New forests for old

Canada, 1969

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Reafforestation plays an important role in ensuring a steady supply of raw material for future generations. This film looks at such a scheme applied to the timberlands of British Columbia.

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Credits

director

Seaton Findlay

production company

Council of Forest Industries of British Columbia

Crawley Films

Duration

00:28:15:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1969

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013892

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Logging

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Timber - Canada

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Tree felling

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Clear-cutting - British Columbia

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservation of natural resources

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forests and forestry

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Logging

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Reforestation

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Timber - Canada

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Tree felling

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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