NEW FOREST FRONTIERS for: Jobs, Permanent Communities, A Stronger Nation SERIOUS want in the midst of plenty—the great American paradox— FSA-1049M5 CHRONIC distress in our basic agriculture— F-372813 UNEMPLOYMENT and low standards of living for vast numbers of people—these are some of the social and economic problems facing the United States today which arrest attention and demand action. No sound opportunity to alleviate distress, strengthen morale, and drive futility from the minds of our people should be overlooked, especially in times of national emergency. FSA-10150D THESE problems seem more acute than at any previous time because it is no longer possible to recoup losses and relieve economic pressures simply by moving on to new lands. Gone are free farm lands, free ranges, free forests, and free natural resources in general. SCS PHOTO FORTUNATELY, some of the natural resources can be renewed and managed for perpetual production. We can thus help to create a new frontier on a sounder and far more permanent basis than the old—a frontier that will not merely allay our social and economic problems and postpone the day on which they must be met but also contribute toward a sound and lasting solution. F-390212 AMERICAN forests are one of the most important of the renewable resources. They occupy one-third of our country, an area exceeding the homelands of 230 million people in Europe. American forests cover a vast area. They should also afford vast opportunity. F-351959 AND F-308989 AMERICAN forests can be used for several major purposes at the same time, so that in effect their value and services are multiplied. F-395342 <<< Previous Next >>> misc-414/sec1.htm Last Updated: 30-Jan-2009