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United States Forest Service Video Workshop Videotapes, 1988-1989

By Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Nielsen.

Collection Overview

Title: United States Forest Service Video Workshop Videotapes, 1988-1989

ID: FV 264

Primary Creator: United States. Forest Service

Extent: 0.2 cubic feet. More info below.

Arrangement: The USFS Video Workshop Videotapes consist of one series: I. Videotapes, 1988-1989.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

The United States Forest Service Video Workshop Videotapes were generated as part of Forest Service workshops held at Oregon State University. The productions were intended for a general audience and address reforestation, debris burning, log exports, logging careers, and tree diseases and pests. Several items from this collection have been migrated to digital format and are available online.

Scope and Content Notes

The United States Forest Service Video Workshop Videotapes were generated as part of Forest Service workshops held at Oregon State University. The productions were made in collaboration with OSU departments and individuals -- including the College of Forestry, Extension Service, and the Communication Media Center -- as well as the Oregon Department of Forestry. The productions were intended for a general audience and address reforestation, debris burning, log exports, logging careers, and tree diseases and pests.

Steve Woodard and Rick Fletcher with the Extension Service and Steve Elefant with the Oregon Department of Forestry appear in the videotapes.

All of the videotapes are VHS format.

All items in this collection have been digitized and are available online and on DVD in the reading room. Links to online streaming video are included with the detailed descriptions of the videotapes.

Biographical / Historical Notes

The United States Forest Service sponsored Video Production Workshops at Oregon State University in 1988 and 1989.

Administrative Information

More Extent Information: 6 videotapes; 1 box

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: These videotapes were transferred from the Valley Library multimedia collection in 2007.

Related Materials: Other moving images pertaining to forestry and logging are part of the College of Forestry Moving Images (FV 061) Extension and Experiment Station Communications Moving Images (FV 120), and the Alderman Farm Films (FV 214).

Preferred Citation: United States Forest Service Video Workshop Videotapes (FV 264), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Creators

United States. Forest Service
Elefant, Steve
Fletcher, Richard A.
Oregon State University. College of Forestry
Oregon State University. Communication Media Center
Oregon. Department of Forestry
Woodard, Steve.

People, Places, and Topics

Export controls--Oregon.
Loggers--Oregon.
Logging--Oregon.
Natural Resources
Reforestation--Oregon.
Tree planting--Oregon.
Trees, Care of--Oregon.
Trees--Diseases and pests--Oregon.
University History
Wildfires--Oregon.
Wood waste--Oregon--Burning.

Forms of Material

Video recordings (physical artifacts)


Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Videotapes, 1988-1989
Arranged in alphabetical order.
Box-Item 1.1: Green Side Up! Plant Right, Grow Right, 1988
(14:19) Discusses the reforestation of clear cuts in Oregon including the appropriate tools to use, how to transport the bare-root trees, and where and how to plant them so they are protected from heat, wind, and animals. Steve Woodard, with the Oregon State University Extension Service, appears in this production.
Box-Item 1.2: Log Exports: Industry Views, 1989
(6:32) Regarding the effects of the export of raw logs from federal forest lands on the Oregon timber industry. Presents some of the pros and cons of the proposed ban on exporting raw logs from National Forest lands.
Box-Item 1.3: Log Scaler: A Career for You?, 1988
(6:48) About the work of log scalers in Oregon. Norm Ripley, Hal Lindlsey, Neil Middleton, Tom Petty, and Francine Snisky appear in the production.
Box-Item 1.4: Reforestation: It's No Accident, 1989
(8:27) About reforestation in Oregon. Written, produced, and directed by Elroy Brown, Kathryn Haberkorn, Jana Leinbach, George Reinhart, and Bill Wilcox.
Box-Item 1.5: Steps to Safe Debris Burning: Don't Let Debris Burning Make an Ash Out of You, 1989
(4:38) Produced, directed, and edited by Robin Bergey, Don Casey, Laurie Johnson, Ken McCall, and Warren Plocharsky. Steve Elefant of the Oregon Department of Forestry explains that debris burning is a major cause of wildfires in Oregon and outlines steps for safe burning of wood waste.
Box-Item 1.6: What's Killing My Trees?, 1988
(14:05) About tree diseases and pests. Ray Forrest, Master Woodland Manager, and Rick Fletcher, Oregon State University Extension Forestry Agent, appear in the videotape. Produced by James Heid, Ron Johnson, Merrily Jones, Dave Thorson, and Jimmye L. Turner.

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