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The Committee feels that there are a great many other areas of 

 grazing land in the District, most of them relatively small, which are 

 ungrazed or lightly grazed, and on which fire hazard could be very 

 materially reduced by grazing. Even in approximately fully grazed 

 areas there are patches where because of inaccessibility, lack of water, 

 lack of salting, insufficient administration, or other cause grazing use 

 is incomplete or lacking. 



It is therefore the urgent recommendation of this Committee that 

 the offices of Grazing and Operation co-operate actively and aggres- 

 sively in extending grazing use as widely as possible, not simply with 

 the idea of increasing carrying capacity, but for the specific purpose of 

 reducing fire hazard. This may be accomplished mainly by increased 

 administration in the field, and also by developing water, by opening 

 up inaccessible areas, etc. 



Also, it is recommended that where because of inaccessibility no 

 grazing is possible under existing regulations, that consideration be 

 given to the advisability of granting free grazing use of such areas for 

 a period of years sufficient to justify users in opening them up; also 

 since the Douglas fir region west of the Cascades includes the largest 

 ungrazed areas in the District with high fire hazards, it is suggested 

 that special consideration be given to the early expansion of grazing to 

 this region. 



Meeting of the New England Section 



The New England Section held its winter meeting at the State House, 

 Boston, Saturday, March 12. Twenty-one members and two guests 

 were present. Professor Hawley, for the Committee on Research, pre- 

 sented an exhaustive report on the problem of dividing New England 

 into forest regions and types, while Professor Chapman reported on 

 the problem of applying intensive yield studies to extensive forest 

 surveys. 



At the afternoon session there was a discussion on the relation of 

 professional foresters to the American Forestry Association, on which 

 the general opinion seemed to be that the foresters should stick to the 

 Association and help clean house from the inside. 



Professor R. T. Fisher, of the Harvard Forest School, was elected 

 chairman for the ensuing year, and H. O. Cook, Chief Forester of the 

 Massachusetts Conservation Department, re-elected secretary. 



