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in the same line of work. S. J. Record, also of the Service, is 

 giving a course of lectures at the University of Indiana. 



A commercial tree study of Red Cedar is being carried on in the 

 South this winter by the Forest Service. L. L. White is in 

 charge, and is studjdng the tree in Florida and other Gulf States, 

 where it originally was of high commercial importance for pencil 

 wood. 



The office of Indian Affairs has secured the co-operative as- 

 sistance of the Forest Service in connection with the disposal of 

 timber on the Bad River and Lac du Flambeau Indian Reserva- 

 tions in Wisconsin. W. G. Weigle is now on these reservations 

 marking timber for cutting. 



In keeping with the interest in forest and water questions 

 continually manifested in California, is the application recently 

 made by the Pacific Light and Power Co., of Los Angeles, for 

 plans for the improvement of the watersheds of the San Luis 

 Rey River. The waters of this stream are to be impounded for 

 irrigation and the development of electric power, and the com- 

 pany desires to establish a forest cover to prevent erosion and 

 conserve water. As the result of an examination made by G. B. 

 Lull, about 52,000 acres have been found to be in need of reforesta- 

 tion. 



The State of New Jersey has entered the list of those with 

 forest reservations. Modestly starting with a few hundred acres, 

 it is now proposed to purchase 25,000 acres, which will permit a 

 good start for practical management. 



Prof. A. J. McClatchie died at Montebello, California, on Feb- 

 ruary 12. Prof. McClatchie had been in poor health for some 

 time and his death was not unexpected. Although not a pro- 

 fessional forester, he was well known as an expert on Eucalyptus, 

 and is the author of the excellent monogrhph on Eucalyptus cul- 

 tivated in the United States. 



Among the special lecturers in lumbering at the Yale Forest 

 School this winter are Mr. T. E. Ripley of Tacoma, Washing- 

 ton ; Mr. C. I. Millard of St. Louis, Mo., and Mr. M. H. Ailing 

 of Providence, R. I. 



