Great Forestry Conference and 

 Annual Meeting 



So serious is the danger threatening the white pine 

 trees of this country at the present moment and so 

 certain is it that other tree diseases will be brought 

 into this country unless prompt preventive measures are 

 taken, that the American Forestry Association has called 

 a country-wide forestry conference in conjunction with 

 its thirty-seventh annual meeting. 



This conference and meeting will be held at the New 

 Willard, Washington, D. C, on Thursday and Friday, 

 January 18 and 19, 1''17. 



The meetings will be devoted to four big subjects, 

 each one of national importance. These are: 



The Pine Blister Canker Threatening the White 

 Pines of the United States and Canada, and what shall be 

 done in the effort to stamp out the disease where it has ap- 

 peared, and prevent its spreading into sections where it 

 is certain to go unless proper precautions are taken. This 

 subject will comprise state and national legislation to 

 prox'ide funds for fighting the disease and national and 

 state quarantines to prevent its spreading. The subject 

 will be discussed by the leading exjjerts of the country. 



A Federal Quarantine Against Importation of Tree 

 Stock. — I'ractically all the pests and diseases which have 

 aft'ected, damaged and destroyed trees in North America 

 have been imported from other countries. These diseases 

 and pests are still invading this continent. Some have 

 recently been discovered, others are doubtless developing. 

 Millions of dollars of damage has been done. At the 

 forestr}- conference will be discussed the advisability of 

 a wholesale quarantine against the importation into North 

 America of tree stock from any other country. 



Recreational Uses of National Forests and National 

 Parks. — This is a subject of which the public knows far 

 too little and it will be the aim of the forestry conference 

 to present to those attendirg, and to the public in general, 

 facts relating to the use of the National Forests by the 

 public for recreation and to improvements in the public 

 service in the National Parks. 



Government Aid in Obtaining Economic Justice for 

 Lumber and Forests. — There have within the past year 

 been developments in government co-operation with 

 forest owners and people interested in forest products 

 about which the public knows far too little. What has 

 been done, and what this will lead to will be presented to 

 the forestry conference and will prove of widespread 

 interest. 



To this meeting and conference will come not only 

 members of the association but also special delegations 

 appointed by governors of all .'the states and by the 

 Provincial Governments of Canada, representatives of 

 the forestry and agricultural departments of all the states 



in the white pine area; of nurserymen's organizations; 

 forest and plant pathologists, city foresters, shade tree 

 commission members, and of all associations interested in 

 trees and forests. 



It is expected to be the largest and most important 

 forestry conference ever held in North America. 



The Program 



The program will be on the following plan : 



Thursday, January 18 — Morning. 

 Annual meeting of the American Forestry Association. 

 Annual address of President Charles Lathrop Pack. 

 .\nnual reports of the Secretary. 

 Address: "Economic Justice for Lumber and Forest." 

 Flection of officers. 



Thursday, January 18 — .\fternoon. 

 Forestry Conference 



.Address: "Recreational Uses of the National Forests." 

 .-Vddress : " National Parks as National Playgrounds." 

 Address : " Forests and Parks as Game Preserves." 

 Address : " Recreational Problems in the East." 

 Address : " Recreational Problems in the West." 



Friday, January I'l — Morning. 



Address: "What is the Pine Blister Canker Disease? " 

 Address : " The Present Situation — 



In New England, 



Hudson to Mississippi River, 



Pacific Coast, 



Canada." 

 Address : " What Can We Do to Fight the Disease? " 

 Address: " Shall We Plant White Pine?" 

 Address : " The Problem as a Whole." 



Friday, January 19 — Afternoon. 



Address : " Losses Caused by Imported Tree Pests." 

 Address : " Domestic Cultivation of Trees Now Im- 

 ported." 



Address : '" The Necessity for a Federal Quarantine 

 Against Tree Importations." 



There will be full discussions of each of the subjects 

 on the program on the floor of the forest conference. 



Members of the Association who expect to attend, and 

 others, not members, who are interested and would like 

 to be present, are requested to notify the Secretary, 

 American Forestry Association, Washington, D. C. Full 

 details will be sent upon request. 



