218 STATE FORESTS AND FOREST POLICIES 



In some states the major productive forest areas are already in 

 National Forests, as in Idaho, Montana, and Colorado, so the oppor- 

 tunities for expansion of State Forests may be limited. However, 

 about four-fifths of all forest areas of all kinds are still in private 

 ownership, so generally there is a large opportunity for considerable 

 expansion of State Forests and Federal Forests as well. Many au- 

 thorities believe, however, that we should encourage the practice of 

 forestry by corporations and individuals, like farmers, lumbermen, 

 mine companies, pulp and paper companies, water companies, fishing 

 and hunting clubs, and resorts, rather than leave the responsibility 

 entirely to federal and state agencies. 



In Arizona and New Mexico where there are large holdings of 

 both state and federal forests, the state lands are managed and pro- 

 tected and the mature timber is sold by the U. S. Forest Service under 

 a joint agreement. In some states, as Nevada, Wyoming, and Utah, 

 there are insufficient forest areas outside the National Forests to jus- 

 tify an extensive or well-supported state forestry organization. 



