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words " Forest Service, Department of Agriculture." This shield is 

 worn on the left breast of the forest-green uniform. 



Temporary Forest Service employees wear a nickle badge bear- 

 ing a pine tree, the words, " Forest Guard," and the letters " XL S. 

 F. S." 



4. What is the function of the regional forester? 



The California region is one of nine national-forest regions in 

 various parts of the United States. Each of these has an executive 

 head known as a regional forester. All the work incident to the 

 administration and protection of the national forests in his region, 

 and other work on connection with the dissemination of information 

 regarding all phases of forestry work and the practice of forestry 

 throughout the region are under the direction of the regional forester. 





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United States forest ranger 



5. What are the duties of a forest supervisor? 



A forest supervisor is primarily a business manager in charge 

 of the production of crops of timber and forage on areas averag- 

 ing 1,000,000 or more acres of Government land. He must be able 

 to handle funds and the time of men economically, he must main- 

 tain good business relations with large numbers of people and or- 

 ganizations, and he must succeed in keeping the results produced 

 in right relation to the cost of the work. He must maintain disci- 

 pline which will insure high standards of performance on the part 

 of the men under his direction. He must have an intimate know- 

 ledge of his forest and of every line of work conducted thereon. 



6. What are the duties of a forest ranger? 



Every national forest is divided into ranger districts. A forest 

 ranger is in charge of each district, sometimes assisted by an assist- 

 ant ranger. A ranger district is the smallest administrative unit 



IF YOU DON'T KNOW, ASK A UNITED STATES FOREST 



RANGER 



