AMERICAN FORESTRY 



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WAYSIDE TREES 



In writing of the value of roadside tree 

 planting Mr. M. H. Morrison, honorary 

 secretary of the British Roads of Remem- 

 brance Association says in the London 

 Times Weekly, of July 15: 



"If rural industries are to be promoted 

 with the backing of the Government De- 

 partments, may I be permitted to suggest 

 that the planting and care of trees along 

 road and rail side and in small bits of 

 waste or wooded land scattered over the 

 country will call for a place in the scheme, 

 and for consideration from this point of 

 view? 



"In France a certain number of rural 

 industries are provided with material by the 

 roadside trees, the profits from which con- 

 tribute toward the cost of road mainte- 

 nance. To mention one example : the 

 cases in which champagne is packed are 

 made in great part from the timber of way- 

 side poplars, a wood which does not splin- 

 ter and which holds nails firmly. Elsewhere 

 on the Continent the growing of fruit and 

 nuts alongside the road, and in Holland 

 alongside the railway, has proved profitable. 

 There follows naturally certain subsidiary 

 interests, as bottling, drying, pulping, jams, 

 and syrups. 



"Certain Government Departments could 

 combine in taking a first e.xperimental step. 

 The school garden, where could be raised 

 the seedlings for trees, might be supple- 

 mented by arboretum or orchard. If 

 there is no bit of waste land in the vicinity 

 that would serve the purpose, then the 

 school might be entrusted with the plant- 

 ing and care of a suitable stretch of road. 

 The instruction could be adapted to serve 

 the end of education." 



tions from Hon. Wm. Kent and Hon. 

 Stephen T. Mather. All of these pieces 

 are located in the basin of the South Fork 

 of the Eel River. 



SAVING THE REDWOODS 



Substantial progress in the movement to 

 save the Redwoods of California is an- 

 nounced by the Save the Redwoods League 

 in its Annua! Report. To date approxi- 

 mately half a million dollars have been ap- 

 plied to the saving of Redwoods in Hum- 

 boldt County. The greater part of this 

 amount has been secured during the year 

 1921. Foremost among the accomplish- 

 ments of the past year was the securing 

 of the state appropriation of $300,000 to 

 save some of the finest Redwood Groves 

 along the State Highway in the basin of 

 the south fork of the Eel River. Under 

 the direction of the State Forestry Board 

 the plan for saving groves with this ap- 

 propriation has been completed. During 

 the year the League has deeded to the 

 State of California 263 acres of Redwood 

 land acquired with funds donated by its 

 members. In addition the State has ac- 

 quired title to pieces of Redwood timber 

 land previously purchased through appro- 

 priations by Humboldt County and dona- 



FOREST OFFICERS ENFORCING 

 THE LAW 



"Three hundred and forty-one cases of 

 Forest Fire Law Enforcement were 

 handled by Forest officers this past season 

 in California," according to the report is- 

 sued by District Forester Paul G. Reding- 

 ton of the California District. "One hun- 

 dred and fifty-two visitors in the Forests 

 who left unextinguished campfires and 

 34 smokers who were responsible for 

 the start of forest fires were ap- 

 prehended by Forest officers. These fires 

 are chargeable to ignorance of the law, 

 negligence and carelessness. Seventy- 

 seven incendiary fires were set in the Na- 

 tional Forests, and cases were successfully 

 worked up against 41 of these offenders. 

 Fourteen thousand four hundred and forty- 

 six dollars in fines and settlements were 

 collected for failure to comply with the 

 Federal and State fire laws." 



"Invoking the law has become necessary," 

 Redington states, "when it is considered 

 that 992 fires this past season are directly 

 attributable to negligence and carelessness 

 of man. From 191 1 to 1915 there has been 

 a steady increase in the number of man- 

 caused fires, and while a small reduction has 

 been effected the total number still con- 

 stitutes a serious menace to the welfare of 

 our National Forests." 



The press of California has assisted the 

 Forest Service in bringing home to the 

 people of the State the necessity for care 

 with fire in the Forests. Apparently the 

 publicity and educational campaign in itself 

 has failed to bring the desired results. 

 Redington states that in view of this sit- 

 uation stringent enforcement of the fire 

 laws will be carried out this coming season. 



USING STATE FORESTS 

 The Pennsylvania Department of Fores- 

 try has started plans to encourage widei 

 use of the State Forests this summer by 

 the junior outdoor organizations of Penn- 

 sylvania. Efforts will be made to have 

 them take up permanent camp sites in the 

 forests, and the District Foresters will co- 

 operate with the leaders of the organiza- 

 tions in the selection of desirable camping 

 grounds. 



For the benefit of the boys and girls of 

 the State, the Department is preparing a 

 guide to forestry, which will be published 

 and issued early this summ^er. Copies will 

 be distributed free to all applicants. 



Some of leading boys' and girls' organ- 

 izations to be reached by the Department 

 are The Woodcraft League, Knights of St. 

 George Cadets, The Boy Scouts of Amer- 

 ica, Campfire Girls, Girl Guides, Ameri- 

 can Forestry Guides, and kindred groups. 



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