Synopsis
Reel 1, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) members collect pine cones from trees and squirrel hoards. Seeds from the cones are processed and planted at a forest nursery. Seeding trees are transplanted to forest areas. Snag is cleared from a timber tract. Reel 2, trees are sprayed with insecticide. Picnic areas are cleared and fireplaces are constructed. CCC units plow fire lanes and fight a forest fire. National Archives Identifier: 7397 Creator(s): Department of Agriculture. Federal Extension Service. (Most Recent) From: Series: Motion Picture Films, compiled ca. 1915 - ca. 1959 * Record Group 33: Records of the Extension Service, 1888 - 2000 Level of Description: Item Type(s) of Archival Materials: Moving Images This item was produced or created: ca. 1936 The creator compiled or maintained the series between: ca. 1915 - ca. 1959 General Note(s): Credits: Editor, D.M. Kellogg; photographer, Eugene Tucker. Use Restriction(s): Undetermined Sound Type: Silent Accession Number(s): 1286 Subjects Represented in the Archival Material(s): * Civilians * Forest fires * Forests and forestry * Motion pictures * Reforestation Contributors to Authorship and/or Production of the Archival Material(s): * Department of Agriculture. (1862 - ), Producer
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Details
- Running time
- 22 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Forest fires
- Erosion
- Living New Deal
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