Our national forests
Figure 1. An observation point for finding forest fires. Vigilance is the watchword on the National Forests. During 1916 forest officers extinguished 5,655 forest fires. Photo by the author
A SHORT POPULAR ACCOUNT OF THE WORK OF THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE ON THE NATIONAL FORESTS
BY RICHARD H. DOUAI BOERKER, M.S.F., Ph.D. Arboriculturist, Department of Parks, City of New York. With the United States Forest Service from 1910 to 1917.
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1918 All rights reserved
Copyright, 1918 By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY Set up and electrotyped. Published, September, 1918
WHOM should this humble volume seek to honor but the father and mother whose unselfish devotion made possible both my education and my profession?
The highest type of scientific writing is that which sets forth useful scientific facts in language which is interesting and easily understood by the millions who read.
Richard H. D. Boerker
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FORESTRY AS A NATIONAL PROBLEM
THE EXTENT AND CHARACTER OF OUR NATIONAL FORESTS
WHY THE NATIONAL FORESTS WERE CREATED
HOW THE NATIONAL FOREST POLICY HAS BENEFITED THE PEOPLE
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS WHICH LED TO FOREST CONSERVATION
THE FIRST STEPS IN FEDERAL FOREST CONSERVATION.
THE FIRST FOREST RESERVES ESTABLISHED MARCH 30, 1891
AN ANOMALOUS CONDITION—FOREST RESERVES WITHOUT FOREST ADMINISTRATION
THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE RESERVES UNDER THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE
THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE FORESTRY WORK IN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN 1905
THE PRESENT ORGANIZATION OF THE FOREST SERVICE
PERSONNEL
HOW THE FOREST SERVICE APPROPRIATION IS ALLOTTED TO THE NATIONAL FORESTS
THE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR THE NATIONAL FORESTS
NATIONAL FOREST IMPROVEMENTS
THE CLASSIFICATION AND CONSOLIDATION OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS
HOW YOUNG FORESTS ARE PLANTED TO REPLACE THOSE DESTROYED BY FIRE
THE ORGANIZATION AND SCOPE OF FOREST EXPERIMENTS AND INVESTIGATIONS
PROTECTION FROM FIRE
PROTECTION AGAINST TRESPASS, FOREST INSECTS, EROSION AND OTHER AGENCIES
THE SALE AND DISPOSAL OF NATIONAL FOREST TIMBER
THE DISPOSAL OF TIMBER TO HOMESTEAD SETTLERS AND UNDER FREE USE
TIMBER SETTLEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE USE
THE RENTAL OF NATIONAL FOREST RANGE LANDS
SPECIAL USES
CLAIMS AND SETTLEMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE USE OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS
WATER POWER, TELEPHONE, TELEGRAPH, AND POWER TRANSMISSION LINES
