10 DEPAHTMENTAL REPORTS. 



WOBK FOB THE ENSUING YEAR. 



Field studies of various western and southwestern tree species will 

 be carried on, and preparation of publications already in hand and 

 of a forest map of the IJnited States will be pressed forward. 



OPEBATION. 



OKGANIZATION. 



A distinct advance was made in the practical management of the 

 National Forests. Wider application was given to the policy of 

 local control, business methods were simplified, and the personnel 

 was strengthened to the fullest extent permitted by the funds avail- 

 able. 



The wisdom of dividing the National Forests into administration 

 and inspection districts was amply vindicated, and the number of dis- 

 tricts was increased to six. The office work of the districts was super- 

 intended in rotation by 19 different members of the field force tem- 

 porarily transferred to Washington to act as district foresters. The 

 value of this plan was seen in closer working relations between the 

 office and the field, and wider views of National Forest interests on 

 the part of these field men than could be gained in the work of a 

 single Forest. 



The districts as now constituted are as follows : 



District J/. 



Southern Idalio. 



Western Wyoming. 



Eastern Nevada. 



Utali. 



Northern Arizona. 



District 5. 

 California. 

 Western Nevada. 



District 6. 

 Washington. 

 Oregon. 

 Alaska. 



District 1. 

 Montana. 

 Northern Idaho. 

 Northwestern Wyoming. 



District S. 

 South Dakota. 

 Southeastern Montana. 

 Eastern Wyoming. 

 Minnesota. 

 Nebraska. 

 Kansas. 

 Colorado. 

 Southeastern Utah. 



District 3. 



Southern Arizona. 

 New Mexico, 

 ©klahoma. 



The responsibility of forest supervisors was very materially in- 

 creased. They were given full direction of all work on their Forests, 

 and all members of the Service assigned to work there, except in- 

 spectors and administrative officers from Washington, were placed 

 under their instructions. 



A third edition of The Use Book was printed, with revised regula- 

 tions to take effect July 1, 1907. The revision was made in the light 

 ©f experience, and it is believed that a marked gain is made in clear- 

 ness of statement and in the better business methods prescribed for 

 Forest work. The most important changes in regulations were those 

 which provide for increasing the responsibility of forest supervisors. 

 The Use Book will be distributed only to Forest officers and to actual 



