The school boys of Michigan have saved the state at least 

 two millions of dollars in three years. 



But the good work of the scouts was not confined to fire pre- 

 vention. A deputy of the department lectured on forestry and 

 forest fire prevention to more than 100,000 school boys, in 

 connection with the organization of the scout companies. The 

 enthusiasm of the boys resulted in the planting of 60,000 in- 

 digenous and imported trees by them in units of 1,000. An 

 average of 80 per cent of these trees, planted in 1912, are in 

 good condition. The forests are all near towns and cities and 

 serve as practical lessons in reforestation. Each unit con- 

 tains Western yellow pine, lodge-pole pine, blue, white and 

 mountain spruce, white pine, Norway and Scotch pine. Sev- 

 eral of the forests have been fenced. 



Noting the splendid .results of educational lectures in the 

 matter of fire prevention, Warden Gates introduced a similar 

 educational campaign for the conservation of birds, game and 

 fish and the lecture "Wild Life and its Wardenship" was pre- 

 sented to upwards of 100,000 persons in schools, court houses, 

 churches, at farmers' conventions and sportmen's meetings. 



The net results of the campaign has been an awakening of 

 the people of the state unique in the history of conservation 

 effort. It has converted every hunters' club in the common- 

 wealth to a conservation society and practically the whole 

 population of the state, formally antagonistic to the "brass 

 button" idea of game protection, has developed individually 

 into wild life wardens. 



CLUB OFFER. 



The officers of the Forestry Association, together with 

 the leaders in the State Federation, have arranged the fol- 

 lowing rates for women's clubs in this state: 



To clubs of twenty members or less, a club rate of $3.00 

 per year, entitling the club to two monthly copies of The 

 North Woods, and to the members the privilege of corre- 

 sponding with this office on matters pertaining to forestry. 



To clubs of twenty to thirty-five members, an annual 

 rate of $5.00 and three North Woods. 



To clubs of over thirty-five members, an additional fee of 

 ten cents per member and one extra North Woods with 

 every fifteen such memberships. 



