Trees For Tomorrow, 1941

This 1941 educational film by American Forest Products Industries champions forests as renewable resources. In Kodachrome or black-and-white with sound, it contrasts early American wood use—log cabins—with modern tree farms growing timber like crops. It tackles “over-ripe” trees, waste prevention, and fire causes, blending science with management tips. Scenes likely show lush woodlands, firefighting, and lumber mills, urging sustainable forestry to ensure “trees need not go wasted” in a pre-WWII call for conservation.