Courtesy V. S. Forest Service 

 FOREST SCENE, SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS 



Who can overestimate the value of a nation's forests? They supply 

 timber, control the run-off of spring flood waters, temper the climate 

 and in countless ways add immeasurably to the comfort and happiness 

 of the people. In the words of John Muir, "They are truly fountains 

 of life." 



