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fire protection, increased reforestation of denuded lands, the elimina- 

 tion of waste in the manufacture and consumption of lumber, the 

 establishment of state and town forests, extension of federal forest 

 administration to cover not only the National Forest areas but other 

 public lands chiefly suitable for timber production; sound laws for 

 the protection of fish and game, more extensive federal policy of 

 forest research and educational extension, reforms in present methods 

 of forest taxation, etc. 



In April, 1923, the National Conservation Association was 

 absorbed by The American Forestry Association. Not only the con- 

 servation of forests, but all other natural resources of the nation is 

 in consequence the broad field of The American Forestry Association. 



As representing the public interest the Association is demanding 

 that the natural resources of the federal government be handled 

 under a conservation policy which will not be subject to the whims 

 of politics but which will be a sound and lasting principle of use 

 and perpetuation. 



The principal officers of the Association are: George D. Pratt, 

 Brooklyn, New York, President; George O. Vass, Washington, D. C., 

 Treasurer; Ovid M. Butler, Washington, D. C., Secretary. 



The Association has its headquarters in the Lenox Building, 

 1523 L Street, Washington, D. C. 



NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STATE PARKS 



Encouragement of forestry work is an essential activity of the 

 National Conference on State Parks, which represents a banding 

 together of those interested in the creation of park systems by the 

 States. The Conference supports the setting aside of areas not spe- 

 cially fitted for National Park status but yet worthy of being pre- 

 served for their scenic and recreational value. It meets annually and 

 brings foresters and park executives together, as well as many others 

 interested in the various phases of the work. Judge John Barton 

 Payne, former Secretary of the Interior, is chairman of the Confer- 

 ence for the year 1924-25. Miss Beatrice M. Ward is secretary, and 

 the offices of the Conference are in the Department of the Interior 

 Building, Washington, D. C. 



