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The insect which is directly respons- 

 ible for the death of such a large per- 

 centage of the lodgepole pine timber of 

 the northern section of the Park is 

 known as the mountain pine beetle, 

 the technical name of which is Den- 

 droctonus monticolae Hopkins. It at- 

 tacks perfectly healthy trees and kills 

 them by mining between the bark and 

 wood in such a manner as to stop the 

 movement of sap and kill the bark 

 which results in the final death of a tree 

 within ten to twelve months after it is 

 attacked. This beetle is the most 



destructive enemy of the lodgepole 

 pine, western yellow pine, and mountain 

 or silver pine of the entire Pacific Coast 

 and Northern Rocky Mountain region. 

 A vast amount of the best timber of 

 these regions has been killed by this 

 beetle during the past fifty years and 

 has gone to waste through the agencies 

 of decay and forest fires, but, thanks to 

 the discoveries of the experts of the 

 Bureau of Entomology, it can now be 

 controlled and a great waste of forest 

 resources prevented in the future. 



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NUMBER of Virginians, inter- 

 ested in the proper management 

 of the forests of the state are 

 urging the members of the state 

 legislature to pass a new forestry law at 

 the present session. This law provides 

 for the establishment of a permanent 

 Forestry Board, which shaU employ a 

 technically trained forester who shall 

 have power to carry on fire protective 

 work and other functions of a state for- 

 ester. An appropriation of $10,000 is 

 to be asked for carrying on the work 

 during the present year. 



The law was drafted by Dr. Howard 

 S. Reed and his associates of the Vir- 

 ginia Polytechnic Institute at Blacl'S- 

 burg, and has already been fully ex- 

 plained to the Executive Committee of 



the Board of Visitors of the college. 

 The law provides that this Executive 

 Committee shall serve as a State For- 

 estry Commission without compensa- 

 tion. 



Besides providing for the other reg- 

 ular duties of a state forester the 

 proposed law provides that he shall 

 annually deliver a course of lectures at 

 the Institute at Blacksburg upon for- 

 estry and silviculture ; shall give instruc- 

 tion in farm forestry to the county 

 demonstrators and by lectures before 

 farmers institutes and other organiza- 

 tions. 



The prospects of this bill passing the 

 legislature and being signed by the 

 Governor are bright. 



GOVERNOR GLYNN FOR FORESTRY 



GOVERNOR Martin H. Glynn of 

 New York is an ardent believer 

 in forest conservation, and in 

 his message makes recommen- 

 dations regarding forestry conditions in 

 the state which will be heartily endorsed 

 by every one who appreciates the value 

 of the forests and their perpetuation. 

 He declares that the forests are the 

 foundation of all conservation activities 

 as they provide water supply, forest 



products and a home for fish and game. 

 He urges resumption of buying of forest 

 lands for the extension of the Adiron- 

 dack and Catskill parks. He calls at- 

 tention to the fact that the reforestation 

 of state lands is making slow progress 

 and that instead of a few thousands, 

 tens of thousands of acres should be 

 planted annually. He believes that the 

 state should go ftirther than providing 

 seedlings at cost for the replanting of 



