RIVER RUN

Duration: 15 min

Year Published: 1951

Creator: Department of Agriculture

Color: Color

Sound: Optical sound

Description: Explains that the proper management of forests can bring continung prosperity over the years, benefiting the owners, the community and the Nation. Portrays log drive which has almost vanished from the American scene. Describes how the Machais River Watershed in Maine has been supplying timber continuously for almost 200 years and that these log drives are still being made by the descendants of the river drivers of old.