NEW YORK STATE FORESTRY ASSOCIATION 



Organized, 1913; Incorporated, 1914 



The New York State Forestry Association was organized in January 1913 for the 

 purpose of amalgamating all of the allied interests in the State into one compact body. 



Its Executive Committee is composed of representatives from every organization 

 interested in the various phases of Forestry activity in the Empire State and consequently 

 its recommendations represent the harmonized opinions of all forces working toward the 

 solution of our Forestry problems. 



The Association is now entering upon the second year of its existence, has held three 

 regular meetings, has a membership of over 300; will publish a magazine quarterly devoted 

 to the dissemination of information upon the Forestry situation within the State and plans to 

 vastly increase its membership and influence during the coming year. 



Too often an organization of this kind dissipates its energies in generalities. Appreciat- 

 ing this fact, the New York State Forestry Association has definitely set for its goal the 

 following : 



I. The promotion of the Forestry movement in New York State by uniting in a single 



organization all who are interested. 



II. The dissemination of information concerning the purpose, value and effects of 

 forests and to provide an organ in which interests of the lumberman, sportsman 

 and owner, manufacturer and all others may be brought together and to solicit 

 free discussion on all public questions. 



The Association also sets itself on record concretely in endeavoring to achieve the 

 following: 



To extend the protection from forest fires to all forest lands and to reduce the annual 

 destruction caused by forest fires. 



To educate public opinion in order that a rational policy be pursued in managing the 

 forest lands owned by the State. 



To extend the reforestation of idle land. 



To insure a future supply of timber for the wood industries and provide the coming 

 generations with sufficient building material etc. for their needs. 



To protect our watersheds and conserve our stream flow. 



To maintain our forests so that they will protect game and fish life and best serve as a 

 health resort and play ground. 



To secure more equitable taxation of forest land. 



To take an active part in securing proper legislation necessary for forest conservation. 



The present officers of the Association are as follows : 



JAMES S. WHIPPLE 



FORMER FOREST, FISH AND GAME COM- 

 MISSIONER 

 PRESIDENT 



CHAS. M. Dow, 



Amer. Scenic & Hist. Society 



FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, 



Assist. Secretary of Navy 



WILLIAM H. VARY, 



Master State Grange 



JOHN B. BURNHAM, 



Amer. Game Prot. Ass'n 



PRANK A. CUTTING, 



Timberland owner 



EDWARD H. HALL, 

 Ass'n Prot. Adirondacks 



SAMUEL N. SPRING, 

 State College of Agriculture 



C. R. PETTIS 

 VIRGIL K. KELLOGG 

 WARREN H. MILLER 

 SAMUEL N. SPRING 



DR. HUGH P. BAKER 



DEAN OF THE STATE COLLEGE OF 

 FORESTRY 

 SECRETARY 



VICE-PRESIDENTS 

 CALVIN J. HUSON, 

 Commr. of Agriculture 



JAMES R. DAY, 

 Chancellor Syracuse University 



GEO. N. OSTRANDER, 



Timberland owner 



GEO. E. VAN KENNAN, 



Conservation Commissioner 



DR. LIBERTY H. BAILEY, 



Agriculturist 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 



CLIFFORD R. PETTIS, 



Supt. State Forests 



FRANK F. MOON, 



The State College of Forestry 



COMMITTEE ON MEMBERSHIP 

 NELSON C. BROWN 

 ALLEN I. VOSBURGH 

 JAMES ANNIN, JR. 

 GEO. N. OSTRANDER 



WARREN H. MILLER 



EDITOR, FI3LD AND STREAM 

 TREASURER 



DAN BEARD, 



Naturalist 



DR. AUGUSTUS S. DOWNING, 



Education Department 



DR. HENRY W. HILL, 



State Waterways Ass'n 



MRS. DONALD MCLEAN, 



Daughters Amer. Rev. 



MRS. E. G. COLBURN, 



Federation Women's Clubs 



FRANK L. MOORE, 



Empire State Forest Prod. Ass'n 



OTTOMAR H. VAN NORDEN, 



Camp Fire Club of America 



OTTOMAR H. VAN NORDEN 

 JOHN G. JONES 

 CHAS. H. WILSON 

 MRS. E. G. WHITMEYER 



The list of officers indicates wide representation. As a matter of sentiment, policy 

 or business every public spirited citizen of New York State should be a member. 



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