Another Side of the Forest

Collaborators : Brind, William | Fox, Raoul | Low, Colin | Robertson, Strowan | Office national du film du Canada
Forestry innovations -- Canada.Forests and forestry -- Canada.Environment and Conservation -- Forestry.Environment and Conservation -- Forests.Forestry -- Conservation and Reforestation.

The Canadian forest with science on its side--a fascinating look at recent developments that aid and sometimes improve on nature. Turning a Newfoundland bog into woodland, fostering British Columbia seedlings that withstand mechanical planting, inoculating Ontario elms against the bark beetle, devising ways of controlling the arch enemy, fire--these are some of the many experiments shown being carried out in laboratories and in the field to protect and conserve Canada's vast forest reserves.

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Resource Type : Émission et filmFormats : 1 streaming video (20 min., 00 sec.)Language : AnglaisYear of publication : ©1974

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