PHOENIX - As the Arizona Game and Fish Department's Emmy award-winning series, "Arizona Wildlife Views," begins broadcasting its all-new season of programming this year, the show's producers say viewers are in for great, new adventures across Arizona.

Take a journey from the comfort of your living room as the season kicks off with three entertaining stories, including a rafting trip through the Grand Canyon with Arizona Game and Fish Department biologists to survey one of the last remaining homes of a native fish called the humpback chub. A story on facts and myths of wildlife will answer the never-ending debate on whether hummingbirds ever stop flying and whether Gila monsters spit their venom. Finally, feast your eyes on a lush riparian habitat right in the middle of Phoenix, thanks to the teamwork of the Rio Salado Restoration Project and Audubon Arizona.

"'Arizona Wildlife Views' is known for its look at the native animals that make Arizona such a distinctive home for many types of wildlife, but we also cover much more," says producer Gary Schafer. "Whether you are a parent searching for something cool to do outside with your kids this weekend, an avid hunter or angler, a boater or a hiker, 'Arizona Wildlife Views' is a great show for anyone who loves the outdoors."

"Arizona Wildlife Views" is packed with lots of action for the upcoming season. Travel from one end of our great state to the other as the cameras give us a close-up of the California condors that soar above the Vermilion Cliffs, the striped bass of Lake Powell, burrowing owls in Pinal County, a "Girls Got Guns" feature on outdoor activities for women, and much more.

The long-running series is gearing up for an exciting season on PBS stations statewide. The first show of the new season will air at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 5 in Phoenix on Channel 8, KAET-TV, and at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 24 in Tucson on Channel 6, KUAT-TV.

For more information on show times and dates, as well as episode summaries, visit azgfd.gov.