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THE 



WESTERN FORESTRY AND CONSERVATION 

 ASSOCIATION 



The Western Forestry and Conservation Association has no indi- 

 vidual membership, but consists of and represents all organized 

 agencies for forest protection in the States of Montana, Idaho, 

 Washington, Oregon and California. Following is Article IV of its 

 constitution : 



"Any association formed for the purpose of organized effort in 

 the protection of forests from fire and for the reforestation and 

 conservation of the forest resources of the States represented shall 

 be eligible for membership. Any organization admitted to member- 

 ship shall be entitled to two votes in the meetings of tb's Associa- 

 tion. The chief forest officer of each of the five States embraced, 

 and of each district of the United States Forest Service embraced, 

 shall be honorary members." 



The allied organizations are at present fifteen in number: The 

 Oregon Forest Fire, Oregon Conservation, North Willamette Forest 

 Fire, Coos County Fire Patrol, Northwest Oregon Forest Fire, 

 Klamath Lake Counties Forest Fire, Polk-Yamhill Forest Fire, Lin- 

 coln-Benton Forest Fire, North Idaho Forestry, Washington Forest 

 Fire, Washington Conservation, Inland Forest Fire, Potlatch Timber 

 Protective, Clearwater Timber Protective, Pend d'Oreille Timber Pro- 

 tective, Coeur d'Alene Timber Protective and Northern Montana 

 Forestry Association. 



The purpose of the Western Forestry & Conservation Association 

 is to promote forest fire prevention, conservative forest management, 

 reforesting of cut-over lands not more valuable for agriculture, 

 improvement in taxation systems, preservation of stream flow, and all 

 other things comprehended by forest conservation. 



Its meetings enable representatives of the allied associations and 

 of State and government to exchange ideas and devise ways and 

 means for carrying on these movements in harmony along practical 

 and effective lines. It also affords means of collecting and distribut- 

 ing information from these several sources. 



It believes in the use of every legitimate means of publicity and 

 education to interest lumbermen, legislators and public, not only in 

 paving the way for future advance, but also in such actual, work- 

 able, conservation measures as can be put into practice immediately. 



To this end, believing action speaks louder than words, it prac- 

 tices what it preaches. While fully recognizing the great value and 

 necessity of associations devoted entirely to propaganda, it sees also 



