Fioe In the Open — The National Forests of Washington 



warn them to keep off. Signs put up by the Forest Service guide them along the 

 trails, and the Forest rangers they meet are familiar with the region and are glad 

 to be of service to visitors. They direct them to the best places to fish, camp, hunt, 

 hike, or take pictures, and ask in return only cooperation in preventing forest 

 fires and in keeping camp grounds sanitary and attractive. 



Maps and detailed information on any particular National Forest may be had 

 on application to the District Forester, Post Office Building, Portland, Oreg., or 

 to the supervisor of any Forest. 



If you wish to build a permanent summer home you may lease a site for a term 

 of years at a reasonable annual rental. A permit to occupy such a site may cost as 

 little as $5 a year, and seldom more than $25. Your summer home may be a cabin, 

 a cottage, or something more pretentious, as you wish. The only restrictions are 

 that the building must not be unsightly, and that the grounds must be kept in a 

 neat and sanitary condition. 



The use of the National Forests for recreation and health by larger numbers of 

 people each yeaF» increases the danger of forest fires; this liability will become an 

 asset just as soon as each individual Forest visitor is careful with his own fire and 

 keeps on the lookout for fires left by others. 



CAMPERS HELP PROTECT THE FOREST 



THE service performed each year by tourists and campers in finding and putting 

 out small fires before they have time to spread, reporting fires which they 

 can not control, and giving voluntary help in fighting larger fires can not 

 be estimated. 



Still more effective service will be rendered when each Forest visitor per- 

 sonally uses the greatest caution in locating, building, and putting out camp fires. 

 Smokers may help by carefully putting out stubs and being absolutely sure each 

 match is out before throwing it down. 



Most persons who visit the Forests are careful in their use of fire; but a small 

 proportion are not careful, and about one-third of the total number of fires on the 

 National Forests originate from their inexperience or carelessness. Observance of 

 the following rules will reduce the number of forest fires materially and save an- 

 nually Forest resources worth millions of dollars . 



