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Canadian Forestry Journal, January, 1919 



TO POOL IDEAS FOR FIRE PROTECTION 

 BETTERMENTS. 



An excellent suggestion for the pooling of 

 helpful ideas in connection with many branches 

 of forest protection work was made at the last 

 meeting of the forest protective associations in 

 Montreal and during December was put into 

 effect by the forming of a special committee with 

 Mr. J. B. Harkin, Commissioner of Dominion 

 Parks as Chairman, and H. C. Johnson of the 

 Board of Railway Commissioners as Secretary. 

 This committee will be widely repressntative of 

 the government and private forest protective 

 systems and of the Commission of Conservation, 

 Canadian Forestry Association and other bodies 

 having an interest in this work. 



It has long been realized that no clearing 

 house facilities existed whereby mdividuals hav- 

 mg constructive suggestions or with the results 

 of actual experiments, can co-operate and advise 

 with other individuals or organizations engaged 

 in forest guarding. This applies not only to the 

 field of mechanical appliances, etc., but forest 

 protection publicity. The need of this auxiliary 

 channel has been felt by many of those having 

 to do with the practical end of forest protection 

 during the past several years. Meetings will be 

 held periodically and it is anticipated that much 

 advantage to fire prevention efforts throughout 

 the Dominion will result. 



Little Yoho 

 Valley Falls, 

 Yoho Park, B.C. 



