| imageID: | 28867 |
| Description: | This movie on the need for and science behind direct seeding was produced in the early 1960s to highlight the role of research in addressing management questions. This movie featured the work of scientists and supporting staff at the Alexandria Forestry Center in Pineville, Louisiana, and focused on longleaf pine restoration efforts. The file provided via the download button below is the same file playing on this page. If you have trouble with the sound for that file, please try downloading the .wmv file provided via the 'original format' field. |
| Keywords: | direct seeding artificial pine regeneration plantations birds chemicals |
| Organisms: | longleaf pine |
| Original as submitted: | DirectSeedingSouthernPine.wmv |
| Media: | Originally on film; at some point years ago converted to VHS, and that VHS has been converted to the digital format now available. We hope that someday the original film version will turn up again, so it can be converted more directly and cleanly to digital. |
| Collection: | Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images |
| Location: | Pineville; central Louisiana; Alexandria Forestry Center; Kisatchie National Forest |
| Date(yyyy): | 1963 |
| Comments: | A recent publication on this topic, written by one of the original participants (Dr. James Barnett), can be found at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/45413 |
| Citation: | Use of this image is governed by Creative Commons CC BY. If you use the image, please include the following citation: Bragg, Don C. 2020. A century of Forest Service research and development in the southern United States: Historical documents and images. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2020-0047 |
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