Forest Videos, CD's & DVD's Lending Library

Media Lending Library
(Last Updated 2/09/2010)

The following titles may be borrowed by residents of Idaho at no cost.
Three items may be checked out at a time.
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Items are loaned for 3 weeks. Your only cost is return postage. Limit: 3 items checked out at one time. If you request more than three titles, please indicate preferred order of receipt in the "Special Instructions" box.

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Videos, CDs and DVDs

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	Title (Length) -- Description	Level
VHS DVD	Amazing Machines of the Forest Products Industry (32 min) Close-up views of everything from feller-bunchers and debarkers to logging trucks and stackers.	PI
VHS DVD	Whistlepunks & Sliverpickers (30 min) Take a video field trip to the forest with big rigs, fast machines and the men and women who drive them.	PI
VHS DVD	That's How We Build a House (27 min) See a house built from the ground up. Watch surveyors, architects, carpenters, electricians, plumbers, bricklayers and others work! Closed captioned.	PI
VHS DVD	The Big Renovation (50 min) Get ready to build! Meet the architect, the contractor and other workers. Go to the sawmill. You’ll even learn about termites!	PI
VHS DVD	HOUSE. A Child's Guide to the Origins of Everyday Stuff (9 min) A tree's story of growing in the woods, traveling to the mill and job site, and becoming part of a new house.	PI
	Elwood Elk (12 min DVD) Join Elwood and his friends as they teach about invasive species. From the Idaho Weed Awareness Campaign.	PI
VHS DVD	Lenny the Lumberjack (50 min) Lenny, a Canadian logger, takes you through a day of trees, big rigs, and thoughts about forest management.	I
	Billy B Sings About Trees (50 min CD) Songs written and performed by Billy Brennan, who educates through music, dance and audience participation. All 19 songs integrate with Project Learning Tree activities.	PIJ
VHS DVD	PLT Energy & Society Kit Kit contains "Energy & Me" CD and Dance Video or DVD, Project Learning Tree activities, and 8 copies each of two energy-related posters. Move your students from potential to kinetic energy!	IJ
	Forests & Paper Forever (CD) Explore virtual forests, journey through the recycling process, try your hand (and brain) at forest products "concentration" and more!	IJ
	How Does A Tree Grow? (CD) From Weyerhaeuser’s Forest Learning Center at Mt. St. Helens . Interactive lessons about seed germination, photosynthesis and how a tree grows. A nice supplement to tree cookie studies.	IJ
	Arbor Day: The Holiday That Makes a Difference (18 min. Closed captioned VHS) Forestry experts and kids talk about the benefits of tree planting and the impacts trees have on our lives.	IJ
	Making Paper: From the Mill to the Classroom (8.5 min. DVD. All ages) How to make paper in the classroom--with parallels to the industrial process. (Also in our Paper Making Lending Kit) NEW Online Video	PIJHA
VHS DVD	Paper: The Movie (14 min) A fun-filled look at the ways paper has influenced society, past and present. (Also in our Paper Making Lending Kit.)	IJ
VHS DVD	The Paper Trail (4 min.) An overview of the history of paper. (Also in our Paper Making Lending Kit.)	IJHA
VHS DVD	Modern Papermaking (4 min.) An overview of the industrial paper making process. (Also in our Paper Making Lending Kit.)	IJHA
VHS DVD	Recycling: Lost and Found (4 min.) An overview of the industrial paper recycling process. (Also in our Paper Making Lending Kit.)	IJHA
	Recycling (3½ min CD) An overview of paper recycling—how & why to do it, current stats, future aims	IJH
	From Logs to Lumber This title (from the mid-1990s) has been retired, and replaced by our new Logs to Lumber.
VHS DVD	Splendid Trees: Idaho's Diverse Native and Urban Forests (18 min) Geographic review of Idaho's forests. Discusses individual tree species, blending natural and human history.	IJH
VHS DVD	Foresters: Growing Forests for our Future (14 min) From Society of American Foresters. Get an inside view of the modern forestry careers.	IJH
VHS DVD	The Miracle Resource (15 min) What resource is renewable, recyclable, biodegradable, energy efficient, durable, versatile, non-toxic, and beautiful? Watch the video to learn about it.	IJH
	How Timber Works (46 min.DVD) From the Discovery Channel's How Stuff Works. Learn about trees, photosynthesis, wood, harvesting, super trees, plywood and wood as fuel.	IJH
	The Land Where Miracles Grow (7 min.DVD) Learn about Idaho's forested endowment lands-how they are managed by the Idaho Dept. of Lands and how they support public education.	IJHA
VHS DVD	The Last of the Log Drives (20 min) Review the last great log drive on the Clearwater River in 1971. First hand view of life on the river during the 95-mile journey.	IJHA
VHS DVD	The Man Who Planted Trees (30 min) A man plants and nurtures a forest. This Academy Award-winning production highlights the difference one person can make.	IJHA
