for outdoor recreation and for production 

 of timber, game, and fish. 



Devise ways of eliminating air, water, and 

 soil pollution through improved forestry 

 activities. 



Learn how to control forest pests without 

 contaminating the environment or upsett- 

 ing natural communities of plants and 

 animals. 



Solve the socio-economic and ecologic 

 problems of recreation on public and pri- 

 vate forest and range lands. 



Devise feasible geographic patterns of 

 wildlife habitats that can serve people of 

 all economic levels. 



Determine the requirements for improving 

 and maintaining the esthetic qualities of 

 forest landscapes and rural communities 

 through management of forest environ- 

 ments. 



Provide the scientific knowledge needed to 

 raise the productive capacity of forests to 

 meet domestic needs and improve the 

 United States position in world trade. 



Develop new and improved forest prod- 

 ucts that are of high serviceability and are 

 suited to the needs and wants of con- 

 sumers. 



Provide knowledge that will assure a fair 

 and open marketing and distribution sys- 

 tem for forest products. 



Would you like to have a part in achieving 

 one or more of these goals? Many of your 

 fellow scientists will. You, too, can be 

 "on the team" if you choose. 



The goals are national and hence broad. 

 Their achievement will usually require 

 work in several lines of research, often in 

 several parts of the country. Such sub- 

 division of effort provides clear assign- 

 ments of responsibility, keeps each team's 

 mission within manageable proportions, 

 and recognizes regional variations in 

 forest management and use. 



Quite clearly, achievement of such goals 

 will require talents of specialists in many 

 sciences. At present some 80 scientific spe- 

 cialties are represented in the Service. In 

 nearly all of them, some new employees 

 must be recruited each year. The needs 

 are particularly great for researchers in 

 economics, sociology, pathology, entomol- 

 ogy, fire physics, hydrology and watershed 

 management, wildlife habitat, and plant 

 physiology. No less needed are biochem- 

 ists, physicists, and engineers interested in 

 forest products technology. 





