| The Companion Book to the Film |  | The Forest Service and The Greatest Good:
A Centennial History
by James G. Lewis
The Forest Service and the Greatest Good: A Centennial History traces the agency's development from its beginnings as a one-man research outfit to today's broad-based operation of over 30,000 employees overseeing 191 million acres of public land. Richly illustrated, The Forest Service and the Greatest Good provides an entertaining and informative account of the Forest Service's first one hundred years as it enters a new century of service.
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| The Greatest Good: A Forest Service Centennial Film | The Greatest Good tells the story of the U.S. Forest Service and the public lands the agency manages. Produced by the U.S. Forest Service and distributed by the Forest History Society, the film weaves historic footage and still photographs with interviews with historians, timber industry and environmental leaders, and Forest Service employees to illuminate the past one hundred years of accomplishments and controversies experienced while managing 191 million acres of America's land. Throughout the film, the question is asked: what is the greatest good? Narrated by Charles Osgood, the two-hour film is available as part of a 3-disc DVD set. | | | |
The Soundtrack to the Documentary "The Greatest Good." "This Project is dedicated to all the foresters, past and present, for their heroic work in protecting and preserving our National Forests." - Lance Bendiksen, composer and producer. | | Songs on the CD |  | 1. Grey Towers
2. Smoke Chaser
3. Boundary Boys
4. Learning the Land
5. Teddy Roosevelt
6. Pinchot's Theme
7. Forest Fires
8. Rangers
9. Rangers - Solo
10. Bridges
11. Cut and Run
12. Leopold's Theme
13. Moving West
14. A Wolf's Story
| 15. The Wilderness
16. For the Greatest Number
17. In the Long Run
18. The Funeral
19. Mann Gulch
20. The Forest Service Family
21. Young Pinchot
22. Elers Koch
23. White Hats
24. The Greatest Good
25. A President's March
26. The Founding
27. Reserves
| About the composer:
Brooklyn-born producer and musician Lance Bendiksen's career began on the stage. As the son of a rehearsal pianist mother and an off-Broadway singer father, he easily adapted to the troubador lifestyle. Prior to his role as independent producer, he had performed in over 3000 shows and released four of his own records. Beginning in 1993, as Staff Producer/Studio Manager of Colorado's Avalanche Recording, he worked in conjunction with KBCO to produce studio performances such as Sarah McLachlan and The Cowboy Junkies, while also overseeing numerous recordings for MTV and over two hundred local, regional and national projects. | In 1996, he created his own company, Bendiksen Productions, as an independent resource for television, radio and film which he expanded in 2001 to include original music production and artist development. In addition to a combined forty years of industry experience in music production, management and publicity, Bendiksen and his staff utilize a large talent pool of A-list session players, engineers and music business professionals. He has been honored with a 2000 Silver Telly (PBS production - There Was A Time), a 1997 Emmy for Best Theme Music (PBS production - Lifewise), an Aurora, and many Colorado Broadcasting Awards. | | | | |