VHS DVD	TREE (28 min) From the popular Eyewitness series. Root out the most amazing facts about these silent sentinels of our hectic planet.	IJHA
VHS DVD	Outdoor Idaho: Conflict in the Clearwater. (30 min) Issues abound on the Clearwater National Forest. Hear from many of the players, and learn about a forest in transition.	IJHA
VHS DVD	Outdoor Idaho: Fire Line (30 min) Learn about the women and men who fight fires in Idaho's forests, and learn about Fire's role in Idaho ecosystems.	IJHA
VHS DVD	Outdoor Idaho: St. Joe River Country (25 min) Explores past and present lifestyles and landscapes in the St. Joe River Country of northern Idaho.	IJHA
VHS DVD	Outdoor Idaho: War of the Weeds (30 min) Idaho Public Television reports from the frontlines of Idaho's war with alien species.	IJHA
	Outdoor Idaho : Wild Fire (30 min DVD) Idaho Public TV explores the changing face of wildfire in the West—drought, climate change, high intensity fires, wildland-urban interface and more.	IJHA
	Discovering A Forest Microcosm (12 min VHS) Explore the micro-critters who inhabit the forest floor - and go inside a termite to witness wood digestion firsthand! Includes Teachers Guide.	J
	Building Homes of our Own (Interactive CD) Choose between shorter game-version, or complete CD..	JH
VHS DVD	The Dynamic Forest (20 min) Fire, wind and insects impact and shape forests. Describes forest management options for working with these powerful forces of nature.	JH
	Inquiry at Hinkle Creek (16 min DVD) The process of scientific inquiry is demonstrated through a study done on a pair of watersheds in Oregon. Potential effects of logging on water quality, and wildlife and fish habitat are examined.	JH
	Career Options for Women -- Forestry (30 min DVD) Meet three women with forest-related careers: a helicopter pilot, a pulp mill dispatch attendant, and a forest technician. Co-workers and supervisors add to descriptions of each job.	JHA
VHS DVD	Modern Marvels: Logging Tech (50 min) Up-close look at incredible tools that let modern loggers perform Bunyanesque tasks everyday. Historical look at tool development. From The History Channel.	JHA
	Modern Marvels: The Lumberyard (50 min DVD) Explore wood—from the humble 2 x 4 to engineered lumber and renewable materials. An exciting visual field trip. From The History Channel.	JHA
CD DVD	Burning Issues (CD or DVD) Interactive program helps middle and high school students learn about fire's role in ecosystems and the use of fire in land management. New DVD version includes additional ecosystems and lessons.	JH
VHS DVD	Two Sides of Fire (15 min) Examines a fire's "good" and "bad" sides in historic and present day ecosystems.	JHA
VHS DVD	Fire Wars (2 hours) Join the front lines of America's war on wildfire" in this NOVA production. Much footage of Idaho fires in the summer of 2000. Supporting activities and information on-line at the NOVA website.	JHA
VHS DVD	Wildfire: Feel The Heat (40 min) Discovery Production (was shown at IMAX theaters). Lots of Idaho footage about firefighters and fire ecology.	JHA
	Forests are the Lungs of the Earth (7 min DVD) Representatives of universities and forestry agencies share views about the role of management in addressing forest health, fire and climate change. Accompanying booklet.	JHA
	The Forest Factor (19 min DVD) An Oregon group, Communities for Healthy Forests, provides this program about catastrophic fire, forest health, forest management and forests’ role in the global climate.	HA
	The Methuselah Tree (60 min VHS) Marked by striking imagery and poetic style, this film dramatizes the life cycle of the world's oldest living thing, the bristlecone pine tree. From NOVA. Closed captioned. Related activities at NOVA website.	JHA
VHS DVD	Sandpoint: At the North End of the Long Bridge (2 Hours) Great for Idaho history! Traces over 100 years of north Idaho history--American Indians, pioneers, miners, loggers, WWII, recreation and tourism.	JHA
	Community of Choices (30 min DVD) Understand the connections between community appearance, design and economic development. Trees are definitely part of the plan!	JHA
	Vintage Forestry and Logging (2 hour DVD) Compilation of vintage films showing the logging industry in the early 1900s, the life of a Forest Service ranger, the process of going from tree to newspaper in the 1930s and more.	JHA
	Dangerous Missions: TIMBER! (45 min VHS) From the History Channel. Spans the 200-year evolution of careers associated with the U.S. forest products industry.	JHA
	Timber! Empires of Industry (50 min VHS) From the History Channel. Rare footage, expert interviews. A riviting look at on eof the U.S.'s oldest industries and how it is preparing for the future. Teacher's Guide at the History Channel website.	JHA
	The Floodwood: Choices for a Working Forest (Interactive CD) Take a virtual trip to an Idaho State Forest. View 360-degree panoramas. Learn from real Idaho foresters!	JHA
