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A small sampling of the video and audio materials held in our collections that are related to natural resources in the Pacific Northwest. For more see the University History, Athletics, Oregon Multicultural Archives and History of Science video and audio pages.

Video

Agriculture (General)

• National Dairy Champions Show and Dairy Bureau Exhibit, 1926. (0:10:49)
• Saint Paul, Oregon, Livestock Center, ca. 1920s-1930s. (0:13:45)
• Alderman Farms Films, 1943-1950: Part 1 (1:57:06) and Part 2 (0:44:04). The Alderman Farm Films were made by Urie S. Alderman, an alumnus of Oregon Agricultural College and the grandson of Albert Alderman, who founded the Alderman Farms in 1847. The films depict aspects of the farms' operations including planting, harvesting, and processing of corn, beans, strawberries, peaches, and potatoes; irrigation; barbecues and other social activities; logging and sawmill operations; political campaigning; and general farm views. Of special note is footage of Mexican migrant farm laborers. Initially founded in Yamhill County, the Alderman Farms peaked in the late 1950s with at least 3,100 acres under cultivation in Yamhill, Benton, Linn, Marion and Klamath Counties.
• "Fiber Flax Growing and Processing in the Willamette Valley of Oregon," ca. 1947. (0:20:34) Film includes scenes of the growing, harvesting, and processing of fiber flax in the Willamette Valley, including planting, chemical weeding, mechanical pulling, seeding, retting, processing, and use of flax fibers. Produced by the Cooperative Research Project of the US Department of Agriculture and the Oregon State College Agricultural Experiment Station.
• "Symphylids and Their Control," 1958. (0:09:51)
• "New Dairy Production Techniques," 1962. (0:24:43) Produced by the Oregon Dairy Association.
• "Parturition in Swine," 1974. (0:27:31) An Oregon State University Television Center production narrated by Ralph Bogart, this video documents the care of swine before, during, and after the birthing process.
• "The Cowboy in Mongolia," 1989. (0:57:42) This film features Dennis Sheehy, a Vietnam veteran, Wallowa rancher and former OSU student who was hired by the Chinese government to provide technical assistance to the Yihenoer commune, a collection of livestock herding families in Mongolia.
• Farm Bill legislation - impact on Oregon agriculture, 1991. (0:06:40) An interview between Mike Martin and Larry Lev, faculty members in the Agricultural and Resource Economics Department.
• "Northwest Gardening" - episode 1, 1989. (0:26:54) This film focuses on topics related to spring gardening. The program includes features on the raised hill method of gardening, as demonstrated by master gardener Mary Louise Eggers; tips on lawn care presented by OSU turfgrass specialist Tom Cook; best practices for feeding hummingbirds; horticulturalists Dean Wentworth, Susan Massey and Anne Marie VanDerZanden on improving the health of perennials; and master gardener Janet Troop on methods for extending the growing season.
• Conservation Farming Field Day, circa 1990s. (0:59:49) Field Day gathering focusing on conservation of internal resources.
• J.A. Freeman and Sons Co. Film, circa 1990s: haylage demonstration (0:07:03); agricultural equipment demonstration 1 (0:13:25); agricultural equipment demonstration 2 (0:07:10)

Extension and Experiment Stations

• Oregon State Fair and Crater Lake Lodge, ca. 1920s-1930s. (0:10:40)
• John Jacob Astor Branch Experiment Station, (Astoria, Oregon) circa 1955. (0:05:42) Includes footage of the station facilities and unidentified staff; test plots, and dairy cattle.
• Oregon Cooperative Extension Service 50th Anniversary film, 1964. (0:13:02) This film's unidentified narrators provide an overview of the history of Extension in Oregon and nationwide; the status of Extension at the time of filming; Extension activities in the field; and thoughts on the future of the program.
• "Bermico Pipe Manufacture," 1965. (0:14:09)
• Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station public service announcements, 1984. (0:06:58)
• "From the Grassroots: Extension's First 75 Years," 1989. (0:16:33) Produced by the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service and the University of Georgia College of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, with funding support provided by the USDA Extension Service.

