(A portion of an address delivered at the first annual meeting of the New York 

 State Forestry Association. Although Dr. Drinker does uot mention it, the 

 Minnesota Forestry Association antedates both the American Forestry Asso- 

 ciation and the Pennsylvania Association. The association in this state 

 was organized first in 1876.) 



THE Forestry movement in the United States, originat- 

 ing with the early work of Dr. J. T. Rothrock in Penn- 

 sylvania and of Dr. B. E. Fernow in New York and else- 

 where as pioneers, has grown and spread to the dimensions 

 of a great national work. The earliest organizations for its 

 study and support were the American Forestry Association 

 and the Pennsylvania Forestry Association. There was also 

 an early Colorado Association. The Pennsylvania Association 

 started in 1886, has, continually since that date, published and 

 circulated its magazine, Forest Leaves. The exact date of 

 organization of the American Forestry Association is involved 

 in some uncertainty, but it appears to somewhat antedate the 

 Pennsylvania Association, and it has now a large and nation- 

 wide roll of members and through its meetings, publications 

 and its magazine, American Forestry, is doing good work for 

 the cause. 



The above initial movements have so spread that the For- 

 estry organizations and the various Forestry associations in 

 the United States today cover 

 33 States having Forestry departments. 



17 States having Conservation Commissions and similar or- 

 ganizations. 



2 National Conservation organizations. 

 2 National Forestry organizations. 

 23 State and local Forestry organizations. 

 42 Conservation, timber protective and allied associations. 



And there are in operation: 



23 Schools with courses leading to a degree in Forestry. 

 11 Schools with courses covering one or more years in For- 

 estry. 

 42 Schools with short courses in Forestry. 



