Contents 



The Forest Service, in collaboration 

 with State forestry agencies, forestry 

 schools, forest industries, and other 

 forestry interests, has prepared a 

 comprehensive analysis of the timber 

 situation in the 12 Southern States. 

 This analysis is published as Forest 

 Resource Report 24, "The South's 

 Fourth Forest: Alternatives for the 

 Future." The present handbook is a 

 supplement to that document. 



"The South's Fourth Forest" is 

 available for purchase from the 

 National Technical Information 

 Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, 

 Springfield, V A 22161, in both 

 paperbound and microfiche. 



The Dawn of the Forestry Associa- 

 tion Movement l 



1900 to the Onset of World War II 3 



The War Years 13 



The End of World War II to the 

 Present 16 



Role of Southern Forestry Associa- 

 tions in the Future 26 



Literature Cited 27 



List of Major Forestry Associations 28 



