12/20/13 



FO:~::ST NOTES 



There are 703 bighorns or mountain sheep in the 

 national forests of Nevada. 



In 26 states there are state foresters v/ho cooperate 

 with private timberl;\nd owners in solving forest problems. 



The forest service maintains nine experiment sta- 

 tions for studies in reforestation and similar subjects, 



The bureau of entomology and the forest service , 

 working together for the control of forest insects, last year 

 covered more than 160,000 acres in their operations, 



A national arboretum is being established in Rock 

 Creek national park, District of Columbia. Eventually it will 

 contain all American tree species which will thrive there. 



The total amount, of land purchased in the eastern 

 states for federal forests is nearly 800,000 acres, So far 

 the principal work on these areas has involved their protec- 

 tion against forest fires. 



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