LANDSCAPING AND FORESTRY 



BY SMITH RILEY 



DISTRICT FORESTER 



DO foresters need a knowledge of landscape engi- 

 neering? . Should the forest schools teach this 

 subject ? 

 It has been the fashion to consider the practice of for- 

 estry as tree culture upon a vegetable garden basis with 

 every foot of space devoted to the production of wood. 



SECTION OF PROPOSED ADDTTTON TO COLORADO NATIONAL 



FOREST 

 View in midwinter of Big Thompson River and Loveland Estes Park 

 auto road, with forest and cliffs in distance. Plans should be drawn to 

 recognize careful preservation of all natural values along forest roads. 



The forester has been called a lumberman who culti- 

 vates trees for volume production. In urging the crea- 

 tion of National Parks from National Forest areas, man) 

 have attempted to define a wide difference in the char- 

 acter of these areas by defining the limits to which a for- 

 ester will practice his profession. 



A forest, be it state or private, will always be recog- 

 nized for its esthetic values. This has been demonstrated 

 in all older countries where forests have been preserved 

 and cultivated for centuries. We should then proceed 

 upon the basis that it is a part of the profession of a for- 

 ester to cultivate to the highest sense the values of lands 



devoted to the production of trees. While this is true in 

 the case of private forests, it is doubly true in the devel- 

 opment of both State and National forests. Such areas 

 devoted to forest culture will ever have a high value and 

 be used to impart new vigor and life to toiling mankind. 

 Such areas will also be recognized for their educational 

 value in developing the bodies and minds of children. 

 Can we say then that esthetic values should be ignored? 

 In the National Forests a forester deals largely with 

 development in natural settings. The State Forester 

 and in some cases the private forester deals with lands 

 where the natural settings have been destroyed and 



HORSE THIEF TRAIL ON THE UNCOMPAHGRE 

 Already a beautiful trail, but one which offers a splendid opportunity for 

 constructive landscaping to bring out values which will make it a joy to 

 travel, even by the most unobserving. 



must be recreated. In either case, the forester must ap 

 preciate the existing values or the possibilities, and such 

 appreciation can only come from a knowledge of the sub- 

 ject and principles. 



Upon the National Forests trees are planted and trees 

 are cut. An eye to esthetic values in planting upon a 



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