The Adirondack Cooperative
Loon Program is honored have our research about the impact of
mercury pollution on the Adirondack loon population featured in “Call
of the Loon”. Hosted by Judy Woodruff, CNN anchor and former
PBS contributor, this
hour-long
documentary was produced
in the spring of 2006 by
the
Mountain Lake Public Broadcasting Station in Plattsburgh, New
York. Anjalika Sharma and
Carol Blakeslee-Collin excellently directed and produced “Call
of the Loon”.
Beautiful footage provided
by
North Country Nature enables the viewer to experience unique
moments in the lives of common loons. Through these charismatic
birds, the documentary provides an insightful overview of the
problems caused by widespread
mercury pollution in the
northeastern United States.
Mercury emissions spewing
from Midwestern coal-fired power plants are tracked as they are
blown eastwards to insidiously contaminate the lakes
of the Adirondack Park, affecting fish, wildlife,
and people. The film examines the status of federal and New York
State mercury emission regulations, which are crucial
to protecting the health of
the environment and its wild and human inhabitants.
We are extremely grateful
to the
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, the
Holder Family Foundation, and many other donors for underwriting
the Call of the Loon.
The ACLP would like to
thank Mountain Lake PBS for generously donating a portion of the
proceeds from the sale of the Call of the Loon DVD to support the
Adirondack Cooperative Loon Program.
The “Call of the Loon”
was distributed nationally in the fall of 2006.
Please contact your local
public broadcasting station to request that it be shown in your
area!
For more information, or to obtain a DVD of Call of the
Loon:
