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3. Is forest research confined to the national forests? 



No. National forests are only part of the problem. Research 

 must extend beyond them into the State, county, municipal, and 

 private forests and into the whole field of forest products. 



4. What are the important lines of study now being conducted? 



(a) Best conditions for growing forest seedlings in the nursery 

 and for the most rapid growth of timber on cut-over lands. 



(b) How the brush fields and forests affect the conservation and 

 flow of water. 



(c) Best methods of stocking devastated and waste lands with 

 forests or brush. 



(<7) Relative values of different sizes and species of trees. 



(e) The best methods of seasoning timber to avoid heavy losses 

 incurred from stain, warping, and checking. 



(/) Present and future lumber needs in California, and the locali- 

 ties where national forest timber should be reserved to meet local 

 needs. 



(g) How to improve national-forest grazing lands and make them 

 of the greatest service in supplying the needs of California for 

 meat and other commodities. 



5. Who carries on Forest Service research work in California? 

 The California Forest Experiment Station of the United States 



Forest Service, which has its headquarters at the University of 

 California in Berkeley. 



PUBLIC RELATIONS 



1. Where can I get bulletins, circulars, and maps describing the 

 national forests of the California region and the work of the Forest 

 Service? 



From the forest supervisors' headquarters (see p. 3), at ranger 

 stations, and from the United States Forest Service, Ferry Building, 

 San Francisco, Calif. 



2. Can lantern slides and lecture outlines on forestry work be 

 obtained from the Forest Service? 



Yes. Sets of colored lantern slides on forestry subjects, accompa- 

 nied by lecture outline, are loaned for short periods, free of charge, 

 to schools, clubs, associations, etc. The applicant is required to 

 pay transportation charges, both ways, from point of shipment. Ad- 

 dress requests to the United States Forest Service, Ferry Building, 

 San Francisco, Calif. 



3. Has the Forest Service any motion pictures of national-forest 

 resources and activities, and how can they be secured? * 



Yes. Motion pictures on forestry subjects may be secured free 

 of charge by responsible parties on application to the United States 

 Forest Service, Ferry Building, San Francisco, Calif. In most 

 cases, however, the reels must be ordered from the Office of Motion 

 Pictures, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C, and the 

 applicant is required to pay transportation charges from point of 



