Title: American forestry
Identifier: americanforestry231917amer (find matches)
Year: 1910-1923 (1910s)
Authors: American Forestry Association
Subjects: Forests and forestry
Publisher: Washington, D. C. : American Forestry Association
Contributing Library: The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden
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PRACTICAL EXTHUSIASTS WHO DID THE PLAXTIXG NEAR ALTOONA. PEXXSYLVAXIA A group of the planters—mostly Boy Scouts—who made such a good record in putting out the little trees on Kittanning Point, part of Altoona's watershed, under the personal supervision of District Forester Ludwig, of the Pennsylvania Forest Service. ALTOONA'S WATERSHED FORESTED TROOPS are guarding the water supply reservoirs of most of our cities to prevent poisoning of the water by alien enemies. Fortimate is the city that has taken the necessary measures to insure a pure, even flow of water to the homes in its environs the year around, in times of peace as well as war. The protection from denu- dation of those lands adjacent to reservoirs or other sources of supply is the essential thing. The ground cover must be retained for its cleansing ability in removing impurities from the water and for its absorptive powers, wliich equal- ize the flow. Planting of trees on such lands is the only satisfactory and permanent method of accomplishing the desired end. Altoona, Pennsylvania, has adopted a broad policy in this connection. In April and May of last year, 30,000 one- and two-year-old seedlings were planted on Kittanning Point, part of the watershed of the city's reservoirs, and an appropriation lias been made to carry on the work from year to year. Twenty thousand seedlings started in plantation last year wiU be set out this spring. White Pine, European Larch, Scotch Pine, White Ash, and Pitch Pine are being used and the first year's planting shows that ninety to ninety-five per cent are thriving. The Blair County Game, Fish, and Forestry Associa- tion was the first to realize the need of this work and to call it to the attention of the city officials. The Commissioner of Parks and Watersheds immediately cooperated with the organization and the aid of the Boy Scouts in the section was secured. Most of the actual work of planting was done by the boys and they made a good record for them- selves by setting out 18,000 trees in one seven-hour day. The trees were furnished by the State of Pennsylvania and the work was superintended by District Forester Ludwig of the Pennsylvania Forest Service. HAWAII'S EFFECTIVE LAWS HAWAII has now had her 798,344 acres of forest pre- serves imder the control of a Division of Forestry for a year and the rules in force have worked out very well. The law, passed in April, 1916, provides pen- alties not to exceed five hundred dollars in amount for violations of its provisions, which are based largely on the regulations in force in the National Forests administered by the United States Forest Service. The cutting, kiUing, removal, or injuring in any way any tree, the grazing of any animals or the hunting of any wild animals on forest land under the control of the Divi- sion of Forestry, is prohibited except as authorized by per- mit from the Superintendent of Forests. The wilful dis- 366 turbance or defacement of signs, survey monuments, or marks of any kind, the destruction of property of any kind, the leaving of refuse which will render the forest unsightly or pollute the waters of the forest, and "squatting" on government land or erecting any sort of construction ex- cept as otherwise allowed by law arc all pimishable by fine. More than 250,000 acres of the 798,344 under the con- trol of the Forestry Division are privately owned. C. S. Judd, Superintendent of Forestry for the Territory of Hawaii, and five Forest Rangers appointed by him, make up the organization which is effectually caring for the Hawaiian forests.

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