This 3,800-acre tract of primeval wilderness was dedicated in 1936 after the Veterans of Foreign Wars suggested a fitting shrine be created to the memory of the author of “Trees.” Within the national shrine are 100 species of hardwood trees, including giant yellow-poplars, oaks, birch, basswood, maple, buckeye, and cherry, with shrubs, vines, and flowers carpeting the forest floor.
8 Longleaf Trail Vista, near Alexandria, La., Kisatchie National Forest, Southern Region.
This general area includes some of the highest land in the State, ranging up to 350 feet above sea level. It lies within the Red Dirt Game Management Area, where demonstration woodlands are thinned by commercial logging in order to provide food and improved conditions for wildlife.
9 Hearts Content Scenic Area, near Warren, Pa., Allegheny National Forest, Eastern Region.
This is a 120-acre primeval forest of towering eastern white pine. Parts of the land were presented to the Government by a lumber company and women’s clubs. About 15 miles east of Hearts Content is the Tionesta Scenic Area, nearly 2,000 acres of magnificent virgin hardwoods and eastern hemlock.
10 Federation Forest, on the road between Danby and Peru, Vt., in Ten Kiln Meadows, Green Mountain National Forest, Eastern Region.
This drive through the heart of the Green Mountains will show managed northern hardwood forest types, including sugar maple.
In addition to these areas, many of the 800 National Forest ranger stations contain displays on local trees. All are designed to show the American people how the resources of the National Forests are cultivated and used to serve the country now and in the future.
