STORY OF ITASCA STATE PARK. 



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many times, and there would be a young forest to take the place of 

 the old trees, large numbers of which are dying off yearly. 



Management. The clearing out of the dend and down timber, 

 the burning of the slashings and the establishment of the fire- 

 breaks would furnish ideal illustrations and actual work in the 

 care and protection of woodlands. The surveying and actual build- 

 ing of the roads and rides in the woods would give just such prac- 

 tice in practical field work as the forester needs. Surveys for 

 working plans and planting plans, estimation of standing timber, 

 studies of growth and of logging methods (logging in the near 

 neighborhood of the park would furnish plenty of the last named), 

 and all other problems of the woods could he stvidied out along with 

 the daily work and accompanied by lect:ues to direct the work. 

 There would be no time lost in working at random, as is no\, bound 

 to be the case when the students go off b} them pelves to work in 

 the woods for the summer. 



View Looking west across Mary Lake. 



Advantage to Reserve. Such would be the advantage which a 

 forest school from the first of April to the first of October would 

 reap from the reserve. In return the reserve would receive such 

 care and attention as it could never get in any other way. The 