Finley Films

• "Wild Animal Outposts," 1926. (0:15:15) By William L. and Irene Finley of Nature Magazine. Includes footage of salmon fishing and fish counts. Includes title panels "The story of the Bering Sea Expedition, led by Campbell Church and William L. Finley, under the auspices of the American nature Association and the Bureau of Fisheries of the United States Department of Commerce"; "Smaller craft for cruising rivers and lakes"; "Buffy joins the expedition" [a water bird]; "A salmon cannery at the head of the bay"; "Food for a nation in a salmon trap"; "The future of the salmon crop is guarded by the United States Bureau of Fisheries"; and "On up the river with the salmon run."
• "The Forests," 1927. (0:15:03) By William L. Finley and Arthur N. Pack of the American Nature Association. Includes footage of logging, beaver building dams, the Bonneville Dam, other wildlife, and a chipmunk in a camp. Includes title panels "Live-trapping and transplanting beaver"; and "Wilderness areas where beaver are abundant."
• "Getting Our Goat," 1930. (0:14:59) By William L. Finley and Arthur N. Pack of Nature Magazine. Footage shows Finley donning a goat costume in order to more closely approach goats for filming. Includes title panels "Ptarmigan or snow grouse"; "On to Boulder Pass"; "Top of the Continental Divide"; "This was a splendid goat country, but we still had to climb the peaks to get above the goats unobserved"; and "It takes a goat to get a goat."
• "In the Wake of the Wapiti," 1930. (0:14:32) By William L. Finley and Arthur N. Pack of Nature Magazine. Filmed near Red Eagle (Montana?); includes footage of camp, porcupine, elk, moose and mountain goats. Includes title panels "Fool hens"; "The trail needed patching"; "Leaving our horses we crept cautiously to the edge of a steep bank and peered over"; "The idea was to lie in wait at the stream crossing below the lick -- and it worked"; and "In the moose country."
• "Kenai and Kodiak" ca. 1930. (0:14:57) By William L. and Irene Finley of Nature Magazine. Includes title panels: "Shooting mountain sheep from an ambush;" "Only Aleuts can fish here;" "Climbing to the aery of an American eagle;" "Nearby dinner for young eagles;" and "A joker somewhere the rest never humped and rolled like this."
• "Mount McKinley National Park" ca. 1930. (0:10:56) By William L. and Irene Finley of Nature Magazine. Includes footage of glaciers, wildlife, the Westward and a pet fawn. Includes title panels: "On the lookout for rock ptarmigan"; "Hunting snowshoe rabbits"; and "Tracking mountain sheep".
• "The Passing of the Marshlands," ca. 1930. (0:13:55) By William L. Finley and Arthur N. Pack of the American Nature Association. Includes title panels: "The Reclamation Service turns Lower Klamath over to land promoters"; "Clear Lake Reservation in 1912"; "A waterfowl refuge partly drained and leased to stockmen"; "Malheur Lake Reservation in 1915"; and "A dry lake, no birds and a world of dust".
• "The Pribilof Islands," ca. 1930. (0:14:57) By William L. and Irene Finley of Nature Magazine. Includes footage of the Westward, Native Alaskan children and a whale hunt. Includes title panels "The bidarrah or ferry-boat at St. Paul"; "Santa Claus"; "The haunts of the blue fox"; "The lemming of the north"; "A Bering Sea beach, home of the fur seals"; "A stranger on the Pribilofs" [a bear cub]; "Farewell to the Pribilofs -- we go a-whaling"; and "On the trail of Jonah."
• "Unimak and Bogoslof" ca. 1930. (0:15:17) By William L. and Irene Finley of Nature Magazine. Includes title panels: "Returning to camp -- are we friend or foe?;" "A nest at the edge of the crater;" "Far below, on the beach, live the sea lions;" and "Are you a relative of mine?"
• "Woods, Waters, and Wildlife," ca. 1930. (0:15:04) By William L. Finley and Arthur N. Pack of the American Nature Association. Includes footage of fishing at Celilo Falls and the Oregon Coast (including Cape Perpetua, Heceta Head Lighthouse, Sea Lion Caves, and Three Arch Rocks). Includes title panels "Crater Lake National Park"; "The Harvest of the Columbia"; and "Salmon, the main food of the Indians".
• William L. Finley - Incomplete Film Segments, ca. 1930. (0:11:06) By William L. Finley and Arthur N. Pack of the American Nature Association. Includes footage of fishing at Celilo Falls and the Oregon Coast (including Cape Perpetua, Heceta Head Lighthouse, Sea Lion Caves, and Three Arch Rocks). Includes title panels "Crater Lake National Park"; "The Harvest of the Columbia"; and "Salmon, the main food of the Indians".
• "Waterfowl," ca. 1935. (0:15:43) By William L. Finley and Arthur N. Pack of the American Nature Association. Includes footage of various birds, including their nesting sites. The film ends with footage of a pet quail and pet duck with the family dog. Includes title panels "P Ranch, 40 miles of water and marshland, added to Malheur refuge"; "Trapping and banding ducks"; "Winter refuge for waterfowl"; and "A new kind of duck dog".

