Amazing Machines of the Forest Products Industry (32min) Close-up views of everything from feller-bunchers and debarkers to logging trucks and stackers.
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Whistlepunks & Silverpickers (30min) Take a video field trip to the forest with big rigs, fast machines and the men and women who drive them.
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That's How We Build a House (27min) See a house built from the ground up. Watch surveyors, architects, carpenters, electricians, plumbers, bricklayers and others work! Closed captioned.
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The Big Renovation (50min)
Get ready to build! Meet the architect, the contractor and other workers. Go to the sawmill. You’ll even learn about termites!
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HOUSE. Where, Why, and How: A Child's Guide to the Origins of Everyday Stuff (9min) A tree's story of growing in the woods, traveling to the mill and job site, and becoming part of a new house.
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Lenny the Lumberjack (50min) Lenny, a Canadian logger, takes you through a day of trees, big rigs, and ideas about forest management.
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PLT Energy & Society Kit Kit contains "Energy & Me" CD and Dance Video, Project Learning Tree activities, and 8 copies each of two energy-related posters. Move your students from potential to kinetic energy!
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Forests & Paper Forever (Interactive CD-ROM) Explore virtual forests, journey through the recycling process, try your hand (and brain) at forest products "concentration" and more!
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How Does A Tree Grow? (CD-ROM) From Weyerhaeuser’s Forest Learning Center at Mt. St. Helens . Interactive lessons about seed germination, photosynthesis and how a tree grows. A nice supplement to tree cookie studies.
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Arbor Day: The Holiday That Makes a Difference (18 min. Closed captioned) Forestry experts and kids talk about the benefits of tree planting and the impacts trees have on our lives.
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Paper: The Video (14min) A fun-filled look at the ways paper has influenced society, past and present. (Also in
our Paper Making Lending Kit.)
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The Paper Trail (4 min.) An overview of the history of paper. (Also in our Paper Making Lending Kit.)
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Modern Papermaking (4 min.) An overview of the industrial
paper making process. (Also in our Paper Making Lending Kit.)
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Recycling: Lost and Found (4 min.) An overview of the industrial paper recycling process. (Also in our Paper Making Lending Kit.)
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From Logs to Lumber (22min) Go inside Idaho sawmills and a plywood mill to witness the process of turning round trees into rectangular boards.
Visuals: all levels Vocab:
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Splendid Trees: Idaho's Diverse Native and Urban Forests (18min) Geographic review of Idaho's forests. Discusses individual tree species, blending natural and human history.
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Foresters: Growing Forests for our Future (14min) From Society of American Foresters. Get an inside view of the modern forestry profession. Highlights Careers.
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The Miracle Resource (15min) What resource is renewable, recyclable, biodegradable, energy efficient, durable, versatile, non-toxic, and beautiful? Watch the video to learn about it.
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Wood Energy (2.5min) NW Cable News report on the wood-processing industry. See a sawmill and plywood mill in action. What happens to "waste"?
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The Last of the Log Drives (20min) Review the last great log drive on the Clearwater River in 1971. First hand view of life on the river during the 95-mile journey.
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The Man Who Planted Trees (30min) A man plants and nurtures a forest. This Academy Award-winning production highlights the difference one person can make.
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TREE (28min) From the popular Eyewitness series. Root out the most amazing facts about these silent sentinels of our hectic planet.
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Outdoor Idaho: Conflict in the Clearwater. (30min) Issues abound on the Clearwater National Forest. Hear from many of the players, and learn about a forest in transition.
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Outdoor Idaho: Fire Line (30min) Learn about the women and men who fight fires in Idaho's forests, and learn about Fire's role in Idaho ecosystems.
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Outdoor Idaho: St. Joe River Country (25min) Explores past and present lifestyles and landscapes in the St. Joe River Country of northern Idaho.
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Outdoor Idaho: War of the Weeds (30min) Idaho Public Television reports from the frontlines of Idaho's war with alien species.
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Discovering A Forest Microcosm (12min) Explore the micro-critters who inhabit the forest floor - and go inside a termite to witness wood digestion firsthand! Includes Teachers Guide.
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Building Homes of our Own (Interactive CD) Choose between shorter game-version, or complete CD. Students collect information, solve problems and make real-world choices as "virtual" builders. Teacher Guide on each CD.
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The Dynamic Forest (20min) Fire, wind and insects impact and shape forests. Describes forest
management options for working with these powerful forces of nature.
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Inquiry at Hinkle Creek (16min) The process of scientific inquiry is demonstrated through a study done on a pair of watersheds in Oregon. Potential effects of logging on water quality, and wildlife and fish habitat are examined.
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Modern Marvels: Logging Tech (50min)
Up-close look at incredible tools that let modern loggers perform Bunyanesque tasks everyday. Historical look at tool development. From The History Channel.
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Modern Marvels: The Lumberyard (50min DVD)
Explore wood—from the humble 2 x 4 to engineered lumber and renewable materials. An exciting visual field trip. From The History Channel.
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Burning Issues (CD-ROM or DVD) Interactive program helps middle and high school students learn about fire's role in ecosystems and the use of fire in land management. New DVD version includes additional ecosystems and lessons.
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Two Sides of Fire (15min) Examines a fire's "good" and "bad" sides in historic and present day ecosystems.
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Fire Wars (2 hours) Join the front lines of America's war on wildfire" in this NOVA production. Much footage of Idaho fires in the summer of 2000. Supporting activities and information on-line at the NOVA website.
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Idaho WildFires: Beyond The Flames (30 min) KIVI-TV Report (8/30/00) looks at fire ecology, fire fighting, weather, economics and politics.
