Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-06-28
FORESTRY NOTES.
Conducted by the Ladies Literary Club.
The Forestry Committee.

When it was suggested at the last
Biennial period that the Department OF
Forestry should he adopted by each
State Federation, it seemed IA pretentious
move to many OF the small study clubs
of the Vermont Federation, aud they
had little faith in their value in this
department, which seemed to imply
technical knowledge, leisure TO study
nature, professional training, and con-
slant activity throughout the various
seasons.
But when Mrs. Williams. the first
National Chairman OF Forestry, visited
Vermont, she received warm welcome
aud evidences of interest. In the second
year the petitions for the purchase OF the
Eastern Forest Reserve were scattered
broadcast throughout the State, and
received widespread endorsement and
watchfuuess Of the fate of the move
ment. Now in its third year the For
estry Committee (of the Vermont State
Federation) is constantly aware OF an
atmosphere of helpfulness and coopera-
tor. In several Vermont towns tree
wardens have been appointed through
the efforts of the woman's organizations
ana for further help Il committee has
been appointed to look after the roads
leading to adjoining towns and to report
any needs there found to exist.
The largest clubs have held meetings
to which the general public has been
invited and the subject of Forestry
elucidated by some speaker qualified to
treat it authoritatively. The smaller
clubs have prepared programmes calling
for search aud thought, and such meet
ings have caused a decided increase of
reliable information and stimulus to
further study. Each club was asked to
appoint a COMMITTEES to receive com
munications upon Forestry, aud to make
application to Forest Service" for hui.
letns applicable to local needs.
The work of the leg islature was close
ly followed, and the progress. of the
objects for which appropriations were
made will be noted by the clubs.
Owing to the distance between the
towns represented in the Federation,
there cannot be the frequent personal
interchange and close acquaintance be.
tween the members which exists in some
of the other Federations; but this con-
ditiOn is met somewhat by the readiness
with which the newspapers of the State
have given space to reports and plans
of work, and have developed the fact
that i'll every small town there is a
growing acquaintance with the laws of
the State in regard to the care of its
forests, the prevention of waste by fire.,
and the care of the shade trees.
knowledge and zeal 60 hand in hand,
The printed columns are searched
closely for clippings. The progress OF
the Forestry Association gains personal
interest, and membership by clubs has
followed. Where it was not easy to
draw the line between the work of the
Civic improvement and Forestry Com
mitlees, the work has been undertaken
together, and the refrain has been cheer.
ing and progressive.
From the schools are received reports
of observance of Arbor Day, the study
of the growth and history of trees, and
information of the work of the Forest
Service, which will fit the coming gen.
Grafton to cope understandingly with
this problem of the forests.
The pathway to the Heroic Age
through the forests lies" From the re-
port of the Vermont Federation in the
Federation Bulletin, June, 1907.