should be placed under permanent forest administra- 

 tion, with provision for the settlement of areas suited 

 to agriculture. Lands reverting to the States for 

 taxes or otherwise should, where practicable, be re- 

 tained and used to build up permanent public forest 

 reservations. 

 (c) Other Public Forests 



K\<>ry encouragement should be offered to munici- 

 palities to establish public forests or woodland parks. 

 These may be necessary to protect the local water 

 supplies, or to serve as public recreation grounds; and 

 in many instances they may yield products that will 

 help in a material way to reduce local taxation for 

 schools or public works. Permanent institutions and 

 organizations of a quasi-public character should also 

 be encouraged to acquire forests and handle them on 

 the basis of continued production. 



PRIVATE FORESTS 



The safeguarding and perpetuation of forests on 

 private lands are possible through an organized sys- 

 tem of protection, through the prohibition of destruc- 

 tive processes that produce waste lands, and through 

 the promotion of constructive and entirely practical 

 measures of forestry. The participation, liberal co- 

 operation, and direction of the public in working out 

 the problems involved are necessary for success. 

 Fire Protection 



The objectives of fire protection are: 



1. To prevent -destruction and injury to standing 

 timber by fire. 



2. To safeguard young growth already established 

 within the older timber and on 'cut-over lands. 



