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MONTANA 



State Forest Department. Created in 1909. 



R. P. McLaughlin, State Forester, Missoula, Montana. 



Area of State. 94,196,480 acres. 



Original Forested Area. 27,200,000 acres. 



Present Forest Area. 22,246,000 acres. 



Idle or Unproductive Forest Land. 3,084,000 acres. 



Timber Stand. 54,000,000,000 board feet. 



State Forests. 523,000 acres. 



National Forests within State. 15,933,889 acres. 



Other Publicly-owned Forest Area. 3,000,000 acres, National Parks, Indian 

 and military reservations and public domain. 



Average Annual Lumber Production (cut). 400,000,000 board feet. 



Average Annual Consumption (Locally). 250,000,000 board feet. 



Last Annual Appropriation for Forestry. $39,375- 



Forest Fire Laws. Forest fire protection program of cooperation with Federal 

 government and private timberland owners' protective associations. State 

 law prohibits burning of forest material between June i and September 30 

 without permit from State Forester or warden or ranger, and then ^ in 

 accord with terms of permit. Penalties for malicious and careless setting 

 of fires. Slash must be burned within one year of cutting. 



Forest Taxation Laws. No special forest taxation laws. 



Nurseries. No State Nurseries. 



Other Activities. Chief activity is to lay foundation of an effective forestry 

 department and establish a forest policy. Policy is to cut and market mature 

 timber ; to conserve all forest growth ; to regulate cutting on State Forests 

 according to forestry practice; to enlarge and extend the State Forests; 

 to aid in forest protection and conservation. 



NEBRASKA 

 No State Forestry Department 



Land Area of State. 49,157,120 acres. 



Original Forested Area. 1,600,000 acres. 



Present Forest Area. 880,000 acres. 



Idle or Unproductive Forest Land. Undetermined. 



Timber Stand. 1,200,000,000 board feet. 



State Forests. None. 



National Forests within State. 205,944 acres. 



Other Publicly-owned Forest Area. 42 acres by one city. 640 acres in Pine 



Ridge State Park. 



Average Annual Lumber Production. 500,000 board feet. 

 Average Annual Consumption. Unavailable. 

 Last Annual Appropriation for Forestry. None. 



