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Miscellaneous Titles (Cont'd from page 3)- video (Grade 9 - adult)

USDA NATIONAL SUMMIT ON PRIVATE LAND CONSERVATION - This video was made on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of landowners striving to improve working land and the people of this country who depend on healthy, privately owned land.  (Produced January, 2000, by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, TRT 26:10)

THE VALUE OF TURF TO WATER QUALITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT - aimed toward water department managers:  Shows turf research being conducted by Dr. Watschke of Penn State, Dr. Niemczyk of Ohio State and Dr. Petrovic of Cornell; each explains his experiments and findings.  Addresses home lawn care use of fertilizers. (TRT approx. 10 minutes)

VOICES OF EXPERIENCE:  WATERSHED PROTECTION FOR THE FUTURE - This is the story of how farmers and New York City came together to protect drinking water for half the people in New York state - and to sustain viable farming.  Farmers produce food and fiber.  They produce other commodities as well, such as water, wildlife, and an esthetically pleasing landscape.  This is a case study of a group of farmers who saw how to solve a problem, and the urban people who support them - and benefit from their efforts.  See how you can work together creatively, to do good for our land and water.  (Produced by the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the USDA, TRT 17:22)

THE WEALTH IN WETLANDS - featuring five farmers who tell why they will keep their wetlands.  Narrated by actor Leslie Nielson, it will help motivate farmers and ranchers to maintain and restore wetlands and show the public what farmers are doing to maintain wetlands and waterfowl.  (Produced cooperatively with leadership by the National Association of Conservation Districts, TRT 23-minutes)

WETLANDS OF NEW ENGLAND:  FUNCTIONS AND VALUES - (Produced by Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Inland Water Resources Division, TRT approx. 16 minutes)

YOUR FAMILY LAND:  LEGACY OR MEMORY? - A Seminar on Estate Planning (Edited Version) (Produced by the Southern New England Forest Consortium, Inc.)

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