Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest / Protecting Existing Forests and Growing New Ones, from the Standpoint of the Public and That of the Lumberman, with an Outline of Technical Methods
PROTECTING EXISTING FORESTS AND GROWING NEW ONES, FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE PUBLIC AND THAT OF THE LUMBERMAN, WITH AN OUTLINE OF TECHNICAL METHODS.
BY E. T. ALLEN
Forester for the Western Forestry & Conservation Association (Formerly U. S. District Forester for Oregon, Washington and Alaska)
ISSUED BY
THE
WESTERN FORESTRY & CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
Office of the Forester
421 YEON BUILDING, PORTLAND, OREGON.
1911
WHAT THIS BOOK IS ABOUT AND WHY
The object of this booklet is to present the elementary principles of forest conservation as they apply on the Pacific coast from Montana to California.
E. T. Allen
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PREFACE
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
WHAT WE HAVE
WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH IT
DOES IT PAY?
CHAPTER I
TIMBER MEANS PAY CHECKS
OUR INTEREST AS CONSUMERS
SCHOOL LANDS
THE FARMER HAS THE MOST AT STAKE
CONDITIONS OF LIFE THE REAL ISSUE INVOLVED
HOW WE THROW AWAY MILLIONS
HOW WE MIGHT MAKE IMMENSE PROFIT INSTEAD.
PLAIN WORDS FOR OUR PRESENT POLICY
THE ACTION WE MUST TAKE
FIRST STEP IS TO STOP FOREST FIRES
PATROL SERVICE ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL
CO-OPERATION WITH PRIVATE OWNERS DESIRABLE
LIBERAL APPROPRIATION A GOOD INVESTMENT
REFORESTATION
OBSTACLES TO PRIVATE EFFORT
TAX NEW CROP WHEN HARVESTED
CRYING NEED FOR DEFINITE STATE POLICY
ESSENTIALS OF EFFECTIVE STATE FOREST CODE
DO IT NOW
CHAPTER II
THE UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES
TIMBER IS WORTH THE COST OF GROWING IT
DEMAND WILL CONTINUE
ADJUSTMENT ONLY QUESTION OF TIME
WHAT IT MEANS TO THE CONSUMER
STATES WILL TAKE A HAND
LUMBERMAN MUST SHOW GOOD FAITH
CIRCUMSTANCES DETERMINE PROFIT
WHO CAN AFFORD TO REFOREST NOW
BETTER DAY FOR ALL IS NEAR
CHAPTER III
ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES OF FOREST GROWTH
SELECTION FORESTS
EVEN-AGED FORESTS
NATURE AS A MODEL
MANAGEMENT OF SPECIFIC TYPES
SEEDING AND PLANTING
RATE OF GROWTH AND PROBABLE RETURNS
PROFITABLE THINNINGS
CONCLUSIONS
HARDWOOD EXPERIMENTS
CHAPTER IV
THE SLASHING MENACE
BRUSH PILING
SLASH BURNING
FIRE LINES
SAFEGUARDING EQUIPMENT
PATROL
ASSOCIATE EFFORT
REFORESTATION AS A FIRE PREVENTATIVE
CHAPTER V
CUTTING METHODS
USE OF FIRE
PLANTING FOR FUEL AND TIMBER
WINDBREAKS
COST
APPENDIX
TAX REFORM TO PERMIT REFORESTATION
VIEWS OF EXPERT AUTHORITIES
THE WESTERN FORESTRY AND CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION