CONSERVATION EDUCATION SECTION 



Conservation Education Section conducts an educational programme which 

 consists of the type of appeals calculated to attract public interest and explain in 

 easily understandable terms the need for the wise use of renewable, natural 

 resources. 



Visual Education 



Head Office Film Library contains 260 titles, with two or more prints of many 

 of the titles. All films are available for loan to Field Offices upon request. During 

 the year, 1,300 films were shipped to Field Offices in answer to requests received. 

 Each District has its own projector and it has access to Regional Film Libraries 

 as well as Head Office Film Library. 



This Section loaned 16mm motion picture projectors, 35mm projectors, 

 screens and films to the Provincial Parks offering an interpretive programme to the 

 public during the summer months. 



i6mm FILM 



Several thousand feet of motion picture film are available and are being used 

 by T.V. outlets throughout the Province. The Section started production of a new 

 film illustrating forest protection. During the year, the following films were added 

 to Head Office and Field Film Libraries: 



Butterflies, Beetles and Bugs 



Colour of Life (French) 



Creatures of the Forest 



Flower and the Hive 



High Arctic 



Introducing Insects 



Introduction to Forest Fire Behaviour 



Life in tihe Woodlot 



Morning on the Lievre 



Return of the Trees 



Shore and Water Birds 



Training of Crew Bosses 



Trout Stream 



Wings of the Wild 



RADIO AND TELEVISION 



Radio and television stations throughout the Province have been most gen- 

 erous in their donations of free time to the Department, and Districts regularly take 

 advantage of these opf>ortunities to reach the public. In addition to radio pro- 

 grammes, several Districts now conduct regular, live television broadcasts of their 

 own. The Section also supplies Districts with films for use on television, 



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