Return to the Forest Where We Live
Producer/Director
Liz Barnes
Writer
C.E. Richard
Editor
Rex Q. Fortenberry
Narrator
Nia Vardalos
Senior Producer/Project Director
Tika Laudun
Composer/Musician
Mike Esneault
Photographers
Keith Crews
Rex Q. Fortenberry
Additional Editing
Todd Justice
Tika Laudun
Associate Producer
Kevin Gautreaux
Post Production Engineers
Todd Justice
D-Ray Washington
Graphic Artists
Mark Carroll
Jeanne Lamy
Web Team
John Tooraen
Jeanne Lamy
Production Assistants
Amanda Clayton
Marian Lefebvre
Promotions
Bob Neese
Bryant Langlois
Margaret Schlaudecker
Educational Consultant
Claudia Fowler
Project Evaluators
Homer Dyess
Ayan Rubin
Gladys White
Production Engineering Supervisor
Chris Miranda
Production Manager
Ken Miller
Executive Producer
Clay Fourrier
Deputy Director
Steve Graziano
President and CEO
Beth Courtney
Special Thanks to our Program Advisors
Alice Ewen Walker
Cheryl Kollin
Gary Moll
Ed Macie
Greg McPherson
David J. Nowak
Kathleen L. Wolf
Special Thanks
Alliance for Community Trees
American Forests
Casey Trees
City Park, New Orleans
Coast Electric Power Association, Bay St. Louis
Coldwater Canyon Park, Los Angeles
Suzanne M. del Villar
Department of the Interior
District of Columbia Office of
Motion Picture & TV Development
ESRI
Franklin Park Elementary School, Baltimore
Griffith Park, Los Angeles
Jean Lafitte National Historic Park & Preserve,
New Orleans
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School, New Orleans
Mecklenburg County Government:
GIS Mapping and Project Services Division,
Greenway Planning and Development Division,
Parks and Recreation Department
and Water Quality Program
National Parks Service
National Urban & Community Forestry Council
Parks & People Foundation
Parkway Partners
Virginia Plauche
Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C.
Sierra Club
South Wastewater Treatment Plant, Baton Rouge
TreePeople
United States Capitol Police
USDA Forest Service
The Washington, D.C.
Convention and Tourism Corporation
The volunteers from Casey Trees,
Central Piedmont Community College,
Parkway Partners, the Sierra Club:
Central Piedmont Group, TreePeople and
the University of North Carolina – Charlotte
Creative Artists Agency
Jim Nicolay
Andrea Kerr
Jenna Gambaro
GIZMO Enterprises, Inc.
Gary Moscato
Alex Ghersini
Irena Pietenza
Soundtrack Boston
Charlotte Moore
Archival Film and Prints
The Carolina Thread Trail…
weaving communities together
Charlotte Visitor’s Association
City Park, New Orleans
Ronald J. Daley
Steve Garlock
KPBS Public Television
Indigo Productions
Jill W. Lang
University of North Carolina,
Charlotte Urban Institute
US Geological Survey
WETA
Public Broadcasting of Greater Washington
WWL-TV Archives
Additional Thanks
JoAnn Albrecht
Austin Allen
Ron Barnes
Laura Bauernfeind
Vicki Bott
Lois Brink
David Buetow
Mark Buscaino
JuanCarlos Chan
Gwen Cook
Sheila Crider
Shakia Darden
Cecily Durrett
Peter Eredics
Andy J. Goretti
Peter Harnik
The Harris and Nelson Families
John Hopper
David Kroening
Jared Liu
Terry Losardo
Joe Mangum
Stephen Martin
David Muth
Terry Patton
Stephen Readmond
Peggy Rosefeldt
Evalina Schmukler
© 2008 Louisiana Educational Television Authority