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Nurseries. One small nursery is maintained on the grounds of the University 

 of Virginia. About 30,000 trees distributed at low cost in 1923 for re- 

 foresting. 



Other Activities. Under the forestry laws of the State, the State Forester is 

 charged with direction of forest fire protection ; cooperation with landowners 

 in forestry practice; investigation of and reporting on methods of con- 

 serving forest resources; conducting education on forestry; maintaining 

 a State nursery and purchasing and supervising State Forests. In protection 

 the State cooperates with landowners, the counties and the Federal Govern- 

 ment. Aid to landowners has been in great demand. Investigations have been 

 made into the resources of the various counties, and numerous educational 

 leaflets have been published. 



WASHINGTON 



Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Forestry. 



Created in 1921. 



F. E. Pape, State Supervisor of Forestry, Spokane, Washington. 

 T. S. Goodyear, Assistant Supervisor of Forestry. 



Land Area of State. 42,775,000 acres. 



Original Forested Area. 22,000,000 acres. 



Present Forest Area. 14,319,000 acres. 



Idle or Unproductive Forest Land. 5,552,000 acres (60 per cent, restocking). 



Timber Stand. 282,645,481,000 board feet. 



State Forests. 1,215,000 acres. 



National Forests within State. 9,356,000 acres. 



Other Publicly-owned Forest Area. Unappropriated Government land, 1,117,- 

 ooo acres ; Indian Reservation, 50 per cent, timbered, 2,024,000 acres. 



Average Annual Lumber Production. 6,500,000,000 board feet. 



Average Annual Consumption. Unavailable. 



Last Annual Appropriation for Forestry. $57,5oo. 



Forest Fire Laws. Comprehensive and progressive forest fire protection 

 law administered by a State Board of Forest Commissioners. More than 

 500 commissioned fire wardens in State. Cooperation from private owners. 

 Additional help in danger season. Average annual fire loss, $400,000. About 

 $300,000 a year spent in fire protection. Slash burning favored on cut- 

 over land. 



Forest Taxation Laws. No special forest taxation laws. Question being 

 discussed. Constitution provides equal and uniform taxation of all property. 

 Amendment would be necessary for forest tax law. 



Nurseries. No state nurseries for forest purposes. 



Other Activities. Law of 1923 authorizes issue of $200,000 in utility bonds 

 creating a forest development fund. Object to establish a permanent 

 forest policy and institute system of reforesting logged-off lands which 

 state is accumulating at rate of 170,000 acres a year. Law against cutting 

 Christmas trees without permission of owner. Forest Patrol assessments. 

 State can levy a maximum of 5 cents per acre on forest land for fire 

 protection. 



