The item is a reel of promotional film. "Young men building huts in a nearly completed camp. Fire fighting practice. Building a bridge abutment. Splitting shakes with a froe. Snag falling. Bucking firewood. Men fighting a fire with hand tools and a bulldozer. After fire, men showering, having haircuts and washing up. [Close-up of] grub --meal on plate. Pay parade. [Long shot of] scenery on Vancouver Island. This short film was intended to interest young men in a career with the Forest Service, or a summer's employment." (Colin Browne)

Stock shots. Spraying logs to control the ambrosia beetle.

The item consists of two training videos about fire safety from 1984. Tape 1.1: Module 1- Overview; Module 2 - Fire Control; Module 5 - Hand Tools; Module 6 - Mop Up & Patrol; Tape 1.2: Module 3 - Fire Behaviour; Module 2 - Personal Safety.

Footage. Includes footage of: man with shovel and inspecting and improving fire line in slash; slash and green timber; slash fire at night; completed slash burn; slash and snags.

Thie series consists of an extensive collection of stock shots, depicting a wide range of B.C. Forest Service and Ministry of Forests activities and related subjects. Compiled from footage shot for a variety of purposes, the material was retained for potential use as stock footage in BC Forest Service and Ministry of Forests film productions and TV spots. Some footage was also loaned out for TV news use.

Stock shots

Stock shots

Stock shots

Documentary. Damage to forests caused by the mountain pine beetle, particularly in the East Kootenay region around Cranbrook. Also shows tree inspection, salvage operations, and research into ways to combat the beetle. Includes interviews with John Borden (SFU), Hamish Kimmins (UBC), and Les Safranyik (Canadian Forest Service).

Documentary. BC forest industries join forces with agencies of the Canadian and BC governments in an all-out aerial spraying campaign against the widespread spruce budworm infestation of forest stands on Vancouver Island.

The item is a reel of documentary film. "A lookout spots a fire and radios the information to a dispatcher at the Ranger Station. He relays the message to the Forest Fire Suppression Crew, who board a truck and drive to the scene of the blaze. Men use tools to confine the fire, which are explained in captions and shown in [close-up]: machete, special small-bladed shovel, Pulaski tool (combination grub-hoe and axe), grub-hoe, steel broom, gasoline torches (flame throwers), hand-pumped fire extinguishers containing water in back tanks. A car drives through the forest, a cigarette is dropped out of a window and a fire starts. A tank truck arrives and puts the fire out." (Colin Browne)

Television commercials. 60-second television spot promoting public awareness of high forest fire hazard rating. There is also a 30-second version of the commercial.

Item consists of a documentary video on the burning of logging waste in coastal BC. Slash burning is advocated as a means of reducing forest fire hazards and ensuring forest regeneration. The necessity of reforestation after slash burning is discussed.

Documentary. The burning of logging waste in coastal BC. Slash burning is advocated as a means of reducing forest fire hazards and ensuring forest regeneration. The necessity of reforestation after slash burning is discussed.

Television commercials. A selection of television public awareness spots dealing with forest fire prevention in British Columbia. Most of the spots emphasize the role of human carelessness as a major cause of forest fires, and highlight their impact in terms of financial loss, destruction of wildlife, and damage to recreational values. One spot ("Green Gold") ties in with the 1958 B.C. Centennial; another features UBC president Dr. N.AM. MacKenzie.

The item is an audio recording of an interview with Glen Patterson.
T0509:0001 track 1: Mr. Patterson discusses his move to Nimpkish Valley as a fire warden, 1947; first sustained yield plan for the Nimpkish Valley, 1947-48; fire protection practices in the Nimpkish Valley; company attitudes toward forest conservation, 1940s; forest service view of company practices, 1940s. Changes in Nimpkish Valley forestry practices, 1947-56. Forestry reform brought about by the Sloan Commission Report, 1953-55. Progressive forestry practices of CFP in the Nimpkish Valley, 1947-56.
T0509:0001 track 2: Mr. Patterson discusses fire protection practices in the Nimpkish Valley, 1947-52; development of volume and yield tables for the Nimpkish Valley; tree farm license granted in the Nimpkish Valley, 1960; responsibilities of B.C. Forest Service and logging companies in forest management; public attitudes toward forest management; the work of forestry institutions at the provincial and national level; life in the Nimpkish Valley and description of Woss Camp, 1948-56.

T0509:0002 track 1: Mr. Patterson discusses women's lives in Woss camp, 1947-56 and the social divisions in camp life. (End of interview).

Documentary. Conclusion of the "journey" begun in part one, with scenes of wildlife flourishing in forests that are protected both as wilderness areas and as sources of useful products. Includes scenes depicting the growth and impact of a forest fire, as well as water bombers, flying tankers and fire-fighting crews at work.

Item consists of an industrial video on laminated root rot, which affects Douglas fir in coastal and southern interior forests in British Columbia.

The item is a reel of educational film. A Forest Ranger inspects a picnic site, explains how forest fires begin, and demonstrates proper building and extinguishing of campfires.

The item is a reel of promotional film. It is a television clip on the Ministry's five-year plan, which included expanded basic silviculture operations, as well as the establishment of additional seedling nurseries and seed orchards. Footage of seedling nurseries, planting, thinning of young forests, aerial fertilization, and protection against fire, insects and disease.

Item consists of a training video on the topic of identifying the mountain pine beetle and the damage it causes, as well as possible control measures.

Stock shots. Bucking, limbing and burning wood and slash from affected trees. Felling, bucking, and piling trees, working in snow. Infected (red) trees. Sawmill.

Stock shots. A compilation of footage showing beetle infestations, beetle-killed trees, selectively logged areas, beetle larva, etc. Also shows (affected?) trees being cut and taken to mill, where they are either fed into a chipper, or debarked and milled into railway ties.

Stock shots. Aerial footage of beetle-killed forest, selectively logged areas and chipper mill site. Logging scenes, including shots of skidder, tree snippers, falling trees, front-end loader, loading of logging truck, etc. Shots of infested logs. Arriving at mills, some of the (affected logs) are chipped; other are debarked and milled into railway ties. More shots of infested logs and dead trees.

Stock shots. Mainly close-up shots of infested trees, showing beetles and the damage they cause.

Stock shots. Infected and infested trees. Mill scenes, with burner, loader and lumber carrier. Crew inspecting and marking infected trees, and using pheremone traps. Faller cutting trees. Road building with a caterpillar tractor. Logging scenes, including front-end loader, skidder, caterpillar tractor with tree shears. Small sawmill, making ties, etc. Red (infected) trees and Seeley Lake Provincial Park, south of Hazelton. Fish and Wildlife men board Forest Service helicopter and take off. Aerial views of logged or infected areas, logging operation in progress, and infested areas near Kitwanga and New Hazelton. Ranger and zone forester reviewing aerial photos and map of infested areas, Close-up shots of beetle emerging from tree.

Documentary. A brief history and assessment of the mountain pine beetle problem in the Prince Rupert Forest Region. Shows the life cycle of the beetle and describes methods used for containing infestations, and for utilizing the infested logs.

Television commercials. Three television commercials produced by Borsos -- two for Eaton's, and one for the BC Ministry of Forests.

The item is a film print copy of a documentary film telling the story of the Sayward forest on Vancouver Island. Destroyed by fire on 5 July 1938 and subsequently reforested, the Sayward is now a valuable area for outdoor recreation. The film includes archival footage of the fire and the reforestation work, and an original score by folk singer Valdy helps to tell the story.