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completed, it will be bordered along its entire length with 

 palms, and other tropical trees, interspersed with hibiscus, 

 oleander, and other brightly blooming shrubs. 



For its first thirty miles it traverses a section of coun- 

 try already cultivated and well settled. Here are located 

 some of the finest winter residences with which people of 



.\T THE END OF THE DI.XIB IIK.HW.W 



An avenue of Royal Palms {Oreodoxa regia) near where the Di.'iie Highway, 

 after running 1000 miles from Chicago to Florida. is merged into the Ingraham 

 Highway. 



great wealth are beautifying this portion of the South, and 

 all of these show picturesque gateways and careftilly 

 ])lanted roadsides. Along the whole line, too, the beauti- 

 ful wild life of the region, both animal and vegetable, is 

 being conserved for the benefit of future generations. 



The colors chosen for the great Dixie Highway are 

 .gold and white, and as the Ingraham Highway is under 

 the especial protection of the Florida Federation of 

 Women's Clubs, it is suggested that its colors shall be 

 the same as theirs and that it shall evermore be known 

 as the Road of the Gold and Green. 



THIRTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING 



The 37th annual meeting of the American Forestry 

 Association will be held at Washington, D. C, on 

 Thursday and Friday, January i8 and 19, 1917. All 

 members are urged to attend. The program will be 

 announced later. 



SCHOOLS AND CAMPS IN FORESTS 



INCREASING use of the National Forests for munici- 

 pal camp sites and summer school locations is 

 reported by the Forest Service. Permits have 

 already been issued to several cities and educational insti- 

 tution and other applications are expected. Officials say 

 that far more people use the forests for public playgrounds 

 than for any other purpose, and that this use promises to 

 be one of the most important to which they can be put. 



The citv of Fresno, California, has been granted a 

 permit for the use of a 15-acre camp on the shores of 

 Huntington Lake, in the Sierra National Forest. It is 

 reported that the city will establish a camp in which out- 

 ings during the summer months will be provided at low 

 cost for 11,000 school children and their parents. 



In the same horest a California State normal school 

 is now occupying a tract of land which is rented from the 

 Government under a long-term lease. A number of 

 buildings have been erected, all of which, as well as 

 many cottages and camps, are supplied with water from 

 a water system installed by the Forest Service. In con- 

 nection with the regular six-w-eek summer course, this 

 school gives a course in woodcraft and general forestry 

 subjects. The students visit the nearby Forest Service 

 ranger stations and lookout towers, and study the Gov- 

 ernment's methods of fire protection. Addresses on the 

 work of the Forest Service are given by officials from time 

 to time. The Georgia State Forest School has a camp on 

 private lands on the Georgia National Forest where a 

 summer course is given. A feature of this course is a 

 series of talks given by members of the Forest Service 

 stationed in the vicinity. 



Los Angeles was the first city in California to estab- 

 lish a vacation camp in the National Forests. A tract of 

 land in the Angeles Forest has been rented, and a large 

 camp built, costing about $8,000. This camp consists of a 

 log and stone lodge, 46 furnished cottages, tennis and 

 croquet courts, baseball grounds and handball courts. A 

 10-da}- trip can be made for a small cost which is within 

 the reach of practically every one. By this means thou- 

 sands of residents of the city have been able to spend their 

 vacations in the mountains. 



It is also reported that a San Francisco association is 

 considering the establishment of a summer home for girls 

 at Lake Tahoe on the Tahoe National Forest. Boy Scout 

 troops regularly camp in several of the forests, and on 

 one forest the Y. M. C. A. of a nearbv city has leased a 

 lot and put up a permanent camp. 



Officials say that the National Forests ofi^er unlimited 

 opportunities for summer school and municipal camps, as 

 well as the best opportunities for recreation to be had any- 

 where in the country. Ample provision is made for 

 campers and tourists. Hunting and fishing are allowed in 

 season, and there are no restrictive regulations bevond 

 those regarding forest fires. 



Members are requested to use blank under table 

 of contents if they wish sample copies of American 

 Forestry sent to friends. 



