The Giant Cork: Flaming Gorge 60 years later...

Описание: It was called "The Giant Cork" by the Bureau of Reclamation and "Proper Management" by JFK. But sixty years after the Flaming Gorge Dam was finished, I went back to ask the only question that matters: Was it worth it?

In this film, we look at the legacy of the 1964 dedication of the Flaming Gorge. Using archival footage from the era of industrial optimism and comparing it to the quiet, surreal beauty of the Gorge today, I explore the tension between human progress and the ancient soul of the Green River.

Is the river still there? Or did we trade an eon of history for a few decades of power? Join me as a witness to the trade-offs of the American West.

Chapter Markers:

0:00 - The Industrial Swagger of the Sixties
1:07 - The "Rain Barrell:" Flaming Gorge Reservoir
1:33 - The Caretaker: Ashley National Forest
2:13 - The Men: Ashley and Powell
4:06 - The Original Engineer: The Green River
5:29 - The "Giant Cork:" Flaming Gorge Dam
7:29 - The Witness: Standing on the Edge
9:50 - The Question: Still Asking
11:23 Next Up: Cart Creek and the Firefighters

Attributions:
Photos-
Green River tunnel - By Famartin - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Hippies - By Derek Redmond and Paul Campbell - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Flaming Gorge 1997.jpg - By LBM1948 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Flaming Gorge Old Rock - By RuggyBearLA - https://www.flickr.com/photos/2187456..., CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Catching up- By Guerinf - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Watershed Map - By Torpyl - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Kennedy dedication and Dam construction - By Bureau of Reclamation - FlamingGorgeKennedy1963, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Great Acceleration - By Mark Booth - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Historic Flaming Gorge Dam video footage - Bureau of Reclamation, public domain



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