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erate formation, of 756 acres, held by 

 the Massachusetts Agricultural College 

 to afford illustrations of timber-growing. 

 The policy of the present administration 

 is to keep about 50 acres of the Roaring 

 Brook ravine untouched, so that it will 

 revert to virgin-forest conditions. 

 About 200 acres of the rocky slopes are 

 too steep to have been cut over and show 

 the natural state. There are springs, 

 brooks, picturesque waterfalls, and one 

 pond of 2 to 3 acres in size. Waters 

 unpolluted. Small animals and deer 

 present. 400-1200 ft. Sharp. 



From Northampton 8-9 mi. north (a). 



From Holyoke 20 mi. north (a) or 

 trolley. L. R. Grose. 



*Wendell State Forest. (G7.) 2224 

 acres in Wendell and Montague . Mostly 

 cut-over land reverting to natural form. 

 Deciduous forest. 1100 ft. 



Reached from Greenfield. 



*Erving State Forest. (G7.) 1595 

 acres in Erving, Northfield and Warwick. 

 Second growth of conifers and hard- 

 woods. 



Reached from Northfield. 



*Mt. Grace State Forest. (A2.) 1004 

 acres in Warwick. For the most part 

 forested with a natural growth of pine 

 and hardwoods. Noted for beautiful 

 scenery. Greatest elevation 1600 ft. 

 Rolling. 



From Athol 4 mi. N. W. Accommo- 

 dation can be had at Mt. Grace Inn or at 

 Mrs. Ladd's. Division of Forestry. 



*Harvard Forest. Three separate 

 tracts in Petersham; 2000 acres of east- 

 ern deciduous and conifer forest, with 

 ravines, hills, rocky and glacial situa- 

 tions, swamps and ponds; including 4 

 or 5 acres of original forest, and about 40 

 acres of original sphagnum bog with 

 ericaceous plants and black spruce. 

 Deer present. Used for experiment and 

 demonstration in forestry. 



From Athol 9 mi. south. R. T. Fisher. 



*0tter River State Forest. 1721 acres 

 in Winchendon, Royalston and Temple- 

 ton; recently cut over, being replanted 

 to white, red and scotch pine. A few 

 swamps present. 500-900 ft. 



From Athol 12 mi. east. Fitchburg 



R. R. L. R. Grose and Division of 

 Forestry. 



*Wachusett Mountain State Reserva- 

 tion. (B2, A in spots.) 1500 acres in 

 Princeton and Westminster; covered with 

 eastern deciduous- and mountain-conifer 

 forest, undisturbed on small areas of 

 ledge; includes mountain, bluff, rocky 

 and glacial situations. There is a good 

 macadam road to the top of the moun- 

 tain, and plenty of dirt roads around the 

 mountain, built as fire lines. There is a 

 small hotel on the summit, where meals 

 can be obtained; open from the first of 

 June to the middle of October. Mr. 

 John T. Burnett, Chairman of the 

 Reservation, Princeton, Mass., will 

 furnish information. 2000 ft. Sharp. 



From Worcester, 8 mi. north. R. T. 

 Fisher and Division of Forestry. 



*Purgatory Chasm State Reservation. 

 (D5.) In Sutton, of 80 acres, of which 

 60 are fairly well wooded, the rest cut 

 over. The chasm itself is nearly a 

 quarter of a mile long, lies between 

 great ledges, and averages 40 ft. in 

 width, and between 40 and 80 ft. in 

 depth. Large trees grow in and about 

 the chasm, some growing in between 

 ledges or boulders at the top or on the 

 sides of the cliffs. By careful climbing 

 one can go through the chasm its entire 

 length. Good example of rock ravine. 



From Worcester 4 or 5 mi. 



A. E. Seagrave, Secretary of the 

 Purgatory Chasm State Reservation, 

 Uxb ridge, Mass, and Division of 

 Forestry. 



*Harold Parker State Forest (G7.) 

 In Andover, North Andover, and North 

 Reading, comprising 1223 acres, gener- 

 ally covered with second-growth hard- 

 woods. Barberry abundant. 100-200 

 ft. Rolling. 



From Lowell or Lawrence a few 

 miles Division of Forestry. 



* Miles Standish State Forest. (B2.) 

 In Carver and Plymouth, of 7464 acres 

 of flat and slightly rolling ground, 

 covered with scrub growth of oak and 

 pitch pine. There are no marshes, but 

 twelve beautiful, clear ponds of varying 

 size, in their natural condition, ap- 



