THE TRAINING OF A FORESTER 



forest land ; and the time for the practice of 

 the profession has fully come. 



THE WORK OF A FORESTER 



What does a Forester do? I will try to 

 answer this question, first, with reference to 

 the United States Forest Service, and later 

 as to the numerous other fields of activity 

 which are opening or have already opened 

 to the trained Forester in the United States. 



THE FOREST SERVICE 



The United States Forest Service is re- 

 sponsible both for the general progress of 

 forestry, so far as the United States Govern- 

 ment is concerned, and for the protection 

 and use of the National Forests. These 

 National Forests now cover an area of one 

 hundred and eighty-seven million acres, or 

 as much land as is included in all the New 