	Trees are the Answer (30 min VHS) Patrick Moore, co-founder of Greenpeace, provides insights into how forests work and how they can play a powerful role in solving many current environmental problems.	JHA
VHS DVD	The Right Choice: Careers in the Forest Products Industry (30 min) Foresters, biologists, chemists, engineers, researchers, and computer specialists are just a few of the highlighted careers.	JHA
DVD	This is My Office (8 min DVD) Fast-paced. Shows what it’s like to work in the forest. Segments include opportunity, expectations, technology, stewardship and rewards. From Pacific Forest Foundation. NEW See the Video	JHA
VHS DVD	The Greatest Good: A Forest Service Centennial Film. (2 Hours) High definition documentary of the agency's first century--a uniquely American story.	JHA
	The Continuing Forest: Managing the Resources of our National Forests (28.5 min VHS) Overview of the challenges of managing our national forests on an sustainable basis. Contains interesting historic footage	JHA
VHS DVD	Lakeface-Lamb Land Stewardship Project (21 min) See how the Priest Lake community is trying a new approach to managing their local National Forest land. One of a few such Stewardship Projects across the nation.	HA
VHS	WILDFIRE: Preventing Home Ignitions (19 min VHS) The combustion process, survivable space, why some homes survive, how to identify your home’s Ignition Zone. USFS Fire Sciences Lab research.	HA
DVD	Flume Logging: Priest Lake 1947, 1948, 1949 (40 min DVD) Original film by Ralph Morrow. Amazing historical footage provides a glimpse into the life of flume loggers. Mature audiences due to some "colorful" characters. NEW	HA
VHS DVD	America's Forests: A History of Resiliency and Recovery (23 min) Follows U.S. forests through history, from pre-European settlement to the present and our challenges for the future.	HA
	Community Forestry: Compendium of Resources (CD) Idaho Dept. of Lands compiled this CD of resource articles, publications, manuals and scientific papers on the air, water, health, energy and economic benefits of trees.	HA
	Crystal Clear: Protecting Idaho's Watersheds (12 min VHS) Water quality is important to everyone. Learn how this vital resource is protected through the "Cumulative Watershed Effects" process.	HA
	Forest Wars (50 min VHS) Documentary covers the "forest wars" of the northwest, examining past and present management, and the different value systems which drive competing "sides" in the battle.	HA
VHS	Forestry: An Intricate Balance (12 min VHS) Portrays U.S. forest resources, the demands Americans place on forests, and the role of forestry in helping to balance those demands. Highlights careers.	HA
VHS DVD	It Takes A Tree (17.5 min) Each of us uses the equivalent of a tree 100 feet tall and 18 inches in diameter each year. See what is done to protect the environment when your tree is cut.	HA
	I Want to Log "Selectively" (40 min VHS) Considers forest ecology, tree growth, and genetics as factors in managing a private forest. Computer models. Great introduction to applied ecology.	HA
	Materials and the Environment (15 min VHS) Looks at the global economic and ecological consequences of using wood or substitute products to support rapidly expanding populations.	HA
	Idaho's Working Forests: Keeping the Miracle Useable, Renewable and Beautiful. (12 min DVD) Explore Idaho ’s forests—who owns them, how they’re managed, who works there, how technology is used, how they contribute to Idaho ’s economy, and more.	HA
	Outdoor Forest Classrooms. (10 min VHS) Take a trip to the James River Corp. outdoor forest classroom in Oldtown , Maine . Provides rationale for learning outside, and an example of how to set up an outdoor forest classroom.	A
In Their Own Words Videos from Forest Products Companies
VHS DVD	Ponderay Newsprint Story (23 min) See the whole cycle of newsprint, from the starting points (forest, sawmill and paper recycling bin) to the newspaper on the doorstep, and ultimately back to the recycling bin. Ponderay Newsprint is located in Usk, Washington.	IJH
	Konkolville Lumber Company: A Growing Legacy (28 min VHS) From humble beginnings in 1947, Konkolville has grown into a one-of-a-kind community. This video, made in honor of the company's 50th anniversity, showcases the interesting history of this family business empire.	IJH
	Welcome to Potlatch (10 min VHS) Local students take you on a quick tour of Potlatch Corporation's Lewiston operations, highlighting the sawmill, papermill and seedling nursery.	IJH
	The Forest Products Cycle (7 min DVD) From the Forest Learning Center at Mt. St. Helens . Weyerhaueser provides guided tours of 1) Harvest and Regeneration, 2) the Sawmill, and 3) Newsprint and Recycling.	IJ
	Logs to Lumber: Inside a High-Tech Idaho Sawmill (7.5 min DVD) Visit the Grangeville sawmill of Idaho Forest Group. You can almost smell the sawdust!	IJA

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