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Association op Michigan Foresters 



On January 7, 1921, a meeting of Michigan foresters was held in 

 Lansing for the purpose of discussing a revised State forestry pro- 

 gram for presentation at the next meeting of the Michigan Legisla- 

 ture. There were present at this meeting Professor Watson, of the 

 Forestry Department of the University of Michigan ; Ruber C. Hilton, 

 Supervisor of the Michigan National Forests; F. H. Sanford, For- 

 ester for the Michigan State Farm Bureau; Professors Chittenden 

 and Buttrick, of the Forestry Department at Michigan Agricultural 

 College, as well as one or two invited guests. 



The meeting canvassed thoroughly the forestry situation in the 

 State and passed a number of resolutions covering desired changes in 

 State laws and policy. These resolutions were sent to Governor 

 Groesbeck and communicated to the press. 



The resolutions embody the following points : First, That there 

 should be organized by the Legislature a Department of Conservation, 

 divided into three bureaus, as follows: (1) Bureau of State Forests, 

 State Parks, and State-wide fire protection; (2) Bureau of Natural 

 Resources, including geological survey, and (3) Bureau of Wild Life, 

 including fish and game protection and propagation. Further, that 

 the Governor should appoint to preside over this department a director 

 and to appoint superintendents of the diflferent bureaus, these superin- 

 tendents to be the best technically trained men available along these 

 several lines. 



Second, That work relative to State forests, State parks, forest 

 fire prevention and reforestation throughout the State should in any 

 event constitute a single department to be known as the Department 

 of Forestry. 



Third, That the need of protection of forests and forest land from 

 fire has not been fully realized by the people of Michigan or by any 

 department of the State government and that irrespective of any recon- 

 struction of State departments, that a sufficient appropriation for a 

 highly efficient fire-fighting organization be provided by the Legislature. 



Fourth, That legislation should be enacted, making possible the 



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