CONTENTS 
Pag* 
Foreword 2 
The forests of Alaska 5 
Coastal forests 5 
Interior forests 5 
Nonforested areas __ 6 
Importance of fire prevention 7 
Key for identification of Alaska trees _ 8 
Six tested rules for forest fire prevention 38 
Glossary of technical terms 39 
LIST OF SPECIES 
Alder, red (Alnus rubra) 32 
Alder, Sitka (Alnus sinuata) 30 
Aspen (Populus iremuloidcs) 22 
Birch, Kenai (Be tula kenaica) 28 
Birch, Alaska white (Betula neoalaskana) 30 
Cedar, Alaska (Chamaecyparis 7ioo(ka(ensis) 20 
Cedar, western red (Thuja plicata) 18 
Cottonwood, northern black (Populus trichocarpa hastata) _ 24 
Crab apple, Oregon (Malus rivularis) 32 
Fir, Alpine (Abies la.siocarpa) 16 
Fir, silver (Abies ainabilis) 18 
Hemlock, mountain (Tsuga mcrtcnsiana) 16 
Hemlock, western (Tsuga hetcrophylla) 14 
Maple, dwarf (Acer glabrum) 36 
Maple, bigleaf (Acer macro]>hylluin) 36 
Mountain ash, European (Sorbus aucuparia) 34 
Mountain ash, western (Sorbus americana sitchensis) 34 
Poplar, balsam (Populus balsamifera) _ 22 
Pine, lodgepole (Pinus contorto) 10 
Spruce, black (Picea mariana) 12 
Spruce, Sitka (Picea sitchensis) 14 
Spruce, white (Picea glauca) 12 
Tamarack (Larix laricina) 10 
Willow, Beak (Salix bebbiana) 24 
Willow, biglcaf (Salix amplifolia) 26 
Willow, feltleaf (»S'a/j*x alaxensis) -- 28 
Willow, 6ilky (Salix sitchensis angustifolia) 26 
Yew, Pacific (Taxus brcvifolia) . 20 
