CHAPTER III 



THE PROTECTION OF THE 

 NATIONAL FORESTS 



The resources of the National Forests may be 

 injured or destroyed in many ways. Fire may 

 burn the timber and young growth; insects and 

 tree diseases may damage or kill timber, and certain 

 persons may innocently or willfully commit tres- 

 pass on National Forest land and use the resources 

 without permit. Then also, the fish and game of 

 the Forests must be protected from unlawful shoot- 

 ing and trapping, and the water issuing from Na- 

 tional Forest streams must be kept free from pollu- 

 tion, to protect the public health. 



PROTECTION FROM FIRE 



Forest Fire Danger on the National Forests. 

 Practically all the resources of the National Forests 

 are subject to severe injury or even to entire de- 

 struction by fire. It is an ever-present danger on 



the National Forests, due to their great inacces- 



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