Community forests are the oldest type of forest lands in public ownership. Some have been in existence for 200 years in the eastern states and records of older community forests have been found in some of the European countries. The Division of Forestry is cooperating with counties and communities in an effort to get a large scale community forest program in Illinois. To date there are 58 community forests having a total acreage of 52,296 acres. Up to the present time 700,000 trees have been planted on these areas in cooperation with the Division of Forestry.

Nine counties in the State have County Forest Preserve Districts at present. The ratio of ten acres for each 1,000 population within the county appears to be a fair goal for county forest preserve systems in accordance with the Illinois State Planning Commission. On this basis 19 counties in Illinois should have forest preserves.

Summary

As a result of increased appropriations for forestry in recent years a definite well-planned forestry program is in effect in Illinois. For additional information on the Division’s activities, write the State Forester, Springfield.

INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES

Page
Acer
negundo,[58]
nigrum,[56]
platanoides,[58]
rubrum,[57]
saccharum,[56]
saccharinum,[57]
Aesculus
hippocastanum,[59]
glabra,[59]
Ailanthus
altissima,[54]
Alnus
glutinosa,[19]
incana,[19]
Amelanchier
canadensis,[46]
laevis,[46]
Aralia
spinosa,[63]
Asimina
tribola,[41]
Betula
lutea,[21]
nigra,[21]
papyrifera,[20]
Carpinus
caroliniana,[19]
Carya
aquatica,[13], [15]
buckleyi,[13], [18]
cordiformis,[13], [14]
glabra,[13], [18]
illinoensis,[13], [15]
laciniosa,[13], [16]
ovalis,[13], [17]
ovata,[13], [16]
pecan,[15]
tomentosa,[13], [17]
Castanea
dentata,[22]
Catalpa
speciosa,[66]
Celtis
leavigata,[36]
occidentalis,[36]
Cercis
canadensis,[52]
Cornus
alternifolia,[61]
florida,[61]
Crataegus
calpodendron,[47]
crus-galli,[47]
mollis,[48]
phoenopyrum,[48]
punctata,[47]
viridis,[48]
Diospyros
virginiana,[63]
Fagus
grandifolia,[22]
Fraxinus
americana,[64]
nigra,[65]
pennsylvanica,[64]
quadrangulata,[65]
tomentosa,[65]
Gleditsia
aquatica,[51]
triacanthos,[51]
Gymnocladus
dioicus,[52]
Juglans
cinerea,[12]
nigra,[11]
Juniperus
virginiana,[7]
Larix
decidua,[6]
laricina,[6]
Liquidambar
styraciflua,[43]
Liriodendron
tulipifera,[40]
Maclura
pomifera,[37]
Magnolia
acuminata,[39]
Malus
coronaria,[45]
iensis,[45]
Morus
alba,[38]
rubra,[38]
Nyssa
aquatica,[62]
sylvatica,[62]
Ostrya
virginiana,[20]
Paulownia
tomentosa,[66]
Picea
abies,[5]
Pinus
banksiana,[5]
echinata,[5]
nigra,[4]
strobus,[4]
sylvestris,[5]
Planera
aquatica,[35]
Platanus
acerifolia,[44]
occidentalis,[44]
Populus
alba,[9]
deltoides,[9]
grandidenta,[8]
nigra,[9]
heterophylla,[9]
tacamahaca,[9]
tremuloides,[8]
Prunus
americana,[49]
hortulana,[49]
nigra,[49]
pennsylvanica,[50]
serotina,[50]
virginiana,[50]
Quercus
alba,[23], [24]
borealis,[28]
bicolor,[23], [25]
coccinea,[23], [30]
digitata,[31]
ellipsoidalis,[23], [29]
falcata,[23], [31]
imbricaria,[23], [33]
lyrata,[23], [24]
macrocarpa,[23], [25]
marilandica,[23], [32]
montana,[26]
muhlenbergii,[23], [26]
pagodaefolia,[31]
palustris,[23], [30]
phellos,[23], [33]
prinus,[23], [26]
rubra,[28], [31]
shumardii,[23], [28]
stellata,[23], [27]
velutina,[23], [29]
Rhus
copallina,[55]
glabra,[55]
typhina,[55]
Robinia
pseudoacacia,[53]
Sassafras
albidum,[42]
Salix
alba,[10]
amygdaloides,[10]
babylonica,[10]
nigra,[10]
fragilis,[10]
Taxodium
distichum,[6]
Thuja
occidentalis,[7]
Tilia
americana,[60]
heterophylla,[60]
Ulmus
americana,[34]
fulva,[35]
rubra,[35]
thomasi,[34]