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PAoZo 62/ C. i/. Par* — C/. 5. Forest Service 

 The travels of the forest ranger often carry him through rough and dangerous country and over 

 mountain ranges ten to fourteen thousand feet in altitude. 



extinguishing camp fires or bonfires which we may start in the 

 woods. 



Other enemies of the forest are numerous fungus plants, insect 

 parasites which bore into the wood or destroy the leaves, and 

 grazing animals. The chestnut blight has killed most of the chest- 

 nut trees in the eastern states and has gone as far south as the 

 Carolinas. Our only hope for the chestnut appears to be in finding 

 some trees that are immune to the disease. The Englemann spruce 

 beetle has destroyed millions of feet of lumber in the Rocky 

 Mountains, and the Black Hills beetle has done great damage in 

 South Dakota. Hundreds of other insects, such as the gypsy and 

 browntail moths, are doing very great damage to the trees, especially 

 in the eastern states. Live stock, especially sheep, may do much 

 harm in a forest by eating young shoots and trampling on young 

 trees. Storm, wind, and lightning do damage also, as uprooted 

 trees soon die and make excellent places for fire to start. 



Practical Exercise 2. What are the enemies of trees in your community ? 

 Can you name them ? 



How are forest areas protected against fire in your state? Enumerate all 

 the methods of protection. 



