FOREST
RESOURCES
General
Audience
SOUTH'S AMAZING FORESTS
Video provides a historical account of the forest industry's rags-to-riches
story in the South. (Video; 25 minutes; AV20)
Price: $10 (Southern Forest Products
Association)
Grades
3-12; General Audience
FORESTS OF THE SOUTH
CD-ROM is a fun and engaging way to learn about America's southern forests.
Includes informative text, video clips, photographs, and graphics. (CD-ROM)
Price: $25.00 (Temperate Forest
Foundation)
Forestry
Students; Industry; General Audience
CONIFERS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Multimedia CD-ROM describe Pacific Northwest conifers. Includes images,
information, and opportunities for practicing tree identification. (1998;
CD-ROM; CD-ROM #1110)
Price: $95 (Oregon State University)
General
Audience
AMERICA'S FORESTS: A HISTORY OF RESILIENCY AND RECOVERY
Book by Douglas MacCleery (basis of documentary listed below) gives
an unbiased history on issues about American forests. Provides data
on the extent of U.S. forests prior to European settlement, how expansion
affected our forests, the uses of our forests, and efforts to conserve
our forests. (1994; Book; 58 pages; ISBN 0890300488)
Price: $8.00 (Temperate Forest
Foundation)
General
Audience
AMERICA'S FORESTS: A HISTORY OF RESILIENCY AND RECOVERY
Video covers the changes in the forests of the United States from the
time of European settlement until the resent day. (1993; Video; 23 min.;
USDA Office of Public Affairs)
Price: $15 for 1-4, $12 for 5-9. $10 for 10 or more (Temperate
Forest Foundation)
General
Audience
CIRCLE OF LIFE
Video documentary addresses the consumption and production of natural
resources. Clearly presents our options as consumers choosing between
renewable and non-renewable resources to meet our needs. (Video; 28
min.)
Price: $15 for 1-4, $12 for 5-9. $10 for 10 or more (Temperate
Forest Foundation)
Grades
5-8; General Audience
THE DYNAMIC FOREST
Video explains how forests constantly change through cycles of disturbance
and renewal. (Video; 15 min.)
Price: $15 for 1-4, $12 for 5-9. $10 for 10 or more (Temperate
Forest Foundation)
Landowners
OUR TREE FARM FAMILY PROGRAM
Tree farming program provides information, professional forester's services,
and other assistance to small (10+ acres) landowners. (Program)
Price: Free membership (Consolidated Papers,
Inc.)
Industry;
Landowners; Service Clubs
COMMON GROUND IN TIMBER COUNTRY
Video describes how nature and business groups can join forces to create
sound wildlife preservation and forestry stewardship practices. (1995;
Video; 15 min.)
Price: $4 (The Nature Conservancy)
General
Audience
PENNSYLVANIA FORESTS AND YOU
General information about Pennsylvania's forest resources and forest
products industry in a four-color brochure. (1998; Pamphlet)
Price: Free; prefer to send in bulk; mailing costs would be the
responsibility of recipient (Hardwood
Lumber Manufacturers Association of Pennsylvania, Inc.)
General
Audience
AN INDUSTRY COMMITTED TO THE FOREST RESOURCE
Videotape about Pennsylvania's forest resources and forest products
industry. Discusses various PA-specific issues affecting the industry.
(1998; VHS; 26 minutes; JPL Productions/ULMA of PA, Inc.)
Price: $10 each for members/$15 each for non-members (Hardwood
Lumber Manufacturers Association of Pennsylvania, Inc.)
General
Audience
FORESTS: DO WE GET WHAT WE PAY FOR?
Although hundreds of millions of dollars are spent on our federal forest
lands every year, photographs illustrate that they may not be delivering
what we expect. Changing the incentives of federal land managers and
removing the obstacles could create healthier forests. (1999; Book;
32 pages; Public Lands II)
Price: $5 each (Political Economy
Research Center)
Landowners
KENTUCKY'S FOREST STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM
(Pamphlet; 4 pages)
Price: Free (Kentucky Division
of Forestry)
General
Audience; Landowners; Teachers
KENTUCKY'S FOREST RESOURCES
Contains forest facts, statistics, economic and environmental benefits
of forest management. (1995; Handbook; 15 pages)
Price: Free (Kentucky Division
of Forestry)
Landowners
THE CONTINUING FOREST IN TEXAS
Video describes how private forest landowners can help achieve future
forest resource needs through good forest management practices. The
management of multiple forest canopies is discussed as well as the economic
returns that are possible to landowners of a well-managed forest. (Video;
15 min.; Stephen F. Austin State University and Louisiana-Pacific Corporation)
Price: Free (Texas Forestry Association)