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Wildfire: Feel The Heat (40 min) Discovery Production (was shown at IMAX theaters). Lots of Idaho footage about firefighters and fire ecology.
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The Methuselah Tree (60min)
Marked by striking imagery and poetic style, this film dramatizes the life cycle of the world's oldest living thing, the bristlecone pine tree. From NOVA. Closed captioned. Related activities at NOVA website.
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Sandpoint: At the North End of the Long Bridge (VHS or DVD, 2 Hours) Great for Idaho history! Traces over 100 years of north Idaho history--American Indians, pioneers, miners, loggers, WWII, recreation and tourism.
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Community of Choices (DVD. 30 min)
Understand the connections between community appearance, design and economic development. Trees are definitely part of the plan!
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Vintage Forestry and Logging (DVD. 2 hours)
Compilation of vintage films showing the logging industry in the early 1900s, the life of a Forest Service ranger, the process of going from tree to newspaper in the 1930s and more.
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Dangerous Missions: TIMBER! (45 min) From the History Channel. Spans the 200-year evolution of careers associated with the U.S. forest products industry.
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Timber! Empires of Industry (50 min) From the History Channel. Rare footage, expert interviews. A riviting look at on eof the U.S.'s oldest industries and how it is preparing for the future. Teacher's Guide at the History Channel website.
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The Floodwood: Choices for a Working Forest (Interactive CD-ROM) Take a virtual trip to an Idaho State Forest. View 360-degree panoramas. Learn from real Idaho foresters!
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Trees are the Answer (30 min) Patrick Moore, co-founder of Greenpeace, provides insights into how forests work and how they can play a powerful role in solving many current environmental problems.
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The Right Choice: Careers in the Forest Products Industry (30 min) Foresters, biologists, chemists, engineers, researchers, and computer specialists are just a few of the highlighted careers.
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The Greatest Good: A Forest Service Centennial Film. (VHS or DVD, 2 Hours) High definition documentary of the agency's first century--a uniquely American story.
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The Continuing Forest: Managing the Resources of our National Forests (28.5min) Overview of the challenges of managing our national forests on an sustainable basis. Contains interesting historic footage
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Lakeface-Lamb Land Stewardship Project (21min)
See how the Priest Lake community is trying a new approach to managing their local National Forest land. One of a few such Stewardship Projects across the nation.
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WILDFIRE! Preventing Home Ignitions (19min) Covers the combustion process, survivable space, why some homes survive and others don't, and hwo to identify your home's Ignition Zone. Based on USFS Fire Sciences Laboratory research.
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America's Forests: A History of Resiliency and Recovery (23min) Follows U.S. forests through history, from pre-European settlement to the present and our challenges for the future.
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Community Forestry: Compendium of Resources (CD) Idaho Dept. of Lands compiled this CD of resource articles, publications, manuals and scientific papers on the air, water, health, energy and economic benefits of trees.
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Crystal Clear: Protecting Idaho's Watersheds (12min) Water quality is important to everyone. Learn how this vital resource is protected through the "Cumulative Watershed Effects" process.
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Forest Wars (50min) Documentary covers the "forest wars" of the northwest, examining past and present management, and the different value systems which drive competing "sides" in the battle.
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Forestry: An Intricate Balance (12min) Portrays U.S. forest resources, the demands Americans place on forests, and the role of forestry in helping balance those demands. Highlights Careers.
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Idaho's Forested Endowment Lands: Unique and Uniquely Managed (23min) Discusses the history of Idaho's endowment forest lands and their role in funding education in Idaho.
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It Takes A Tree (17.5min) Each of us uses the equivalent of a tree 100 feet tall and 18 inches in diameter each year. See what is done to protect the environment when your tree is cut.
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I Want to Log "Selectively (40min) Considers forest ecology, tree growth, and genetics as factors in managing a private forest. Computer models. Great introduction to applied ecology.
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Materials and the Environment (15min) Looks at the global economic and ecological consequences of using wood or substitute products to support rapidly expanding populations.
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Idaho's Working Forests: Keeping the Miracle Useable, Renewable and Beautiful. (12min DVD) Explore Idaho ’s forests—who owns them, how they’re managed, who works there, how technology is used, how they contribute to Idaho ’s economy, and more.
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Idaho Forest Classrooms. (10min DVD) Take a trip to the James River Corp. outdoor forest classroom in Oldtown , Maine . Provides rationale for learning outside, and an example of how to set up an outdoor forest classroom.
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In Their Own Words Videos from Forest Products Companies
Ponderay Newsprint Story (23min) See the whole cycle of newsprint, from the starting points (forest, sawmill and paper recycling bin) to the newspaper on the doorstep, and ultimately back to the recycling bin. Ponderay Newsprint is located in Usk, Washington.
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Konkolville Lumber Company: A Growing Legacy (28min) From humble beginnings in 1947, Konkolville has grown into a one-of-a-kind community. This video, made in honor of the company's 50th anniversity, showcases the interesting history of this family business empire.
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Welcome to Potlatch (10min) Local students take you on a quick tour of Potlatch Corporation's Lewiston operations, highlighting the sawmill, papermill and seedling nursery.
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The Forest Products Cycle (7min DVD) From the Forest Learning Center at Mt. St. Helens . Weyerhaueser provides guided tours of 1) Harvest and Regeneration, 2) the Sawmill, and 3) Newsprint and Recycling.
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Erickson Air-Crane (DVD) Helicopter logging company. 1) Leading the Way, 16 min., 2) Standing Stem Timber Harvesting, 6.5 min., 3) Value by the Bundle, 6.5 min., 4) Rising Above the Challenge, 12 min.
