STATE WORK 



The New Lookout Station in New Hampshire 



A map has been prepared showing the loca- 

 tion of the present forest fire control sta- 

 tions in New Hampshire and those which 

 the state forester desires to add to the sys- 

 tem. 



The thirteen lookout stations which are 

 in operation, in course of instruction, or for 

 which the money has been subscribed, are 

 located in Pittsburg, Dixille, Millsfield, on 

 the peaks of Mounts Madison and Washing- 

 ton, in Bethlehem, Bartlett, Liermore, Ben- 

 ton, and Croydon. These are so placed as to 

 command a wide view and to practically pro- 

 tect the northern section of the state from 

 forest-fire loss, although the chain will be 

 more complete if the state forester can secure 

 the funds necessary to build stations in Sand- 

 wich, on Mooselake, in Albany, and in Bean's 

 Purchase. 



Returns from forest fires for the first six 

 months of the year show heavy losses in the 

 lower counties by reason of the imusually 

 early spring and the long-continued dry 

 weather. 



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Fire Protection in New York 



Following the enactment of new fire pro- 

 tective legislation in 1909, a year of experi- 

 ence with the law demonstrated the need of 

 establishing a fourth fire district in the 

 Adirondacks. Commissioner James S. Whip- 

 ple recommended this step in his report for 

 the year 1909, and an act of the legislature 

 which amends the forest, fish and game law 

 provides for the additional district and an- 

 other fire superintendent to take charge of it. 



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PENNSYLVANIA 

 Corporation Owners Taking up Forestry 



Corporations having large holdings of land 

 have recently sought the advice and assist- 

 ance of the Pennsylvania department of for- 

 estry in taking care of their timber lands. 

 This branch of the work has become so well 

 established that it takes up practically the 

 entire time of George H. Wirt, who was for- 

 merly in charge of the state forestry school 

 at Mont Alto, but who is now in the ofiice 

 of the department. 



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Among the requests for assistance of this 

 character which have recently been received 

 are one from one of the large anthracite coal 

 companies of the state and another of a 

 similar character from one of the large bi- 

 tuminous companies. In each case, the coal 

 corporations own outright the land in which 

 they mine — surface as well as coal deposits — 

 and the officials desire to do the best they 

 can with the timber. 



Some of the tracts brought to the atten- 

 tion of the Commissioner of Forestry have 

 good stands of timber on them, which it is 

 the desire of the owners to preserve and to 

 better; other lands are bare because of the 

 devastating fires, and these it is desired to 

 restock with timber. Whatever the circum- 

 stances, a comprehensive scheme of treatment 

 is outlined after an inspection of the premises 

 and all possible advice and assistance given. 



Several lumbermen in the western part of 

 the state are planning to protect and manage 

 their holdings according to the instructions 

 of the department of forestry. One of them 

 told the commissioner that he had cut con- 

 siderable timber and now wants to redeem 

 himself by planting some trees; he will set 

 out about forty acres next spring. A number 

 of other lumbermen are contemplating similar 

 planting. 



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The State Forest Academy 



E. A. Ziegler has become director of the 

 State Forest Academy, at Mont Alto, suc- 

 ceeding George H. Wirt, who has become 

 the chief forester for the state forestry com- 

 mission. The state reserves now cover prac- 

 tically 1,000,000 acres, and are administered 

 by thirty foresters trained in the State Forest 

 Academy. This number is being increased 

 by about ten men annually. 



Mr. Ziegler is a college graduate and has 

 also been with the United States Forest 

 Service for a number of years, serving in 

 the office and the field as well. During 

 that time his work was devoted mainly to 

 forest mensuration. The assistant director, 

 L T. Worthley, is also a trained forester, 

 a graduate of the New York College of For- 

 estry at Cornell, and a member of the only 

 class that ever graduated at that institution. 

 He has also taken forestry work at Yale and 

 Harvard. These two men have charge of the 

 forestry branches. In addition to these, there 

 are two more instructors in the allied sub- 

 jects. 