Fisheries

• "Tide of the Heron: The Story of South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve," 1991. (0:12:30) An examination of the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, which is located in the Coos estuary on the south coast of Oregon.
• "A Gentlemen's Fishery," 1991. (0:19:21) An analysis of fisheries operations and the culture of commercial fishing off the Oregon coast.
• "Spartina: This Stranger Among Us," 1995. (0:14:09) This film documents the negative impact that spartina, an invasive plant species, has made on estuaries along the Washington coast.
• "Consequences and Management of Fisheries Bycatch," 1996. (0:41:09) An overview of symposium papers on fisheries bycatch presented at American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Dearborn, Michigan, August 26-29, 1996.
• "The Road to Recovery: Transportation Related Activities and Impacts on Salmon," 1996. (0:31:29) A film examining the impacts of road-building, bridge-building and other transportation-related activities on native coastal salmon populations.

Forestry

• McMinnville Industrial Park, ca. 1960s. (0:27:04) Largely silent footage containing audio snippets describing the design and function of a mill building at the site as well as the background behind its location in McMinnville. Second audio track refers to connections between the Extension Service and industrial development in Oregon.
• Logging Small Woodlands, ca. 1980s. (0:17:58) Hosted by Extension Forestry Specialist John Garland and featuring Klamath County landowner Rex Morehouse.
• Northwest Forest Conference - Roundtable 1, "Who Is Affected and How," April 2, 1993. (2:19:28) Part 1 of a recording of the Northwest Forest Conference, a "timber summit" held at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Meant to address the sometimes conflicting needs provided for by the region's forests, the conference featured participation by President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore. Rountable 1 includes prepared remarks by Portland Mayor Vera Katz, Oregon Governor Barbara Roberts, historian Kimbark McColl, Archbishop Thomas Murphy, Michael Draper (Executive Secretary of the Western Council of Industrial Workers), Diana Wales (lawyer, Roseburg, Oregon), Bob Spence (mill owner) and Patricia Lee (environmental educator).
• Northwest Forest Conference - Roundtable 2, "Ecological and Economic Assessments," April 2, 1993. (1:49:09) Roundtable 2 features prepared remarks delivered by John Gordon (Dean, Yale University School of Forestry), Lorin Hicks (wildlife biologist) and Charles Meslow (Oregon State University wildlife biologist and northern spotted owl researcher). Other panelists include Rick Brown (National Wildlife Federation), Jerry Franklin (forest ecologist), Chad Oliver (professor of silviculture and forest policy), Jim Sedell (fishery biologist), and Dan Tomascheski (Vice President, Sierra Pacific Industries).
• Water Quality and Our Forests: Western Oregon Research, 1993. (0:10:38) Created by Oregon State University Agricultural Communications, this film features interviews with George Brown (OSU Dean of Forestry), George Ice (Hydrologist), Hank Froehlich (OSU Hydrologist), and Dave Hibbs (OSU Forest Ecologist).
• Forestry Television Spots, ca. 1993. (0:05:05) Produced by the Oregon Forest Resources Institute and the OSU College of Forestry. The television spots focus on riparian areas, forest structure, regeneration, and new riparian regulations.
• "When Everybody Was Working: A Vintage Film of Logging and Lumbering," 1994. (0:25:18) A film featuring historic logging and lumbering footage shot by Jess W. Forrester, accompanied by narration from forest workers, railroad employees and historians.
• Careers in Forestry, circa 1990s. (0:11:37) Promotional film featuring interviews with US Forest Service District Ranger Nancy Graybeal, OSU Forestry professor Norm Johnson, Legal Defense Fund resource analyst Andy Stahl, Starker Forests manager Gary Blanchard, environmental interpreters Linda Paganelli and Mike Giannechini, quality control supervisor Mike Babb, and forest ecologist Peter Frenzen.
• "Saving the Pieces: The Fender's Blue Butterfly and the Kincaid's Lupine," 2002. (0:39:57) Filmed at the McDonald-Dunn Forest. Produced by two OSU students in the natural resources program, the film looks at various topics in forest management and preservation, including the College of Forestry's habitat conservation plan. Among those interviewed in the film include Debora Johnson, Paul Hammond, Tom Kaye, and Barte Starker, of Starker Forests Inc.

