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cutting of trees and shrubs on the forest reserves, the removal of 

 material without permit, and other acts of trespass. 



The government forest reserve lands (with the exception of a 

 tabu area on the Honolulu Watershed in Nuuanu) are open to 

 all, and I confidently state that all Hawaii Boy Scouts may be 

 trusted to comply with the rules established for their preserva- 

 tion and protection. 



In many minor ways an observant Scout can be very useful. 

 One instance would be the diversion of a small stream of water 

 from a trail or road during a rainy spell so that it would not con- 

 tinue to wash out and ruin the thoroughfares. A few minutes 

 spent in doing this good turn, at the source of trouble, will result 

 in the saving of many dollars' worth of road repair later on. 



There are some ways in which a thrifty Scout may find re- 

 muneration in forest work. There is an increasing demand from 

 the tourist for brightly colored and curious tree seed necklaces. 

 In past years a weevil has destroyed almost every seed on the 

 native koa trees so that the Division of Forestry of the Territory 

 has offered to pay as high as five dollars a pound for clean koa 

 seed. It has taken a good deal of scouting to obtain the amount 

 of seed necessary for use at the Government Nursery, and who 

 could do this work better than a trained Boy Scout? Last year's 

 koa seed crop was rather free from bugs, but the trouble will 

 doubtless appear again and present koa seed collecting opportuni- 

 ties for Scouts who have a liking for this kind of work. There 

 are seeds of other trees, however, which are always in demand. 

 California seed dealers charge $32 per pound for seed of the 

 lemon-scented gum. The crop of this seed around Honolulu is 

 scarce and the Division of Forestry is willing to pay some enter- 

 prising Scout well for his labor in collecting seed of this tree. 



Forest work in the city does not smack of the open and the 

 bracing air of the mountains, but it oft'ers ever-present and close- 

 at-hand opportunities. Street tree planting is done to make our 

 city more beautiful and a pleasanter place in which to live, and 

 it is an activity which every Scout should foster and boost. It 

 takes 30 years to grow a tree but only 30 minutes to cut it down, 

 and I can conceive of many ways in which Honolulu Scouts could 

 be of service to the Outdoor Circle, the park superintendent and 

 other organizations and officials who have the street tree work in 

 hand. A Scout could forestall serious damage to a street tree by 

 tying up to a post, pole or fence a horse which had been hitched 

 to a tree, the bark of which he would delight in gnawing. A 

 young street tree, bent, over with the wind, could easily be 

 straightened up by tying it with soft string or a strip of cloth to 

 a firmly driven stake ; or a tree guard tipped over or out of repair 

 could with little effort be put back in a condition in which it would 

 serve its best purpose. 



I have in mind right now the undertaking of a plan for street 

 tree planting in one of Honolulu's most beautiful residence dis- 

 tricts in which the Boy Scouts can be of very great assistance. 



