PART I 

 FILMS 



RENEWABLE RESOURCES 



A TREE IS BORN 



Color Sound Du Art Film Laboratories, Inc. 



29 minutes Rental Sale 



At some length but with meticulous and above average photog- 

 raphy, this film provides an excellent introduction to the study of 

 hybrid pines through controlled pollination. The use of time-lapse 

 photography graphically illustrates both the germination and 

 growth of these hybrids and most of the story is devoted to their 

 proper development, testing and planting. However, of interest to 

 ecologists is the fact that the story constantly emphasizes the rela- 

 tionship in detailed sequence of tree succession and the need of 

 proper environment. A definitive though somewhat long contribu- 

 tion which should intensify audience appreciation of the magnitude 

 of tree planting and application of genetic principles. Produced by 

 the U. S. Department of Agriculture. 



AUDIENCE: Junior high; senior high; adult 



A WAY OF LIFE 



Color Sound Missouri Conservation Commission 



27 minutes Rental 



Predators have always been among the least sympathetic and 

 most misunderstood characters in the conservation field. This film 

 stresses their value and importance in the ecological pattern. 

 Although the story is restricted to the Missouri countryside, the 

 findings are of significant importance to the United States as a 

 whole. The film presents an eloquent case for the so-called balance 

 of nature and the part the predators such as the coyote, fox and 

 other animals play in it. 



Mankind is also acknowledged as a predator, but this story proves 

 him to be far less effective than the natural predators. Of value as a 

 needed dimension to the ecological story which conservation must 



