for sharks, and a world of rarely glimpsed marine life.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
In springtime, the sheer cliffs along the wild coastline of the park have become home to the common murre, a bird that comes to land only to breed. The eagles, further along in their nesting process, have a rapidly growing eaglet in need of constant nourishment, and, unfortunately, the murre colony makes easy pickings for them.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
A fledgling bald eagle is the fastest-growing young bird in North America, yet it faces a challenging journey to maturity and acquiring its iconic adult plumage. As autumn storms arrive, king salmon migrate to river mouths and their freshwater spawning grounds, while resident orca pods expertly hunt them for a nutritious meal.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The king salmon swim upstream to spawn and complete their lifecycle, also providing a meal for a dipper. On the hillside, it’s the elks’ breeding season, and a black bear fattens up on berries before winter closes in across this magnificently diverse landscape.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
A British couple talks about a music festival they have just attended in Lucca, Italy. Not only are they enthusiastic about the music, they are also impressed with the venues and their accessibility.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
All Hands Volunteers is a US-based, non-profit organization that provides hands-on assistance to survivors of natural disasters around the world with maximum impact and minimum bureaucracy. Their mission is to enable volunteers to provide assistance to communities affected by natural disasters.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom, USA
Before the global pandemic, activist Alison Teal set off to London to inspire students with her new book Alison's Adventures: Your Passport to the World. While she was there, she worked with local charities to clean up the Thames River!
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Orca365 combines exciting travel opportunities and breathtaking remote communities to help make a difference. Their trips offer a unique mix of full-on action-packed itineraries with the ability to give back and be involved in the communities one visits.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
A young woman goes on a road trip through Alabama with her boyfriend and recounts it in a phone call home. This video is a great way to see the many spots well worth visiting in the state of Alabama.
Difficulty: Intermediate
New Zealand
This quirky ad from New Zealand Air employs characters from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth trilogy. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
This video shows how a cycle of how work is completed in Agile, which is used for software development.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Kate visits the Grand Lake Nordic Center and shows us the equipment and technique of Nordic skiing. It may look easy, but with no chairlift in sight, it's hard work, and definitely good exercise.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Kate lives in Grand Lake, Colorado, a small town that is considered the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park. Kate’s friend Tom is inspired by the cold and recent snow to go out and take a plunge in the icy lake!
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