A Forest Returns Movie

Today in class we watched a movie called A forest Returns, a success story of Ohio's only national forest. This movie was quite interesting and very informative. I never really knew much about the Ohio's national forest and I have lived in Ohio my whole life. The man describing this information was Mr. Anderson, he had great insight on the Ohio forest because he watched it develop over 50 years. He started the story by telling us how there was a great depression and it was hurting everyone. The government decided to make new programs allowing Americans to gain new jobs. One program was basically planting trees and creating a forest in Ohio. I am glad that the government decided to do this because it preserved some of our natural environment. Mr Anderson always said that forestry men would go to farms and buy the land off them to persevered so it wouldn't be destroyed. All of these things have provided the forest today.

In closing of the movie, I felt very happy for the old man and what he had accomplished. I like this movie a lot and I felt it related very much to the book we just finished, Lost Mountain. All of these stories about the environment have really got me thinking about doing something. I want the forests and mountains to still be around so my kids someday can enjoy them. I think that everyone needs to realize if we don't do something now, or make a change, we will not have this nature down the line.