To find out what the future might hold for Kelp, Sea Otters, Urchin, and Abalone, we're taking you to Haida Gwaii – an archipelago famous for both its deep culture and unique ecology. In Gwaii Haanas, the Islands of Beauty, a surprising experiment is taking shape, and we're going to dive right in.

We go from mountain top to sea floor, and we finally get to meet the fastest snail in the west.

This is part three of our three-part series on kelp worlds. Start with Part One: Trophic Cascadia, and then Part Two: Ocean People

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Season 2

FE 2.9 - Kelp Worlds: In the Balance

Broadcasting from the Pacific Northwest, Future Ecologies is an ongoing series of stories about the land around us.

We examine the ecological processes that define planet earth: how they affect us, how we’ve affected them, and how we can harness them to create vibrant and resilient societies. We dig deep to reveal that at the core of every “environmental” issue is a human design choice that isn’t static - we’ve made different choices in the past, and, with a little creativity, we can choose differently in the future.