The forester. 



Vol. V. 



JANUARY, 1899. 



No. 1. 



PUBLISHER'S ANNOUNCEMENT. 



The Forester is published monthly by the 

 American Forestry Association at 



No. 117 Corcoran Building, Washington, D. C, 



where all communications should be addressed. 



The subscription price is One Dollar a year, 

 and single copies are sold at ten cents. 



Make all checks, drafts, etc., payable to The 

 Forester. 



New Members. 



Since the last issue of The Forester 

 the following names have been added to 

 the membership of the American For- 

 estry Association : 



James S. Bunnell, San Francisco, Cal. 

 W. E. Valk, Washington, D. C. 

 J. S. Swan, Denver, Colo. 

 Benjamin T. Gault, 



Glen Ellyn, Du Page County, 111. 

 Miss Alice Hooper, Roxbury, Mass. 

 Gust. Moser, Missoula, Mont. 

 Brian L. O'Hara, Quebec, Canada. 



OBJECTS OF THE AMERICAN FORES- 

 TRY ASSOCIATION. 



The objects of this Association, given in the 

 charter, are more specifically stated as follows: 

 tree planting. 



Tree planting should be encouraged not only 

 for shade and ornamental purposes in streets 

 and parks, but more especially for the protec- 

 tion of country homes and farm lands, particu- 

 larly upon the treeless plains of the West. For 

 this purpose this Association will bring together 

 and disseminate information concerning de- 

 sirable species of trees, methods of planting 

 and protection, and shall obtain suggestions 

 derived from experience in various portions of 

 the country. 



FOREST PROTECTION. 



The forests should be protected from wanton 

 or careless destruction, especially by fire, not 

 only from the fact that trees add to the re- 

 sources of the country but also because of the 

 influence the forest cover may exert in amelio- 

 rating climate and in conserving water sup- 

 plies. As a means of furthering forest pro- 

 tection this Association encourages the collec- 

 tion of information concerning the water 

 resources of the country, the extension of 

 agriculture through irrigation, and the increase 

 of manufacture through the use of water power. 



FOREST MANAGEMENT AND RENEWAL. 



The management of the existing forests so 

 that they may continue to yield increasing 



supplies of merchantable timber is of primary 

 economic importance. This Association will 

 endeavor to aid or advise owners of forest land 

 as to technical methods of making them of 

 permanent commercial value and of renewing 

 forest areas injured by fire or neglect. 



FOREST UTILIZATION. 



The forests of the country should be made 

 to yield the greatest possible benefits to present 

 and future generations, both by producing 

 timber crops and by less direct means. Lum- 

 bering is an inseparable factor of the best 

 forest protection and management, and should 

 be so conducted as not to destroy the pro- 

 ductive capacity of the land. It is believed 

 that saw logs, mine timbers, railroad ties, etc., 

 can be cut without the usual accompanying de- 

 struction of the forests. This Association will 

 endeavor to promote all these lumber interests. 



STATISTICS. 



Facts concerning the distribution of the 

 timber and wood lands, the species of trees, 

 the rate of burning or cutting, are of first 

 importance to a clear understanding of the 

 problems of forestry in America. This Asso- 

 ciation will, therefore, endeavor to stimulate 

 the collection of statistical information of this 

 kind. 



EDUCATION. 



This Association will endeavor to call to 

 public attention the importance of forest pro- 

 tection,' conservation, and utilization, through 

 the public press, through lectures, through the 

 schools, and otherwise. 



PUBLICATION. 



In order to assist in the diffusing of infor- 

 mation, this Association will publish a journal 

 or periodical, in which the various topics above 

 enumerated will be discussed. 



LEGISLATION. 



Since much of the destruction of the forest 

 resources of the country can be traced to de- 

 fective legislation, both State and National, 

 this Association will endeavor to use its in- 

 fluence toward the enactment and enforcement 

 of better laws. 



BY-LAWS. 



ARTICLE I. 



Name. 

 The name of this Association shall be "The 

 American Forestry Association." 

 ARTICLE II. 

 Objects. 



The objects of this Association shall be the 

 discussion of subjects relating to tree-planting, 

 the conservation, management, and renewal of 

 forests, and the climatic and other influences 

 that affect their welfare; the collection of 

 forest statistics; and the advancement of edu- 



