Seattle is synonymous with environmental awareness.

Seattle is synonymous with environmental awareness. Some have called it "the city of the future." It leads the nation in the search for alternate fuels and was one of the first locations to create community-based biodiesel distribution co-ops. The High Point mixed-use housing development, which attracts visitors from around the world, is the first planned sustainable neighborhood in a major American city. High Point has even restored streams that are critical to the region's salmon migration. Salmon is an indicator species for the Northwest, and the fish are an integral part of this story. The episode follows the plight of this species from a school group's release of salmon eggs into Lake Washington to a trip into Elliot Bay with an enlightened fisherman and a visit to Native-American commercial fisheries that adhere to sustainable practices. Further pursuing the water management issue, EDENS LOST AND FOUND tracks the heated debate on how to provide access to Seattle's shoreline. Will its aging Viaduct Highway be torn down and replaced with a tunnel? The issue is still being discussed. Sometimes, even with the best of intentions, a citizen movement fails. Such a cautionary tale describes the final story, the 10-year battle to fund and build the citizen-inspired monorail.