FOREST RANGER'S JOB, THE Part 1

Description

Describes a composite day in the life of a ranger. He patrols; repairs a telephone line; inspects "free-use" fence posts; helps another ranger build an addition to his station; estimates the value of a government timber tract; measures timber for official records; counts animals entering a grazing area; checks campgrounds; acts as Mayor for people with summer homes in the forest; helps to survey and build new roads, trails, and bridges; and checks a fire cache. Seasonal tasks include patrols into the high country during the summer and ski trips in winter. A ranger cooks over a campfire. Shows how the ranger's wife assists him in his work. Men fight a forest fire in Arapaho National Forest.

Collection

Records of the Extension Service

Series

Motion Picture Films