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natural reproduction, artificial reforestation, including nursery 

 practice, seed collection and extraction, as well as field planting, 

 sale of timber, including marking, cutting, utilization and market- 

 ing, National Forest improvements, working plans, and such mis- 

 cellaneous problems as grazing, trespass, fire protection, lands 

 policy, the Dunes, etc., etc., in addition, some specific examples of 

 well managed private forests. 



A most representative and successful forestry convention was 

 held at Ottawa, under the auspices of the Canadian Forestry 

 Association, in Ottawa on February 7 and 8, in which lumbermen 

 were fully represented. A banquet tendered by the Forestry 

 Association to the Lumbermen's association formed an important 

 feature ; the new Prime Minister and Sir Wilfred Laurier, with 

 Mr. Pinchot being the principal speakers. During the session 

 most time was given up to discussion, especially of forest fire 

 legislation. Mr. Pinchot presented an excellent resume of the 

 principles which lie at the basis of a good forest administration. 



A Forester's Convention was held in Harrisburg, Pa., in 

 March, under the auspices of the State Department of Forestry, 

 with a topical program covering a wide range of subjects. 



At Portland, Oregon, on December 4 and 5, 191 1, the Fifth 

 Semi-Annual meeting of the Western Forestry and Conservation 

 Association brought together a goodly attendance of those in- 

 terested in its objects and resulted in the reading of papers of a 

 practical character, which were followed by illuminating discus- 

 sions. 



These papers covered experiences with forest fires during the 

 past year, reviews of work done towards prevention and pro- 

 tection, suggestions as to methods of presenting railroad and log- 

 ging fires, methods of fire fighting, and the educational and legis- 

 lative work necessary to further the objects of the association. 



The resolutions adopted call for continued co-operation be- 

 tween the nation, the state, and individual owners by means of 

 liberal appropriations from each ; the clearing of rights-of-way of 

 railroads of all combustible material on the ground ; the establish- 

 ment of an efficient track patrol during dry seasons, both night 



