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the headquarters of 6 of which are maintained at and in cooperation 

 with universities. These stations are located as follows: 



Allegheny Forest Experiment Station, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 



Appalachian Forest Experiment Station, Asheville, North Caro- 

 lina. 



California Forest and Range Experiment Station, Berkeley, Cali- 

 fornia. 



Central States Forest Experiment Station, Columbus, Ohio. 



Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Ephraim, 

 Utah. 



Lake States Forest Experiment Station, St. Paul, Minnesota. 



FIG. 116. General view of U. S. Forest Products laboratory at Madison, Wis- 

 consin, where a large staff of scientists and specialists are working on wood 



utilization problems. 



Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut. 



Northern Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, 

 Missoula, Mont. 



Pacific Northwest Forest Experiment Station, Portland, Oregon. 



Southern Forest Experiment Station, New Orleans, Louisiana. 



Southwestern Forest and Range Experiment Station, Tucson, Ari- 

 zona. 



Financial provision has also been made for the Central Rocky 

 Mountain Station. 



In recent years 29 experimental forests and 4 experimental ranges 

 have been set aside by formal proclamation, and 24 natural areas 



