hackertube.io

50 Years Ago, This Was a Wasteland. He Changed Everything | Short Film Showcase

National Geographic · documentary · Watch on YouTube

Environment, agriculture & food systemsDocumentaries & storytelling

What it is

An 8-minute National Geographic short film about David Bamberger, who bought 5,500 overgrazed acres in the Texas Hill Country and restored the land and its aquifers over about 50 years.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited in climate and water threads as an encouraging example of large-scale landscape restoration.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “bears watching.”

    Selah Ranch restoration in Texas and aquifers

    johnohara, 2019-08 · Recommendation · in “A Quarter of Humanity Faces Looming Water Crises”

  2. “National Geographic did a really good 8-minute video on it”

    Short film on restoring water to the Selah ranch

    atourgates, 2019-09 · Recommendation · in “Scientists Identify How Many Trees to Plant and Where to Stop Climate Crisis”

  3. “A few I've enjoyed”

    Encouraging landscape restoration stories

    aarondf, 2022-09 · Recommendation · in “Mangroves on a Landfill”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: texas hill country, aquifers, conservation, selah ranch, water management

Also recommended by the same people