THE TRAINING OF A FORESTER 



isolated body along the Continental Divide 

 in Idaho, Montana, and Washington, follows 

 the coast and the Cascade and Sierra Moun- 

 tains from Canada to Mexico. It contains 

 the most magnificent coniferous timberla,nds 

 of the world. Among its characteristic trees 

 are the Douglas fir, the sugar pine, many 

 firs and spruces, larches, cedars, yeUow and 

 white pine, with the redwoods and the big 

 trees. 



Southern Florida contains a small area of 

 sub-tropical forest, which has, however, little 

 more than botanical interest. 



The total amount of saw timber in the 

 United States was once upwards of 5000 

 biUion feet. It has been, reduced nearly 

 one-half, so that to-day we have about 2800 

 billion board feet left. Fire, waste, and limi- 

 bering are each about equally responsible 

 for this reduction. 



Of the limiber which oiu* forests still con- 



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