1906 



FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION' 



23 



Eastern 



Forest 



Reserves 



tial membership and with the oppor- 

 tunity to do much effective work. 



The Association for the Protection 

 of the Adirondacks, the Vermont For- 

 estry Association, the Minnesota For- 

 estry Association, the Iowa Park and 

 Forestry Association, and the Colora- 

 do Forestry Association have all con- 

 tinued their work to advantage, in 

 their particular fields. 



As stated before, the American For- 

 estry Association views with satisfac- 

 tion the work of the state and local for- 

 est associations and hopes to see many 

 more formed. While wishing in no 

 way to interfere with their work, this 

 organization stands ready and willing 

 to aid in every way possible those now 

 in existence, and to assist and encour- 

 age the formation of others wherever 

 needed. 



For several years the 

 American Forestry As- 

 sociation has gone on 

 record as favoring the prompt estab- 

 lishment by Congress of federal forest 

 reserves in the Southern Appalachian 

 region and the White Mountains of 

 New Hampshire. These are among 

 the most important of all the great for- 

 est problems that face the country, and 

 the reasons for these reserves are well 

 known to all members of this Associa- 

 tion. A special meeting of the Execu- 

 tive Committee of the Board of Direc- 

 tors, early in October, decided unani- 

 mously to put the strength and re- 

 1 sources of this Association, as far as 

 possible, behind these two projects. 

 Since that time considerable attention 

 has been given to the matter, and it is 

 safe to say that the movement for 

 these reserves is more united than ever 

 before. About 40,000 extra copies of 

 Forestry and Irrigation, containing 

 authoritative articles regarding the 

 proposed reserves, have been distrib- 

 uted by this association among the edi- 

 tors of the eastern and southern states 

 and to the officers of commercial or- 

 ganizations. In addition, personal 

 work has been carried on, and will 

 continue, in interesting the people of 

 the South through interviews and 



meetings. In this connection, it is only 

 fair to say that the southern people 

 have not yet been fully aroused to the 

 vital importance to their leading in- 

 dustries of the creation of a Southern 

 Appalachian forest reserve. But the 

 public men of the South are taking up 

 the problem, and the pointed warning 

 by President Roosevelt in his speech 

 at Raleigh, last October, made a 

 deep impression. It is hopeful that 

 wherever the project is understood it 

 secures solid support. With the South 

 heartily behind the movement for this 

 reserve, it is felt that Congress will 

 act favorably. 



In New England, the people are 

 aroused to the importance of preserv- 

 ing the forests of the White Mountain 

 region, through the establishment 

 there of a federal forest reserve. This 

 is due in a large measure to the splen- 

 did efforts of the Society for the Pro- 

 tection of New Hampshire Forests. 

 and the Massachusetts Forestry Asso- 

 ciation, with whom this organization 

 is actively co-operating in this work. 



In connection with these eastern for- 

 est reserve projects, the American 

 Forestry Association has set itself to 

 probably more important work than 

 any it has yet undertaken ; for the 

 proposed Southern Appalachian and 

 White Mountain reserves are a vital 

 necessity to not only their immediate 

 regions but to the country at large. 



A matter of satisfaction 

 Canada and encouragement to 



this Association is the 

 attitude of the Canadians. They have 

 joined the American Forestry Associa- 

 tion in substantial numbers and given 

 it both financial and personal support. 

 A notable delegation from Canada at- 

 tended the Forest Congress and took a 

 prominent part in its sessions. This 

 interchange of ideas is valuable to 

 both parties, and as the two countries 

 have many forest problems in com- 

 mon, it is fitting that there should be 

 such close and friendly relations. 



There is now p-ood reason to expect 

 that the Association work will soon 

 have the large membership, with its 



