Bui. 638, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



PLATE 



F-23I34A 



FIG. 1. CUT-OVER AND BURNED-OVER LAND IN NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA. 



This area was formerly covered with a heavy stand of conifers similar to that shown in Plate I. 

 Forests of this sort were the source of busy, prosperous communities while the timber was 

 being cut. The region is now practically deserted and the area covered with worthless fire 

 cherry, aspen, and sweet fern. 



FIG. 2. How PENNSYLVANIA is BUILDING UP FOREST COMMUNITIES. 



Many of the devastated lands are now the property of the State, which is attempting to reforest 

 them and to build up permanent forest communities. At Pine Grove Furnace, in the heart of 

 one of the State forests, all of the buildings in the town as well as the surrounding forest lands 

 are owned by the State. The building shown in the picture has been repaired and improved, 

 and is now rented for use as a hotel. 