4-H

• 4-H in Douglas and Klamath Counties, 1923. (0:22:15)
• 4-H Summer School and other 4-H activities, 1925-1926. (0:12:07)
• Coos County 4-H Clubs; Milking Contest at Bankers’ Short Course, ca. 1920s. (0:10:31)
• "Partners 4-H," ca. 1920s. (0:13:49)
• Pageant, Josephine County 4-H Activities, and Football Game, ca. 1920s. (0:13:46)
• Pageant and 4-H activities, ca. 1920s. (0:14:57)
• 4-H work in Klamath and Josephine Counties, ca. early 1930s. (0:13:23)
• Football practices and 4-H activities, ca. 1930s. (0:14:37)

Oregon Hops & Brewing Archives

• "OSU Agriculture Experiment Station Communications Public Service Announcement: Hops," 1980. (0:01:12) Dr. Alfred Haunold in the hop fields.
• Other Hops and Brewing Films from OSU Agriculture Experiment Station Communications, 1978-1979. Footage including hops growing at the East Farm and Hop yard; mass spectrometer hop flavor analysis; and taste testing beer at the OSU Flavorium. (5 films)
• "Oregon Brew Pubs," 1996. (1:01:05) Promotional video spotlighting several Oregon craft brewers and brewpubs, with interviews and behind the scenes looks at the brewing processes.
• Widmer Brothers Brewing Feature, circa 1997. (0:05:49)
• "Tap Into History: Four Perspectives on Brewing in Oregon," March 28, 2014. (1:38:36) This event took place at the Oregon Hops & Brewing Archives launch party and was accompanied by screenings of video shorts and a full-length documentary on the history of brewing. Panel participants included agriculture historian Peter Kopp, journalist John Foyston, Full Sail Brewing founder and CEO Irene Firmat, and OSU doctoral candidate Daniel Sharp.
• "My Beer Career," February 2, 2016. (1:02:21) Lecture by Teri Fahrendorf on her career as a brewer in California and Oregon; her establishment of the Pink Boots Society to support women brewers; and working at Great Western Malting Company.
• "Tales of Corvallis Brewing: What We Know About the 19th Century," May 25, 2017. (0:48:18) Lecture by Ted Cox, historian and local beer history expert.

"OHBA Stories" - Film and Supporting Interviews, 2014

• "OHBA Stories: The Oregon Hops & Brewing Archives Video," 2014. (0:07:20) This film showcases some of the stories found in the archive, but also gives viewers an introduction to what an archivist does and how archives are collected.
• Interview with Teri Fahrendorf, conducted at Occidental Brewing Company, Portland, Oregon, April 19, 2014. (1:58:07)
• Interview with Thomas Shellhammer, conducted at Wiegand Hall, Oregon State University, May 7, 2014. (0:30:00)
• Interview with Shaun Townsend, conducted at Oregon State University Experimental Hop Yard, Corvallis, Oregon, May 7, 2014. (0:33:30)
• Tour of the Widmer Brewing Facility, Portland, Oregon, May 9, 2014. (0:29:11)
• Interview with Kurt and Rob Widmer, conducted at the Widmer Brothers Gasthaus Pub, Portland, Oregon, May 10, 2014. (1:03:10)
• Interview with Blake Crosby, conducted at Crosby Hop Farm, Woodburn, Oregon, May 16, 2014. (1:06:16)
• Interview with Gayle Goschie, conducted at Goschie Farms, Silverton, Oregon, May 16, 2014. (1:06:16)

Oregon's Landscape

• "The New Oregon Trail," ca. 1940. (0:22:16) A tourism promotion film presented by the Oregon State Highway Department. Supervised by Harold Bradley Say, photographed by Ralph I. Gifford, and distributed by Castle Films. Includes scenic and recreational attractions of Oregon.
• "The Desert Speaks," 1963. (0:14:48) A silent film produced by KOAC-TV.
• "Sagebrush Country," 1987. (0:28:33) An OSU Fisheries and Wildlife Department production.
• "The Art of Identifying Canada Geese," circa 1980s. (0:11:39) An OSU Fisheries and Wildlife Department production.

