Educational

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.

This series contains a copy of the Manual of Instructions to Research Officers in the Economics Division, relating to experimental nursery plots and reforestation projects.

Stock shots

The item consists of 10 reels (ca. 400 feet) of miscellaneous positive 16 mm footage, both b&w and colour, created between 1965 and 1974.

1. Reforestation: scenes of reforestation activity by MacMillan Bloedel around Harmac Tree Farm No. 19; silent colour answer print, November 9, 1970.
2. Revegetation : Placer Development Ltd. shows Conair small aircraft being loaded, flying over mine, soil sampling; silent colour positive.
3. Japanese oranges : unloading of oranges from the ship "Puna", children eating oranges; silent b&w, 1971.
4. Japanese oranges : variation of footage in item 3; silent b&w, 1971.
5. Pacific Centre opening : shots in around Pacific Centre including TD bank facility; silent b&w, October 28, 1971.
6. Japanese oranges: unloading ship "Sultana" at dock; silent col., 1974.
7. NDP commercial: TV spot for NDP shows housewife washing dishes; b&w, 1965.
8. Hire a student, Endako Mines: blasting, explosion, shots of mining and laboratory activity with student employees; silent col., June 11, 1973.
9. Revegetation: Place Development Ltd., duplicate print of no. 2
10. Magnussen great moments: Shots of Karen Magnussen skating, portrait being painted; silent col.

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.

Stock shots

Series consists of operational records relating to reforestation, mensuration, pathology, volume studies, personnel, financial and engineering matters.

The item is a video magazine about replanting problems.

This series contains miscellaneous papers relating to forest growth and forest pathology. The first file contains a copy of 'What forest trees tell about climate and soil', by G.A. Pearson, 1940. The second file contains a copy of 'Lumber recovery from second-growth western hemlock', by C.F. McBride, 1951. The series also includes a literature review of the dwarf mistletoes by Job Kuijt, 1954 and an interim report on studies on the characteristics and ecology of the root system of second growth Douglas fir, by R.G. McMinn, 1954.

Documentary. An introduction to intensive forest land management techniques.

The item is a documentary video containing an introduction to intensive forest land management techniques.

Documentary. An introduction to intensive forest land management techniques.

Television commercials. Two 60-second television commercials promoting the broadcast of PHASE THREE : REGENERATION.

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.

Stock shots

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.

Stock shots. First section shows crew planting bullet seedlings with planting guns and with dibbles, as well as some bare-root planting. The second section shows the clearing of land in the area to be flooded by the Mica Dam, using caterpillar tractors, Euclids, chain saws, etc. Tree are felled, piled, and the slash and debris are burned. Also includes views of the dam under construction, and of waterways and lakes in the area.