AT THE PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION 



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for few of the plumages will be the same. The once 

 brightly colored warblers and tanagers have now com- 

 pleted their molts, changing every feather, and the males 

 now resemble the obscurely colored females. There are 

 more birds in the fields and along the borders of wood- 

 lands than there were during the spring when every tree 

 seemed to burst with color and song, for the young 

 almost outnumber the adults. But they are quiet now, 

 only a few species are singing, and in their dull garb they 

 pass unnoticed. 



Another feature of bird life that is observable in 

 September is the gathering of many species about fruit- 

 bearing plants, bushes, vines and trees. One can observe' 

 vvfhich of the native shrubs are most attractive and there- 

 fore most desirable to plant about one's grounds. We 

 will consider this phase of bird life in a later issue, but 

 now is the time to observe. The drinking fountain and 

 bathing pool mentioned in the last issue of this magazine 

 will continue to be a popular resort for the birds through- 

 out September. 



At the Panama-Pacific Exposition 



AMERICAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION DAY 

 / \ at the Panama-Pacific Exposition at San Fran- 

 * ^cisco Wednesday, October 20 will find gathered 

 for the meeting in the Lumbermen's Building on the 

 Exposition grounds not only members of the American 

 Forestry Association, but members also of the Western 

 Forestry and Conservation Association, the Pacific Log- 

 ging Congress, the Society of American Foresters, the 

 Society of Canadian Foresters, the Biltmore Forest 

 School Alumni, and a number of forestry and conserva- 

 tion organizations from California and adjoining States. 



A general invitation to all who are interested in the 

 work of the American Forestry Association to attend 

 the meeting is extended by the Board of Directors. 



The president. Dr. Henry S. Drinker, will preside and 

 will speak upon the present forestry situation in the 

 United States, and a member of the Western Forestry and 

 Conservation Association will talk about the forestry 

 conditions on the Pacific Coast. 



A paper prepared by W. R. Brown, of Berlin, N. H., 

 on the organizations of timberland owners in the East 

 and in Canada for forest fire protection will be read by 

 E. A. Sterling. Chief Forester Henry S. Graves will 

 make an address on what the Government has found out 

 about the lumber industry as a result of the recent in- 

 quiries relative to lumber costs and the domestic and 

 foreign lumber markets. Executive Secretary P. S. Rids- 

 dale will speak on the development of the Association's 

 magazine, American Forestry. 



During the meetings of October 19, 80 and 21, in 

 which the American Forestry Association participates 

 with the Pacific Logging Congress and the Western For- 

 *estry and Conservation Association, there will be, among 

 others, addresses on such important topics as : The year's 

 lessons in private. State and Federal forest fire protection 



work ; fire weather forecasts by the weather bureau and 

 their use; forest fires caused by railroads, an actual 

 record and what it proves ; modern inventions adaptable 

 to forest fire protection ; the psychology of making public 

 sentiment in favor of forestry ; the business end of co- 

 operative forest fire work ; compulsory forest protection 

 laws; can manufacturers, timber owners and forest fire 

 protective agencies unite to advantage? Does the lum- 

 ber industry need radical reorganization to protect pro- 

 ducer and consumer? Is timber a speculation, a crop, or 

 the necessary storage of raw material? The architect's 

 responsibility for closer utilization of forest products ; 

 taxation and forestry : are we talking theory and neg- 

 lecting facts? 



One of the features which those who attend these 

 meetings will particularly wish to see are the several 

 forestry and lumbering exhibits, chief of which is the 

 United States Forest Service exhibit. This alone is 

 worth several hours' examination. There are also ex- 

 hibits from the Philippines and several foreign countries, 

 while many of the commercial woods have special ex- 

 hibits. In addition to seeing these, many who attend the 

 meetings will spend October 22 and 23 in the redwood 

 logging camps at Eureka, California. 



WISCONSIN'S NEW COMMISSION 



PROF. FRANK B. MOODY of the Cornell Forest 

 School and formerly assistant State forester of 

 Wisconsin has accepted the appointment as a mem- 

 ber of the State Conservation Commission of Wisconsin. 

 This commission is the consolidation of the State Board 

 of Forestry, State Park Commission, State Fishery Com- 

 mission and Game Warden's Department. The other 

 m.embers of the Commission are James Nevin, who has 

 been fish commissioner for thirty years, and W. E. 

 Barber, a business man. 



