The film tells about the problems associated with the preservation of the cedar forests in Russia. Speeches by the participants of the special council on the problems of cedar, heads of forestry and scientists on the issues of felling, logging, rejuvenation of cedar forests, irrational use of wood in industry. The process of making pencils in one of the factories, a workshop for the production of boxes from cedar wood. Logging and harvesting of timber with logging machines. Young planting of cedar, abandoned cutting area. View of Lake Teletskoye, Isgach village, Kedrograd forestry plant, cedar nursery. Mountain landscape. Taiga.