American Spring LIVE was filmed in several locations across the country – from our home base just outside Sequoia National Park in California to the Everglades in Florida. This meant that we needed a huge production staff, with more than 150 film crew stationed at each of our remote locations. While we may have been separated, the dedication and enthusiasm for the project remained constant everywhere we worked. Here’s a behind-the-scenes photo gallery of the filming of American Spring LIVE!
Main Set & Field Locations
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
Host Juju Chang and Science Correspondent Thor Hanson rehearse in Three Rivers, California. Photo: Craig Kohlruss
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
Crew setting up for the three-night production of American Spring LIVE in Three Rivers, California. Photo: Craig Kohlruss
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
Host Juju Chang and Science Correspondent Thor Hanson rehearse in Three Rivers, California. Photo: Craig Kohlruss
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
Rehearsal in Three Rivers, California. Photo: Craig Kohlruss
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
Host Juju Chang and crew setting up for the three-night production of American Spring LIVE in Three Rivers, California. Photo: Craig Kohlruss
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
Host Juju Chang and Science Correspondent Thor Hanson rehearse in Three Rivers, California. Photo: Craig Kohlrus
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
Dr. Winifred Frick and the team for the segment at Bracken Cave, Texas. Bracken Cave is the summer home to the largest colony of Mexican Free-tailed Bats bats in the world.
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
Wildlife cinematographer Michael Male in his floating blind in Locustville, Virginia.
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
Wildlife cinematographer Michael Male and crew member showing off a floating blind in Locustville, Virginia.
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
The team from Voyageurs Wolf Project checking dens in Voyageurs National Park.
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
The team behind Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant's segment on hibernating bears in Western Maryland.
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
Meadowcroft Farm in Washington, Maine is home to more than 200 sheep. Photo: Darryl Czuchra
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
Crew member gets up close and personal with a sheep. Photo: Darryl Czuchra
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
Dr. Harold Greeney and camera crew look for hummingbird nests in Mt. Lemmon, Arizona. Photo: Darryl Czuchra
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
Senior producer Ann Johnson Prum overseeing a segment shoot. Photo: Darryl Czuchra
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
Filming the Everglades during Magic Hour. Photo: Andy Seestedt
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
One of the many bugs captured during the segment in Gainesville, Florida. Photo: Kristen Grace/©Florida Museum
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
One of the many bugs captured during the segment in Gainesville, Florida. Photo: Kristen Grace/©Florida Museum
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
The moth sheet attracted many critters at night in Gainesville, Florida. Photo: Kristen Grace/©Florida Museum
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
One of the many bugs captured during the segment in Gainesville, Florida. Photo: Kristen Grace/©Florida Museum
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
Examining the insects found during the segment in Gainesville, Florida. Photo: Kristen Grace/©Florida Museum
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
Nanne Kennedy welcomed the camera crew to her farm in Washington, Maine, to capture the birth of one of her lambs.
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
Dr. Akito Kawahara examining one of the moths found during the segment in Gainesville, Florida. Photo: Kristen Grace/©Florida Museum
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
Nanne Kennedy welcomed the camera crew to her farm in Washington, Maine, to capture the birth of one of her lambs.
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
The sheep at Meadowcroft Farm were not camera shy!
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
Host Juju Chang getting ready for American Spring LIVE. Photo: Craig Kohlruss
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
Going over the script during rehearsal in Three Rivers, California. Photo: Craig Kohlruss
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
NATURE Executive Producer Fred Kaufman checking the tapes during rehearsal in Three Rivers, California. Photo: Craig Kohlruss
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
Behind the scenes of the production in Three Rivers, California. Photo: Craig Kohlruss
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
NATURE Executive Producer Fred Kaufman, Host Juju Chang and Science Correspondent Thor Hanson in Three Rivers, California. Photo: Craig Kohlruss
American Spring LIVE - Behind the Scenes
Behind the scenes of the production in Three Rivers, California. Photo: Craig Kohlruss
