NEW FOREST FRONTIERS for: Jobs, Permanent Communities, A Stronger Nation

Research

Studying the survival of seedlings on a cut-over area.

IF PRIVATE and public owners can have sound technical knowledge of how to handle forest resources, they can do a far better job. Only forest research can provide this information, for the United States, with all its wealth, no longer has either time or money to learn through large-scale trial and error. F-270721

GROWING THE TIMBER CROP—a tremendous job lies ahead in developing procedure for the forest manager to follow. F-352121

PROTECTION.—THANKS to research, current methods of controlling forest fires are far better than they were 30 years ago, but the job is still costly. In greater efficiency through more research lies one of the best chances for reduction of cost and better coverage with the funds available. F-353532

Glued, laminated arches and plywood have been used instead of iron and steel in this workshop.

WOOD CHEMISTRY AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH has developed many new substances and improved uses for wood which mean cheaper, better products for the consuming public. Such research will continue to have an ever-increasing part to play. F-26224M

Range examiner recording growth of seedlings on grazed range.

RANGE INVESTIGATIONS have for their objectives the perpetuation and improvement of the range, the revegetation of depleted areas, and the maximum forage and livestock production consistent with sound grazing practice and the preservation of timber and other values. F-10099A

A. Damage to farm land caused by debris washed down from a denuded watershed. This area has since been added to a national forest for protection and management. B. The schoolhouse pictured here may be seen in the center of the wash above.

FOREST—INFLUENCES RESEARCH.—FLOODS and the silting-up of streams and reservoirs are a growing menace. Other damage results from losses of fertile top soil, pollution, and irregularity of stream flow for municipal purposes and for irrigation, power, and navigation. These all add up to a staggering bill, which the public must pay, in part because of ignorance of proper land use practices. A F-264090, B F-253124

ECONOMICS—ONE thing which will encourage the practice of private forestry is to get the information which shows how to make forestry pay. F-383734

FOREST SURVEY.—A NECESSARY first step in a sound approach to the Nation's forest problems is an appraisal of the extent of our resources, the rate of depletion and growth, and the probable future wood requirements. No reliable information is as yet available on half the forest area of the United States. F-395341

THE AMERICAN people are heavily dependent on forests for myriad products and services, for employment and income, and for national defense. There is thus a public interest and responsibility in all forest land regardless of ownership. During our short national existence serious inroads have been made, but forests respond to management and can be renewed. FSA-60069D