The Forest Grows.

Duration: 1 reel

Year Published: 1949

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Presents the story of how our forests grow, describing the various elements that contribute to the mature forest. Explains forest zones in relation to temperature and rainfall, and defines the phrase "the climax forest" in terms of the species that predominate when the forest is mature. For junior and senior high school and adult groups.

Complete Record: THE FOREST GROWS. The Conservation Foundation in association with the New York Zoological Society. Released by Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1949. 1 reel, sd., color, 16mm. (The Living Forest Series, no. 1) Summary: Presents the story of how our forests grow, describing the various elements that contribute to the mature forest. Explains forest zones in relation to temperature and rainfall, and defines the phrase "the climax forest" in terms of the species that predominate when the forest is mature. For junior and senior high school and adult groups. © The New York Zoological Society; 8Sep49; MP4729.