STATE WORK 



Colorado State Forestry Association 



The following resolutions were adopted by 

 the Colorado State Forestry Association, at 

 its annual convention January 13th, held in 

 the senate chamber of the capitol at Denver : 



GIFFORD PINCHOT AND THE FOREST POLICV 



''Whereas, Gifford Pinchot has accom- 

 plished a work of inestimable value in the 

 conservation movement, and especially in 

 forestry, therefore 



"Resolved, That the Colorado State Fores- 

 try Association in convention assembled 

 hereby expresses its appreciation and ap- 

 proval of the work accomplished by him in 

 the past, and 



"Resolved. That we express the hope that 

 he may continue his valuable services in the 

 cause of conservation, of which he is the 

 recognized leader ; and be it further 



"Resolved, That we hope that his successor 

 may carry out the forest policy, already in- 

 augurated, and in this hope we extend to 

 him our hearty welcome and earnest sup- 

 port." 



WHITE MOUNTAIN AND APPALACHIAN FORESTS 



"Whereas, the establishment of the pro- 

 posed White Mountain and Appalachian 

 National Forests would result in the pro- 

 tection of the sources of numerous rivers and 

 streams, which are of priceless value for 

 water power and navigation, and would re- 

 sult in the conservation of the forests 

 thereon, and greatly increase the timber sup- 

 ply of a region which by nature is better 

 adapted to the growing of valuable hard- 

 woods than any other area in the United 

 States, therefore 



"Resolved, That this association urges the 

 Congress of the United States to enact, at 

 the earliest possible date, such laws as will 

 result in the establishment of the aforesaid 

 national forests." 



The resolutions also approved the work of 

 the Colorado Conservation Commission and 

 asked that an appropriation be made by the 

 state to render it more effective ; urged the 

 establishment of a national park and game 

 preserve at Estes Park; commended the pro- 

 posed forestry school at the State Agricul- 

 tural College at Fort Collins and endorsed 

 "the effort of Congressman Edward T. Tay- 

 lor to secure the setting apart and granting 

 to the said college by Congress of a suitable 

 tract of timbered land from the public do- 

 main, conveniently located, for the permanent 



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and perpetual use of such school, for forestry 

 study, experimentation and the practice of 

 forestry, for the advancement of the science 

 and knowledge of forestry within our 

 state," and urged the employment by the state 

 of a technical and practical forester who 

 shall investigate and make public report on 

 (i) the amount, species, value and condition 

 of the timber on all state and private land in 

 Colorado, and (2) on the advisability and na 

 ture of such legislation as shall ensure the 

 most efficient protection from forest fires of 

 the timber lands owned by the state and by 

 private individuals, and of such other legisla- 

 tion as shall encourage the practice of for- 

 estrv on such lands. 



Forest Fire Protection in Idaho 



Reports sulimittcd at the annual meetings 

 of four timber protection associations of 

 northern Idaho in the offices of A. L. Flewell- 

 ing in Spokane, March 15 and 16, show that 

 in an area of 6.300 square miles 17,000,000 

 feet of green timber and 290,000 feet of 

 logs were destroyed by fire in 1909. These 

 figures are embodied in the report prepared 

 by A. W. Laird of the Potlatch Lumber 

 Company, head of the North Idaho Forestry 

 Association, composed of organizations in the 

 Potlatch, Coeur dAlene, Pend Oreille and 

 Clearwater districts. After showing the 

 benefits of protection given by the owners 

 of timber tracts in Idaho, Mr. Laird said 

 that of the total number of feet of timber 

 affected by fires there is a small percentage 

 which may be utilized with but little depre- 

 ciation in value, adding in part : 



"The total expense of the four forest fire 

 associations in the panhandle was $51,251.94 

 last year, and of this amount $14,936.52 

 represents the wages of fire wardens or pa- 

 trolmen ; $5,472.73 was spent in clearing and 

 building trails, $4,171.87 in fighting fires, and 

 the balance, $26,670.82, was spent among our 

 merchants and others for supplies, provisions, 

 tools, camp equipment. A large sum found 

 its way into the pockets of our homesteaders 

 for board for patrolmen, horse feed, fresh 

 vegetables, buttermilk and eggs. 



"While the territory protected was more 

 than 4,000,000 acres in extent, the entire ex- 

 pense was borne by the owners of 1,450,000 

 acres. The interests back of this great 

 movement for the conservation of our timber 

 protect two acres of timber from the devas- 

 tation of forest fires for each acre which 

 lliev themselves own. 



