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Title: American forests
Identifier: americanforests18natiuoft (find matches)
Year: [1] (s)
Authors: National Irrigation Association (U. S. ); New Jersey Forestry Association; South Jersey Woodmen's Association; American Forestry Association
Subjects: Forests and forestry -- Periodicals
Publisher: Washington (etc. ) American Forestry Association (etc. )
Contributing Library: Earth Sciences - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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MUNICIPAL FORESTRY By Nelson C. Brown Photographs by H. P. Baker and the Writer GOXSERVATION has become im- mensely popular in this country. From the initial subject of for- estry it has been broadened out to cover nearly every conceivable resource —not only the forests, minerals, soils, etc., but health, human energy, and al- most everything else which we can asso- ciate with the term conservation. Real conservation is beginning to be prac- tised with our forest resources. Not only has the Government taken up the practice of forestry on the timbered re- gions of the public domain now called National Forests in the \\'est, but many of our states, realizing the impending scarcity of the lumber and wood sup- plies, have taken steps to set aside for- est reserves. Lumber companies are following these examples and are aban- doning their short-sighted policy of stripping timber without regard to the future. It will not be a great while be- fore our more progressive cities will gradually take up the practice of for- estry on extensive parks, reservoir wa- tersheds and on nearby waste lands. Already a number of cities have ap- pointed city foresters to look after the care of ornamental shade trees along the streets and in the parks. Some of these positions include the management
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HEADQUARTERS OF THE SYRACUSE CITY FOREST, SHOWING A PORTION OF SKANEATELES LAKE AND THE HIGHWAY, BOTH OF WHICH WILL BE UTILIZED AS MEANS OF TRANSPORTING THE PRODUCTS OF THE FOREST TO MARKET. [page] 777

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