THE EYES OF THE FOREST 



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THE AIRPLANE FOREST PATROL 



This patrol is maintained by the Forest Service in cooperation w ith the Air Service of the United States Army in the Pacific 

 Coast States. The airplane is an important adjunct to the ground system of fire lookouts maintained on the National Forests. 



THE HIGH TYPE OF STANDARD FIKE LOOKOUT 



This is the sort of tower used in the level forested regions of the 

 Eastern and Lake States. An 80-foot tower with scrcencd-in 

 observation platform on top, reached by an iron ladder. Penn- 

 .sylvania has 68 towers of this type and 80% of her fires de- 

 tected last year were located by the use gf these towers. 



THE LATEST MODEL STAND.ARD FIRE LOOKOUT 



This is the one now in use in the West a glassed-in crow's 

 nest, guyed to the rocks with wires, connected with the outside 

 world by telephone, and equipped with the latest scientific in- 

 struments for weather observations and smoke detection. Harney 

 Peak Lookout in the wonderful Black Hills of South Dakota. 



