OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS 59 



1 Would raise trees for reforesting the lands which have 

 come into the county's possession with the acquisition of the 

 Forest Preserve District of 13,000 acres and more. Some tree 

 planting has been undertaken but for the plans of future develop- 

 ment of the District the growing of trees on a much larger scale 

 will be necessary. 



2 Would raise trees for reforesting lands in cities and 

 towns of the county giving impetus to the development of munici- 

 pal forests that would one day take their places as important 

 factors in Cook County's health-giving waves of timberland. 



3 Would raise trees to be distributed at a small margin over 

 cost to beginners in forest planting and thus encourage more 

 private owners to reforest waste land. It would be the district's 

 policy to adhere more to the educational feature in stimulating 

 private planting and to leave to commercial nurseries the larger 

 planting operations, thereby increasing the field for commercial 

 nurseries and in no way furnishing them competition for private 

 business. 



A Could raise shade and ornamental trees that could be 

 furnished to the towns and county for planting along roadsides 

 and for the creation of timber groves about schoolhouses and 

 all public buildings. 



5 Could be made the site for an experimental forest which 

 would be the means of demonstrating just what can and can- 

 not be accomplished in the way of reforesting Cook County 

 lands a service that would not only lighten the way for the 

 Preserve District but for every private land owner in the county. 



NATURE-BUILT PLAYGROUND, SALT CREEK REGION. 



