erable wMte pine left on this island which is in good growing 

 condition. The reason that we have so much scrub oak and pitch 

 pine in this town is "because these two species are extremely fire 

 resistant and have been able to grow and reproduce under the most 

 adverse condition. This statement holds true for every town on 

 the Cape. 



The town of Barnstable was one of the first to set 

 eside land for a town forest. Falmouth has followed suit but the 

 other towns on the Cape can very well follow the example set by 

 these tv/o. A tovra forest is a valuable e.sset, not only to the 

 present generation, but for the future. 



The real estate developers during the past year 

 have done considerable forestry without kno?/ing that they were doing- 

 such work. There are many areas of course, which have been clesined 

 out, brush cut and thinned, so that in time this area will produce 

 sizable cordwood. These areas may not ever reach maturity, but in 

 the meantime they will sho?' what ce.n be done in forestry on Cape Cod. 

 They will be a living example of the results obtained by thinning.. 



