Product Details

• Actors: Wes Skiles, Jill Heinerth, Tom Morris, Brian Pease
• Directors: Wes Skiles
• Format: Color, Dolby, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Karst Productions, Inc.
• DVD Release Date: December 1, 2003
• Run Time: 57 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00014E9IO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,232 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Jora Young, Nature Conservancy

Water's Journey is as thrilling as a walk on the moon or a dangerous climb of Mount Everest.

Product Description

Over eight billion gallons of water a day bursts forth from Florida’s springs - the most unique concentration of springs on the planet. At one time, it was thought to be an endless supply, but now the demands of man are starting to exceed availability. We join a team on a daring journey into the Floridan Aquifer – to find out what’s going wrong. As the team follows the connective path of water through the landscape, their discoveries lead viewers on a thrilling adventure about the miraculous course that water takes, and the places we don’t want to believe it goes. Is it too late for the Floridan Aquifer?

Florida’s aquifer is part of a dwindling, finite domain of places on earth rarely witnessed by man. Only a small group of elite divers have ventured into these water-filled caves. Even fewer have attempted to conduct scientific investigations here. But these intrepid explorers are uncovering important facts about the health of the Floridan aquifer. They are discovering that our springs are something between a weather vane and a time machine - foretelling the future of water quality as our aquifer becomes affected by pollution and urban expansion.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific DVD, February 17, 2004

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Squirrel Girl (South Riding, VA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Water's Journey - The Hidden Rivers of Florida (DVD)

This is a terrific film. It has a very basic premise-what you discard today may be what you drink tomorrow. The video has illustrated the point in the best way I've ever seen it done. There can be no mistake about the connection between the aquifer (underground) water and activities on the surface.

Two particular things are great about the video. It's got a touch of humor. No dry, boring science here! The other is that the purpose of the video is conservation. But it's imminently practical. There's no suggestion we should go back to living in the stone age. The show gives several examples of what farmers and homeowners can do in their own lives to really make a difference-without sacrificing our modern lifestyle!

I highly recommend this DVD. It's fun to watch all the beautifully filmed cave diving, too!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Video, January 24, 2004

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This review is from: Water's Journey - The Hidden Rivers of Florida (DVD)

I accidentally came across this film on pbs. It immediately caught my attention. It was exactly the type of film I could use in my classroom or share with an adult. It makes clear the importance of protecting the aquifer from pollutants. It's amazing to see the two divers swim past a 50 gallon oil drum and a large tractor tire. The filming is beautifully done and the dialogue well scripted. The film nears its end with the divers emerging into a sink hole that is polluted and smells. Outstanding video!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Journey One Must Take, January 9, 2004

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J. J.J. Henson (Melbourne, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Water's Journey - The Hidden Rivers of Florida (DVD)

As a teacher and a cave diver seeing Water's Journey on PBS in October motivated me to write a unit for my classroom using Water's Journey as the outline. Making aquifers, discussing the plight of our water, testing water and becoming aware of our wonderful resource that is being misused by all of us.

The classroom discussions that this movie prompted were both energizing and powerful. This movie brings out what is known as "A Teachable Moment". These moments are the moments that teachers look forward to. Be prepared to watch this movie more than once.