THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY 



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The policy of the Forestry Division is eventually to place a very 

 large share of the mountain forest lands of the Tennessee Valley under 

 organized forest management, either by the U. S. Forest Service, the 

 Tennessee Valley Authority, the National Park Service, or the State 

 Forest services. Considerable progress has already been made in this 

 direction. Under the $30,000,000 made available for increased pur- 

 chase of National Forests, considerable areas are being acquired in 

 the Tennessee Valley drainage area, particularly along the headwaters 



FIG. 125. An example of the advanced stages of erosion found in many parts 

 of the country, especially in the Southeast, South and the Central States. 

 Erosion control by tree planting is an important part of the work of the Ten- 

 nessee Valley Authority. 



of the mountain streams and to consolidate National Forests already 

 purchased. 



The possibility of developing municipal and town forests through- 

 out the valley is also being given considerable attention. 



The area immediately adjoining and surrounding the lakes will 

 be gradually allocated to the Division of Forestry for administration, 

 particularly where they all may be under forest cover. Detailed plans 

 have already been made for the area about Norris Lake and other 

 power lakes. These areas, however, do not compare in size with the 

 National Forest districts. The management of these forest properties 



