The Forest Ranger

Description	Shows the work of the U.S.D.A Forest Service forest rangers across the nation's 161 national forests. Narration lists the forest ranger's duties to "manage the vast American woodland to produce more timber for home builders, more forage for stockmen, more fish and game for sportsmen, protected watershed for towns and municipalities, abundant power for hydroelectric plants, and reliable supplies of water for famers who rely on irrigation." Forest fire prevention and fighting, replanting burned and logged areas, search and rescue of missing persons, educating children and enforcing poaching laws are among the forest ranger's duties depicted.
Creator	United States. Department of Agriculture. Forest Service
Contributor	Walter Scott : photographed by William R. McCarthy : photographed by Carl Stearns Clancy : written and directed by Richard V. Miles Jr. : leading ranger Cherokee National Forest Erik Rolf: narration by U.S. Marine Band Orchestra, Captain William F. Santelmann conductor : music by Leon Brusiloff : music score by Rueben Ford: recording by Reeves Sound Studios : recording by
Date Issued	1941
Spatial Coverage	Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee, U.S.
Duration	00:30:45
Color/Black & White	B&W
Sound/Silent	Sound
Nation of Origin	U.S.