Forestry Notes 



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The United States Forest Service, the State Forester, the farm bu- 

 reaus and the Division of Forestry of the University of California have 

 all contributed largely to the fire-protection campaign. Much has been 

 accomplished, but the present system is entirely inadequate for the pro- 

 tection of forests outside the national forests and national parks. It is 

 reported from the State Forester's office that one forest fire in 1918, 

 in Humboldt County, destroyed timber and other property valued at 

 about a million dollars. The State Redwood Park in the Santa Cruz 

 Mountains is frequently threatened. Why can we not all unite in se- 

 curing thoroughgoing fire protection by the state? 



ONE STORM CAUSES TWO HUNDRED FIRES 



Lightning started about 200 forest fires between Lake Tahoe and the 

 Oregon line in one storm, on June 28, 1918. The fires were particularly 

 serious in the Klamath region. 



State Forest Nursery 



At the 1917 session of the legislature the State Forester was authorized 

 to expend $14,000 for the establishment of a forest nursery. But the 

 law stipulated that the nursery must be located on state land or on land 

 donated for the purpose. As no suitable area was found which met the 

 provisions of the law, the establishment of the nursery was postponed. 

 This year the State Forester will make an effort to secure from the 

 legislature authorization and funds to buy or rent a suitable site. The 

 plan is that the nursery will furnish stock for planting along the state 

 highways, on school grounds and in small parks in rural communities. 



Information Regarding Wood and Its Uses 



The State Forester has established a wood-utilization service, to give 

 information regarding the properties, uses, markets and available sup- 

 plies of wood products. Inquiries should be addressed to the State For- 

 ester, Sacramento. 



California White and Sugar Pine Manufacturers' Association 



Early in the war the California White and Sugar Pine Manufacturers' 

 Association pledged its resources to the Government without reserva- 

 tion. About eighty per cent of the pine cut in 1918 in California has 

 gone into uses recognized as war-time essentials by the Government, 

 and the industry has therefore been given preference in cars, materials 

 of construction and labor. In 1918 the association provided instruction 

 in first aid and sanitation at logging-camps and sawmills. Some of the 

 pine operators have pooled their resources for the purpose of advertis- 

 ing California pine in eastern markets. 



