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as secretary of the state board of forestry. He shall, under the 

 supervision of the state board of forestry, execute all matters 

 pertaining to forestry within the jurisdiction of the state; have 

 charge of all fire wardens in the state, and direct and aid them 

 in their duties; direct the protection and improvement of state 

 parks and forests ; collect data relative to forest destruction and 

 conditions; take such action as is authorized by law to prevent 

 and extinguish forest, brush, and grass fires; enforce all laws 

 pertaining to forest and brush-covered land, and prosecute for 

 any violation of such laws; cooperate with landowners, as 

 described in section 4 of this act; and publish from time to 

 time such information of forestry as he may deem wise. He 

 shall prepare annually a report to the governor on the progress 

 and condition of state forest work, and recommend therein plans 

 for improving the state system of forest protection, management 

 and replacement. 



Sec. 3. Supervision and care of state parks. — The Califor- 

 nia Redwood Park and the Mt. Hamilton tract, together with 

 all moneys heretofore or hereafter appropriated for the purchase 

 of land for or care of said parks, tracts and stations, shall be 

 in charge of the state board of forestry, said board to take the 

 place of and forthwith shall have all the powers and duties 

 now possessed in accordance with law by persons or commis- 

 sions with regard to the state parks, tracts of land, and forest 

 stations mentioned in this act, and also any forest or brush 

 land which may hereafter become state property, or be placed 

 definitely in the care of the state; and it is hereby further 

 enacted that, if the government of the United States or any 

 individual or corporation shall, at any time, donate or intrust to 

 the state of California, for state park or state forest reserve 

 purposes, any tract or tracts of wholly or partially wooded land, 

 such tract or tracts of land shall he administered at the expense 

 of the state, as provided by law. 



Sec. 4. Cooperative work. — The state forester shall, upon 

 request and whenever he deems it essential to the best interests 

 of the people and the state, cooperate with counties, towns, 

 corporations and individuals in preparing plans for the pro- 

 tection, management and replacement of trees, woodlots and 

 timber tracts, on consideration and under an agreement that 

 the parties obtaining such assistance pay at least the field 

 expenses of the men employed in preparing said plans. 



Sec. 5. Publication of laws and notices. — The state for- 

 ester shall prepare and print for public distribution, an abstract 

 of all the forest laws of California, together with such rules and 



