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On the edge : nature's last stand for coast redwoods /

Illustrates the 65-million year natural history of the earth's largest living thing, the coastal redwood. Explores the attitudes and relationship of the California Indians to the redwoods and shows how the growth of California and the west resulted in the loss of 95% of all redwood...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: California. Department of Parks and Recreation, Sempervirens Fund, University of California (System). Extension Media Center
Other Authors: Daniels, James
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, CA : University of California, Extension Media Center, [1989?]
Subjects:
Coast redwood.
Lumber trade > California > History.
Redwood industry.
Forest conservation > California.
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Summary:Illustrates the 65-million year natural history of the earth's largest living thing, the coastal redwood. Explores the attitudes and relationship of the California Indians to the redwoods and shows how the growth of California and the west resulted in the loss of 95% of all redwoods by 1989. Also traces the history of the conservationist effort to save these trees.
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Item Description:Videocassette release of the 1989 production.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (33 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Audience:Environmental Studies.
Production Credits:Camera, Larry Ells and Don Fernandez ; editor, Bruce Kaphan ; music, Bruce Kaphan and Allision Weiss ; narrator, Vince Bontempi ; host, Jim Snyder.