26 OUR NATIONAL FORESTS 



work performed within the district. Each District 

 Forester is aided by several assistants and by spe- 

 ciahsts in various lines of work. Each National 

 Forest is in charge of a Forest Supervisor who may 

 have a Deputy and a Forest Assistant or Forest 

 Examiner to assist him if the amount of business on 

 a National Forest warrants it. Each National 

 Forest is subdivided into Ranger districts for the 

 purpose of facilitating the protection work. Each 

 Ranger district is in charge of a Ranger who may 

 be assisted by other Rangers or Forest Guards. 



The Washington Office. The work of the For- 

 est Service in Washington is organized under the 

 Office of Forester and the Branches of Operation, 

 Lands, Silviculture, Research, Grazing, Engineer- 

 ing, and Acquisition of lands under the Weeks Law. 

 The Office of Forester includes the Associate For- 

 ester, the Editor, the Dendrologist, the Chief of 

 Accounts, besides Inspectors and Lumbermen. 

 The Branch of Operation administers and super- 

 vises the business organization of the Forest Service 

 and has general supervision of the personnel, quar- 

 ters, equipment, and supplies of the Service and all 

 the fire protection and permanent improvement 

 work on the National Forests. The Branch of 



