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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



FOREST SCHOOL NOTES 



CORNELL SUMMER SCHOOL 

 INSTRUCTION in forestry at Cornell 

 during the summer session was mainly 

 out-of-doors. From the windows of the 

 Forestry Building, one can look out over 

 a nearby woodland, to which the field 

 trips are made. These trips afford prac- 

 tical observation of the fundamental facts 

 of forestry and its application and give 

 background to the lectures. 



Two courses are offered by the Depart- 

 ment of Forestry. One gives facts about 

 trees and forests, fundamental to their 

 right use, and the other covers the field 

 of forestry, to reveal its nature, its scope, 

 and the important place it holds in a 

 national economy. 



The first lays emphasis on simple means 

 of identifying the principal forest trees. It 

 includes study on the characteristics of 

 forest trees and forests, identification of 

 some of the more important kinds of wood, 

 and work leading to an understanding of 

 the methods of handling forests to promote 

 their growth and renewal. 



The other course treats of the useful- 

 ness of the forests of the United States in 

 wood production, and the indirect influ- 

 ences, such as that on the flow of streams. 



The principal branches of forestry are dis- 

 cussed and the nature of Federal, State and 

 private forestry is pointed out. Both 

 courses afforded an insight into forestry 

 knowledge and furnish information useful 

 to teachers of nature study, history, geog- 

 raphy, civics, and manual training. 



FOREST SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF 



IDAHO 

 A PARTY of foresters from the Uni- 

 versity of Idaho are at Chatcelet, where 

 they will make a reconnaissance study of 

 Reyburn Park. The work is done at the 

 request of Wm. J. Hall, Commissioner of 

 Public Works for Idahp. The park is 

 beautifully situated on Chatcelet Lake, an 

 arm of Lake Coeur d'Alene. It comprises 

 some twelve thousand acres, including 

 timberland and water, and was purchased 

 by the State in 1909 as a State park. A 

 part of the timber has been sold, and is 

 being cut under such regulations as will 

 safeguard forest renewal. The trees cut 

 are first marked by the State agent in 

 charge, and the purchasers are under con- 

 tract to pile and burn the brush. The re- 

 connaissance study and report to be made 

 by the School of Forestry will include a 

 topographic map of the area, a cruise of 



the timber, a silvicultural plan for the man- 

 agement of the timber resources, a plan 

 for the further development of the recrea- 

 tional facilities of the park, suggestions 

 for fire protection, and a statement of the 

 cost of maintenance and sources of income. 

 In making recommendations for the man- 

 agement of the park, it will be borne in 

 mind that it was purchased and set aside 

 primarily for recreational uses rather than 

 for timber production. Every effort will 

 be made to preserve to the fullest degree 

 possible the scenic value of the lake front. 

 The study will be made under the direction 

 of Dean F. G. Miller and Dr. Henry 

 Schmitz. 



SCHOOL OF FORESTRY, OREGON 

 AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE 



'T'HE annual field trip of the School of 

 Forestry, of the Oregon Agricultural 

 College was made in May. Forty members 

 of the school went into the timbered re- 

 gion on the east slope of Mary's Peak, 

 fifteen miles west of Corvallis. The out- 

 fit was divided into mess crews of three 

 to five men each. These individual groups 

 did their own cooking. An area of 2,560 

 acres was carefully cruised and data col- 

 lected for topographic maps. The strip 

 method used by the Federal Forest Service 

 was employed in timber cruising. Ten 

 per cent of the area was actually cruised, 

 the forties being "double run." 

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