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Stock shots. Shows mechanical preparation of soil for tree planting by a caterpillar tractor equipped with Bracke scarifier and a brush blade.

Footage. Heeling in bundled seedlings. Beacon Hill Park, Victoria: people feeling waterfowl at Goodacre Lake. A lookout station, and view from the top. Annual celebration at Peace Arch Park; shots of Premier Pattullo and Fred McGregor. Falls and rapids. Planting crew in Campbell River area: tent camp, bundled seedlings, planting shots. Tom Wells with seedlings at Green Timbers. Interior B.C. scenery.

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. 1. Fish boat -- fire, Coast Guard helicopter. 2. Spawning salmon. 3. Fish processing plant. 4. Fish boat. 5. Fish hatchery. 6. Threshing machine. 7. Farm scenes -- cabbages and apples. 8. Lumber mill. 9. Bumper boats; fallers at work. 10. Horse logging. 11. Train on trestle. 12. Premier Bill Bennett wearing hard hat. 13. Helicopter logging. 14. Tree planting. 15. Pulp and paper mill. 16. Canmet, Bells Corners complex. 17. On board ship. 18. Loading newsprint rolls.

Stock shots. Shows preparation of beds and transplanting of seedlings at Chilliwack Nursery; soil preparation and germinating seedlings at Koksilah Nursery.

The item is a reel of training film. It was intended to aid discussion among trainees about handling bare-root planting stock in transit.

The item is a documentary film made in 1952. It shows BC-related activities in London England leading up to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, including the laying of a wreath on the grave of Capt. George Vancouver and Lt.-Gov. Clarence Wallace planting a dogwood tree in the same churchyard. The film begins and ends with BC footage showing highlights of the 1951 Royal Visit of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh. There is also a brief sequence showing decorations and activities in Victoria and Vancouver to mark the coronation.

Stock shots. "Subjects covered: Inmates working in sawmill. General scene of camp. Clearing brush. Planting seedlings. Cutaways include logging truck fully loaded along mountain road. Seedling close-ups. Mountain flowers."

Stock shots. Scenes at Green Timbers Nursery, with workers (including women) tending seed beds. Second section shows women planting trees near Hope.

Stock shots. Shows a three-man crew planting seedlings on a hillside.

Television stock shots

Television commercials. A representative collection of MacMillan Bloedel television commercials highlighting various aspects of the company's operations and corporate citizenship. Includes spots focusing on the company's activities in world trade markets; methods of transporting logs and products; the self-dumping log barge; log sorting with dozer boats; new methods of planting and reforestation; forest fire protection; pollution control; the Ash River Valley reforestation project, begun in 1942; the educational activities of wildlife filmmaker Tommy Tompkins, sponsored by MacMillan Bloedel; and a bird sanctuary near Port Alberni supported by the company. Each spots is 1-2 minutes long.

Stock shots

Stock shots. Seedling beds, showing examples of well-formed and poorly-formed trees; workers lifting, bundling and bagging seedlings; planting seedlings.

Stock shots. Footage of areas flooded by the Mica Dam , including flooded roads and trees, floating logs, etc., along the Canoe River. Aerial views of area, including Canoe River, Mica Dam, Redrock Harbour, Kinbasket Lake, and CPR construction at Beavermouth. Sequence showing dam, diversion tunnels, powerhouse, etc.

Training film. Lighthearted training film illustrating the proper attire and methods for planting seedlings.

Training film. Lighthearted training film illustrating the proper attire and methods for planting seedlings.

The item is a promotional video showing methods of fighting forest fires: building a fire line; rapattack; use of aircraft (Conair Aviation). The Fire Control Centre in Victoria (Protection Branch). Accommodation and feeding of fire crews. Fire detection. Character of forest fires. Use of prescribed burning to control fires. Danger to forest homes. Tree planting; forest nurseries; genetic control.

The item is a video magazine about replanting problems.

Stock shots

Stock shots. First section shows the planting of mudpacked seedlings by a planting crew for Pacific Logging in the Fleet River area. (The shot list emphasizes that this footage is not meant to illustrate production planting, but only as an example of the mudpack method.) Second section shows aerial planting of bullet seedlings and frozen mudpack seedlings from an Avenger aircraft for Pacific Logging.

Stock shots. Shows tree planting crew at work on a burned-over hillside overlooking Brewster Lake.

Stock shots. Planting crew in Campbell River area: tent camp, bundled seedlings, planting shots. Probably shows replanting in the Sayward forest in the wake of the 1938 Sayward fire.

Item consists of a training video showing the methods used in planting quality inspection. All aspects of plot installation and evaluation are covered.

Training video

Stock shots. Shows tree planting crew at work on a hillside in the vicinity of Kamloops.