Oregon Sea Grant

• "Oregon Trawler," 1975. (0:11:42) This film documents a fishing trip taken by the F/V Betty A and its crew, detailing the boat's specifications as well as the processes that the crew would follow in trawling for fish.
• "Columbia River Gillnetters," 1978. (0:15:20) Details the work of fishing boats operating out of the Astoria, Oregon Mooring Basin. In this, the film discusses multiple types of boats, gill nets and techniques used to catch fish as far up river as Bonneville Dam, and describes major fishing areas on the Columbia River, some particulars associated with fishing at night, and the operation of the cannery tender boat.
• "Oregon Sea Trail," ca. 1970s. (0:28:52) Presented by KGW-TV News, "Oregon Sea Trail" tells the story of how Oregon Sea Grant and Oregon State University sought to improve sustainable uses of ocean resources off of the Oregon Coast.
• "Mammals of the Sea," 1980. (0:29:04) Produced by Sea Grant at Oregon State University, this film features narration by OSU Communications professor Dick Weinman and on-camera appearances by seal hunter Bill Puustinen; Dayton L. Alverson of the Northwest and Alaska Fisheries Center; Thomas L. Kimball of the National Wildlife Federation; John J. Burns of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game; and OSU marine biologist Dr. Bruce Mate. The film was directed by Jim Larison, Communications Director for the OSU Sea Grant Program, in consultation with Bruce Mate and Professor Robert W. Schoning. "Mammals of the Sea" discusses historical intersections between humans and marines mammals, and the impact of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, which was passed by Congress in 1972. The film also examines on-going tensions between those in favor of full protection for marine mammal populations and those concerned about the toll that marine mammals exact on commercial fishing opportunities. The film features images of whale watching, marine mammals performing in captivity, commercial fishing and canning operations, and indigenous seal hunts.
• "Gray Whale: A Radio Tagging Experiment," 1980. (0:08:17) A short film documenting the radio tagging process pioneered by Oregon State University scientist Bruce Mate in his study of gray whales.
• "Estuary: Columbia's Link with the Sea," 1981. (0:28:33) Produced by OSU Sea Grant and featuring narration and on-camera appearances by Dick Weinman, this film explores the relationship between the biological health of the Columbia River estuary and the economic health of the Pacific Northwest.
• Exploration of the Juan de Fuca Ridge, 1983. (1:02:43) Includes footage of underwater submersible dive and examination of specimens collected and brought to the surface.
• "Farmers of the Sea," 1984. (0:58:12) A film documenting aquaculture practices, "Farmers of the Sea" was produced by Oregon State University and broadcast by WGBH-Boston as part of the Public Broadcasting System's NOVA series.
• Pisces submersible dive footage, 1986. (1:50:40) Narrated raw footage of a Pisces submersible dive including images of hydrothermal vents. Digitized from a VHS original labeled "Pisces Dive 1720; Discovery Dive Axial Smt. Vents."
• Heceta Bank submersible dive footage and KMTR News reports on offshore natural resources extraction, 1988. (0:29:11) This video begins with narrated raw footage of four submersible dives at Heceta Bank dated September 4-7, 1988 (start of video to timestamp 11:30). Following this is a series of KMTR News reports on the controversy over potential oil and gas drilling, as well as mineral mining off the shores of the Oregon Coast. Coos County reporter Joe Arndt hosts the series.
• "Exploring Seafloor Hot Springs on the Juan de Fuca Ridge," 1988. (0:09:49) A video research report by Oregon Sea Grant in cooperation with the NOAA Vents Program.
• "Work Is Our Joy: The Story of the Columbia River Gillnetter," 1989. (0:31:40) A project of Oregon State University Sea Grant Extension and the Columbia River Maritime Museum, Astoria, Oregon.
