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namely, supply, protection and recreation. Those 



of the first class consist of areas wholly or 



partially covered with trees, the principal object 



in growing the trees "being the production of timber and 



other forest products. Under protection forests 



come those wooded areas which from their site alone 



exert climatic influence , or which from the nature 



of the land they cover, perform such protective function5 



as ..binding the soil to check erosion, or to prevent 



the drifting of sand. Third, there is the recreation 



forest, intended to add to the beauty and amenity 



of the district, variously providing for out-door 



activities such as camping, hunting and fishing, olvcL 



for purely aesthetic enjoyment. 



It does not follow, however, that a forest 

 may serve only one of these purposes. 2 wooded area 

 managed with a view to the production of timber need 

 not be unlovely; a protection forest may likewise 

 be a source of wood supply, in a word, it remains 

 to be shown how a forest may be managed for a 

 combination of uses, and specifically how the forest 

 reservation used as an extension of a park system 

 may 1 be so managed. 



Combination of uses. 



Some of the city Forests in Europe serve 



