"Heritage Restored" Historic Video
Environmental Leadership for a Second Century

Heritage Restored was produced by the U.S. Forest Service in 1961 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Weeks law of 1911 establishing The National Forests east of the Mississippi. It was originally shot as a 16mm color motion picture without sound and was presented with live narration. Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman, asked for sound to be added to the film so that it could be used to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Department of Agriculture.

The script was written by Ed Littlehales, a 1942 graduate of New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University who earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Resources Management. Mr. Littlehales, who was employed by the U.S. Forest Service in Atlanta at the time, worked with photographer Dan Todd to shoot the film and also provided the narration.

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