Tells the story of Alaska's recovery from the worst oil spill in U.S. history, the grounding of the oil tanker Exxon Valdez in Prince William Sound, documenting the 10-year restoration process following the ecological disaster and the current status of natural resources affected by the spill. Native villagers, commercial fishermen, and other residents share their stories of the spill's lingering effects on their communities, and scientific researchers investigate why populations of some species in the area continue to decline while others increase.