THE TBAINING OF A FORESTER 



fire protection, the development of forest 

 policies in the various States as legally ex- 

 pressed, and the important laws which 

 govern the creation and management of 

 State forest reserves. 



Forest taxation, State and local, which 

 has, when excessive, so much to do with 

 hastening forest destruction, is one of the 

 most important questions which can engage 

 the attention of the Forester. 



Under the subject of Federal Forest Law, 

 it is not sufficient for the student to acquaint 

 himself with those laws alone which govern 

 the forests. He must also have some knowl- 

 edge of the creation of a forest policy out 

 of the public land policy of the United 

 States, some acquaintance with the public 

 land laws. A good working knowledge of 

 the laws and regulations governing the 

 National Forests is indispensable, and the 

 student should at least know where to find 



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