4Q MISC. PUBLICATION 290, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Work of forest research is carried on at the Forest Products Labo- 
ratory and at regional forest experiment stations, of which 12 have 
already been established. Another station has been authorized for 
the Great Plains region but as yet has not been established. ‘The 
regional stations now. in existence are as follows: 
Allegheny Forest Experiment Station, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Appalachian Forest Experiment Station, Asheville, N. C. 
California Forest and Range Experiment Station, Berkeley, Calif. 
Central States Forest Experiment Station, Columbus, Ohio. 
Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Ogden, Utah. 
Lake States Forest Experiment Station, University Farms, St. Paul, Minn. 
Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, New Haven, Conn. 
Northern Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Missoula, 
Mont. 
Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Portland, Oreg. 
Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Fort Collins, Colo. 
Southern Forest Experiment Station, New Orleans, La. 
Southwestern Forest-and Range Experiment Station, Tucson, Ariz. 
Forest research requires a personnel with highly specialized train- 
ing. As organized the work is supervised and coordinated through 
the office of the Chief of Forest Research in Washington, D. C. Each 
of the research divisions—silvics, range, forest products, forest eco- 
nomics, and forest influences—has a staff of men who are experts in 
their field. Similarly, each of the experiment stations has a director 
who heads a group of field divisions, including specialists working on 
various research projects. 
High standards are maintained in the selection of Forest Service 
personnel, All permanent positions are under civil service. Only 
those who have passed civil-service examinations may be appointed. 
In all, the permanent force employed by the Forest Service now 
numbers approximately 4,280. Of these, about two-thirds are em- 
ployed on the national forests in the various field positions, and the 
remainder are engaged in administrative, scientific, and clerical work 
at the Washington and regional headquarters, the Forest Products 
Laboratory, and the forest and range experiment stations. 
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