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 ScenesHost Juju Chang and Science Correspondent Thor Hanson rehearse in Three Rivers, California. Photo: Craig Kohlruss
American Spring LIVE - Behind the ScenesCrew setting up for the three-night production of American Spring LIVE in Three Rivers, California. Photo: Craig Kohlruss
American Spring LIVE - Behind the ScenesHost Juju Chang and Science Correspondent Thor Hanson rehearse in Three Rivers, California. Photo: Craig Kohlruss
American Spring LIVE - Behind the ScenesRehearsal in Three Rivers, California. Photo: Craig Kohlruss
American Spring LIVE - Behind the ScenesHost 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 ScenesHost Juju Chang and Science Correspondent Thor Hanson rehearse in Three Rivers, California. Photo: Craig Kohlrus
American Spring LIVE - Behind the ScenesDr. 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 ScenesWildlife cinematographer Michael Male in his floating blind in Locustville, Virginia.
American Spring LIVE - Behind the ScenesWildlife cinematographer Michael Male and crew member showing off a floating blind in Locustville, Virginia.
American Spring LIVE - Behind the ScenesThe team from Voyageurs Wolf Project checking dens in Voyageurs National Park.
American Spring LIVE - Behind the ScenesThe team behind Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant's segment on hibernating bears in Western Maryland.
American Spring LIVE - Behind the ScenesMeadowcroft Farm in Washington, Maine is home to more than 200 sheep. Photo: Darryl Czuchra
American Spring LIVE - Behind the ScenesCrew member gets up close and personal with a sheep. Photo: Darryl Czuchra
American Spring LIVE - Behind the ScenesDr. Harold Greeney and camera crew look for hummingbird nests in Mt. Lemmon, Arizona. Photo: Darryl Czuchra
American Spring LIVE - Behind the ScenesSenior producer Ann Johnson Prum overseeing a segment shoot. Photo: Darryl Czuchra
American Spring LIVE - Behind the ScenesFilming the Everglades during Magic Hour. Photo: Andy Seestedt
American Spring LIVE - Behind the ScenesOne of the many bugs captured during the segment in Gainesville, Florida. Photo: Kristen Grace/©Florida Museum
American Spring LIVE - Behind the ScenesOne of the many bugs captured during the segment in Gainesville, Florida. Photo: Kristen Grace/©Florida Museum
American Spring LIVE - Behind the ScenesThe moth sheet attracted many critters at night in Gainesville, Florida. Photo: Kristen Grace/©Florida Museum
American Spring LIVE - Behind the ScenesOne of the many bugs captured during the segment in Gainesville, Florida. Photo: Kristen Grace/©Florida Museum
American Spring LIVE - Behind the ScenesExamining the insects found during the segment in Gainesville, Florida. Photo: Kristen Grace/©Florida Museum
American Spring LIVE - Behind the ScenesNanne 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 ScenesDr. Akito Kawahara examining one of the moths found during the segment in Gainesville, Florida. Photo: Kristen Grace/©Florida Museum
American Spring LIVE - Behind the ScenesNanne 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 ScenesThe sheep at Meadowcroft Farm were not camera shy!
American Spring LIVE - Behind the ScenesHost Juju Chang getting ready for American Spring LIVE. Photo: Craig Kohlruss
American Spring LIVE - Behind the ScenesGoing over the script during rehearsal in Three Rivers, California. Photo: Craig Kohlruss
American Spring LIVE - Behind the ScenesNATURE Executive Producer Fred Kaufman checking the tapes during rehearsal in Three Rivers, California. Photo: Craig Kohlruss
American Spring LIVE - Behind the ScenesBehind the scenes of the production in Three Rivers, California. Photo: Craig Kohlruss
American Spring LIVE - Behind the ScenesNATURE Executive Producer Fred Kaufman, Host Juju Chang and Science Correspondent Thor Hanson in Three Rivers, California. Photo: Craig Kohlruss
American Spring LIVE - Behind the ScenesBehind the scenes of the production in Three Rivers, California. Photo: Craig Kohlruss
