?O~::..:T KOTLC, 6/5/14 



The l T e\v York state forest nurseries have a capac- 

 ity of 28 million young trees a year. 



Approximately 750 acres on the Oregon national 

 forest -"ere planted v/ith young trees this spring. 



The state of Pennsylvania celebrates tvro arbor 

 clays each year - one for spring planting and one for the 

 fall - in April and October respectively. 



On the Deerlodge national forest in liontana one 

 lookout station has the record of reporting accurately, by 

 distance and direc' ' on, a fire that v;as sixty miles av;ay. 



Nearly 3 million young trees are being set out 

 this spring on the national forests of northern Idaho and 

 Montana. On the St. Joe national forest in Idaho three 

 thousand acres v/ill be olanted. 



Ranchers v;ithin and ..c "jr-cent to the l-ierra nation- 

 al forest, California, have formed a cooperative associa- 

 tion for the prevention of forest fires. They need tc use 

 fire in clearing land for farming, and rill, do it on a com- 

 munity basis, with all members present to ^r< "nt the fi: 

 spread. 