• "Fish Filleting with Imogene Burchett," 1989. (0:26:31) An instructional video created for sport fishermen seeking to fillet their cast in the easiest and most effective way. Includes guidance on processing groundfish such as ling cod and perch, as well as flatfish like flounder. Also includes insight into safety and preservation.
• "The Oregon Coast: Yesterday," ca. 1980s. (0:29:23) Narrated by Rick Meyers and featuring interviews with Ron Crook, Bea Wilcox and Walt Ackley.
• "The Oregon Coast: Today," ca. 1980s. (0:30:35) Featuring Bud Forester, Don Jackson, Jack Nielsen, Pat McCoy, and members of the Newport High School drama class.
• "The Oregon Coast: Tomorrow," ca. 1980s. (0:31:08) Narrated by Rick Meyers.
• "Oregon's Ocean," 1991. (0:28:20) Explores the richness of marine life off of the Oregon coast and documents those who live near or study the ocean.
• "The Return of the Salmon," 1995. (0:33:51) This film chronicles efforts to restore thriving salmon runs in the Pacific Northwest.
• "Oregon's Rocky Intertidal," 1996. (0:12:21) Examining and highlighting the ecology of the intertidal zones off of the Oregon coast.
• "Estuarine and Ocean Survival of Pacific Northwest Salmon" conference presentations, 1996. (0:51:11)
• Oregon Coast Sustainabiilty Conference, 1996. A conference held in Newport, Oregon and organized into six sessions: Session 1: People and the Oregon Coast - An Overview (1:43:56); Session 2: The State of Marine and Coastal Ecosystems (2:02:05); Session 3: Perspectives on Public Policy on the Coast (1:41:12); Session 4: Some Significant Emerging Issues (1:48:30); Session 5: Sustainability - What It Means, What It Might Look Like (1:51:27); Session 6: Strategies for Involving the Community in Creating a "Sustainable" Oregon Coast (1:56:13).
• Harmful Algal Bloom Symposium, 1997. Sponsored by the Marine Conservation Biology Institute and recorded in two parts: Part 1 (1:31:51); Part 2 (1:41:34).
• "Anatomy of a Groundfish Stock Assessment," by David Sampson, 1997. (1:38:20) Seminar Series for Commercial Fishermen.
• John Byrne Lecture Series, 2002-2006. Sponsored by Oregon Sea Grant and the OSU College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. "Tracking Whales," by Bruce Mate, 2002 (1:10:47); "The December 26, 2004 Tsunami: Lessons Learned for Improved Tsunami Preparedness," by Eddie Bernard, 2005 (1:12:47); "Living on the Oregon Coast in a Century of Climate Change," by Paul Komar, 2006 (1:41:02); "Hurricanes and Climate Change," by Kerry Emanuel, 2006 (1:05:32)
• Oregon Sea Grant Program Perspectives, 2004-2007. A compilation of highlights from Oregon Sea Grant's research, outreach and education work. Oregon Sea Grant Program Perspective, 2004 (0:59:08); Oregon Sea Grant Program Perspective, 2005 (0:51:18); "Taking Risks, Making Commitments: Oregon Sea Grant Program Report, 2007" (1:04:24)
• "A New View of Oregon: Offshore Underwater," 2005. (0:53:49) Video footage and animations of underwater locations off the Oregon coast; includes a thirty-minute segment on Astoria Canyon and an interview with OSU professor Chris Goldfinger
• "Exploring Beach Recovery at OSU's Hinsdale Wave Laboratory," 2006. (0:08:29)
• "Wave Power: The Potential of Oregon's Ocean Energy," 2006. (0:13:42) An exploration of wave energy concepts and tests being conducted by Oregon State University faculty and students.
• "Beach Safety Basics," 2007. (0:09:15) Featuring guidance on avoiding hazards related to rolling logs and rip currents at the beach.
• "Reaching Higher Ground: Oregon Sea Grant's Tsunami Research and Community Engagement," 2009. (0:17:11) A film comprised of two short videos: "Reaching Higher Ground," which focuses on tsunami preparation efforts in Seaside, Oregon and "Three Things You Need to Know," which includes useful information for all coastal residents.
• "Cascade Head Scenic Research Area," 2011. (0:12:53) An overview of the history and landscape of the Cascade Head Scenic Research Area.

