foresters continued to work 
toward better fire protection, 
and many were able to 
increase their landowner 
assistance efforts (Chapman 
1981). 
Nursery production dropped 
because labor was in short 
supply at the nurseries and 
for tree planting. Information 
and education programs 
were able to use patriotism 
and war needs to make the 
public aware of the 
contributions of forests to 
the war effort and the need 
to protect and manage our 
forest lands. The Tree Farm 
System, established in 1941, 
was also promoted to 
encourage better 
management. Fire towers 
were made available as 
needed by the military and 
Civil Defense for use of plane 
spotters. Either the regular 
lookout was paid for the job 
or volunteers did the work 
(Gill 1942). The Southern 
States had an excellent 
record of contributions to the 
war effort by the State forestry 
organizations. 
