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Monuments, the layout of permanent camp areas, the planning 

 of permanent communities, etc.) fall most nearly within the field 

 of the landscape engineer. A somewhat specialized kind of land- 

 scape engineering is in fact needed upon these Forest problems, but 

 in a general way the professional training actually available in 

 landscape engineering best meets the special requirements here 

 developing. 



The principal conclusions reached in the foregoing discussion 

 may be briefly summarized as follows: 



~ i. The National Forests cover wide areas of 



General ... 



o land, much of it wild, interesting, and beau- 



tiful in a surpassing degree. The total area 

 is approximately 156,000,000 acres, equal to about three and 

 one-half times the whole of New England, or to the combined 

 States of Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi; 

 or to the great block of Central States, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, 

 Indiana, and Ohio. These Forests are distributed through 22 

 States and Territories. 



2. Historically it appears that National Forests were first 

 created for purposes of recreation, and that this use is traditionally 

 universal. 



3. Actually it appears that the National Forests of the United 

 States have always been extensively used for recreation and that 

 these uses are rapidly increasing. 



4. The principal forms of recreation now in vogue are hunting, 

 fishing, hiking, packing, camping, automobiling, and picnicking. 



5. The construction and general supervision of permanent 

 camps, picnic grounds, playgrounds, and town sites has become 

 clearly necessary in the public interest. 



6. Game preservation has already been recognized as a legiti- 

 mate and worth-while feature of Forest administration. 