Oregon Tilth

• "From the Soil to Your Table" lectures, 1985. (1:47:08) Presentations delivered by Dr. Joan Peters and Dr. Joan Dye Gussow.
• Oregon Tilth Documentary, 1992. (19 videos) A series of interviews and wild footage shot for use in an unidentified documentary on Oregon Tilth. Locations featured in the films include he Walzer, Drazel and Brewer farms, as well as Nature's Market in Beaverton, Oregon.
• Promotional film for "The Future of Food," 2007. (0:28:18) Sponsored by the Salem Progressive Film Series.
• "What are we Eating?" 2007. (0:55:53) Presentation to the Salem City Club.
• "Organics and Conservation - Growing Trends for Sustainable Agriculture," 2009. (0:14:24) Featuring Lisa Sedlar, President of New Seasons Market; Fred Kirschenmann, Distinguished Fellow, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State University; and Mace Vaughan, Pollinator Program Director, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
• USDA Organic Training, 2009. (0:03:10) Featuring U.S. Senator Jon Tester.
• Oregon Tilth interviews, 2009: Fred Kirschenmann (0:08:28); Harry MacCormack on the Bean and Grain Project (1:30:20); Lisa Sedlar (0:05:45); Mace Vaughan (0:04:55)

Rivers

• "Willamette River Pollution Film," ca. 1940. (0:38:21) A 16 mm color, silent film of various point sources of pollution in the Willamette River and its tributaries. The film begins near Springfield and progresses downstream to Portland and includes footage of various forms of industrial, agricultural, and municipal effluent being dumped into the Willamette River and its tributaries, including the Pudding and South Santiam Rivers. The footage includes tests of the length of time that small fish can survive in water from the Willamette River and chemical tests of the river water. The film includes footage of the river or its tributaries at Springfield, Eugene, Corvallis, Crabtree, Lebanon, Salem, Woodburn, and Portland.
• "Pass Creek," 1968. (0:09:48) Provides a penetrating account of a once-rich steelhead trout stream threatened by careless logging practices. Focusing on Oregon's North Umpqua River Basin, the film portrays the impact of clearcut logging on the small tributary streams where most of the river's steelhead are spawned and reared. The subtle interdependence of land and water and the disruption of the aquatic environment caused by stream-clogging debris and warming water are dramatically presented. Hal Riney and Dick Snider, advertising executives and fishermen, produced the film and donated it to Oregon State University. It was widely distributed and viewed in Oregon and throughout the United States through the 1970s and was influential in changing logging practices in the Northwest.
• "Fifteen Mile Creek Habitat Improvement Project," 1991. (0:15:42) This video provides an overview of the effort to balance power generation needs and agricultural concerns with the imperative to protect salmon and steelhead runs in the Columbia River and its tributaries. The fifteen mile creek habitat project area was located in north Wasco County near The Dalles, Oregon.
• "Restoring Salmon and Watersheds: An Introduction," 1994. (0:07:39) Produced by Oregon State University Agricultural Communications and Oregon Sea Grant Communications.

"Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest," 1995

Authored by Arthur C. Jensen and Mark Reed, and produced by the Forestry Media Center.

• Part 1: genus Amelanchier through Corylus. (0:22:01)
• Part 2: genus Cytisus through Rhododendron. (0:18:58)
• Part 3: genus Rhus through Vaccinium. (0:21:36)

Ten Rivers Food Web

• Ten Rivers Food Web "Chefs' Show-Off" judging, 2005. (1:01:28)
• "Greenhorns" [young farmers documentary], circa 2009. (0:50:05)
• Ten Rivers Food Web "Chefs' Show-Off" competition, 2011. (1:38:38)
• "Thats My Farmer" SNAP Incentive Program film, circa 2011. (0:02:06)
• Oregon Food Bank promotional film, circa 2011. (0:06:35)
• Ten Rivers Food Summit, 2013. (0:18:43)
• "Planting Seeds of Change" school gardening film, circa 2000s. (0:07:49)

U.S. Forest Service Video Workshops, 1988-1989

• "Green Side Up! Plant Right, Grow Right". (0:14:19)
• "Log Exports: Industry Views". (0:06:32)
• "Log Scaler: A Career For You?". (0:06:48)
• "Reforestation: It's No Accident". (0:08:27)
• "Steps to Safe Debris Burning: Don't Let Debris Burning Make an Ash Out of You". (0:04:38)
• "What's Killing My Trees?" (0:14:05)

Audio

• "Alouette," 1939. (0:01:01) A theme song for Foresters in Action as sung by Forester's Chorus; recorded at KOAC Radio Station by J. M. Morris. Digitized from a Presto Disc.
• "Cruiser's Song," 1939. (0:01:08) Another theme song for Foresters in Action as sung by Forester's Chorus; recorded at KOAC Radio Station by J. M. Morris. Digitized from a Presto Disc.
• "George W. - The Dean," 1939. (0:01:30) Another theme song for Foresters in Action as sung by Forester's Chorus; recorded at KOAC Radio Station by J. M. Morris. Digitized from a Presto Disc.
• Oregon State University Extension Service Oral Histories, 2007-2008. A series of interviews captured in preparation for the university's Extension Service centennial in 2011.

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