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Trees and Other Entanglements

In the interest of an even more convivialdinner than usual, this evening'soccasion to...

In the interest of an even more convivial
dinner than usual, this evening's
occasion to honor, once again, by the
Newcomen Society, Weyerhaeuser Company

Full Transcript

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In the interest of
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an even more convivial dinner than usual,
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this evening's occasion to honor,
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once again, by the Newcomen Society,
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Weyerhaeuser Company.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:05:10
Uploaded
Apr 15, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
HBO Documentary Films,Vermilion Films

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Movie Summary

Irene Taylor crafts a poetic meditation on nature, mortality, and the passage of time in her exploration of our symbiotic nexus with trees.
Speaker 2: It gives me great pleasure to introduce - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:10
Speaker 2: It gives me great pleasure to introduce
(applause) - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:17
(applause)
Through most of our history, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:06
Through most of our history,
And for the first 300 years of the American experience, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:07
And for the first 300 years of the American experience,
It is an industry that, through history, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:11
It is an industry that, through history,
Timber was abundant, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:08
Timber was abundant,
In retrospect, some have identified these men - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:08
In retrospect, some have identified these men
They acted in response to public need and public policy - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:07
They acted in response to public need and public policy
By the turn of the century, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:06
By the turn of the century,
In 1966, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:11
In 1966,
High-yield forestry - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:13
High-yield forestry
Those who plant trees - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:08
Those who plant trees
And, you know, that's a 55-year-old tree. - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:05
And, you know, that's a 55-year-old tree.
This was called a 55-year-old plantation. - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:07
This was called a 55-year-old plantation.
I was here when it was logged, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:07
I was here when it was logged,
Well, in this way, I'm actually 76, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:11
Well, in this way, I'm actually 76,
Do it because we have to do it, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:07
Do it because we have to do it,
Narrator: Today, Brinkman is 42 years old, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:09
Narrator: Today, Brinkman is 42 years old,
Planting 37.5 million trees - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:15
Planting 37.5 million trees
(twigs crunching) - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:25
(twigs crunching)