Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-02-12
LARGE NURSERY IN
SANTA FE CANON
May Be Established
By Bureau of
Forestry
PROPOSED SITE INSPECTED
George W. Peavy Tells of
Reforestation Work Being
Done By Government.

Santa Fe may be selected as the
site for a large nursery to be eStab-
lished by the Bureau of Forestry for
the propagation of native trees to re-
timber the denuded watersheds Of the
Santa Fe and Gallinas Rivers. Santa
Re and Las Vegas depend upon these
respective streams for their water
supply and it is for the purpose Of in
suring the permanency of the flow
that seedlings will be planted at their
sources.
George W. Peavy, of Washington,
D. c., an official of the Bureau of For
estry, made an examination yesterday
Of the proposed nursery site in Santa
Fe Canon. He was accompanied on
the trip by Hugh H. Harris, formerly
forest guard and assistant ranger on
the JemeZ Forest Reserve, but who
was recently promoted to be supervisor
of the Manzano and Mount Taylor
Forest Reserves. They left early in
the morning and spent practically the
entire day looking over the ground.
Would Not Commit Himself as to
Nursery Location.
There has been no decision made
and i do not want to hold out any
false hopes" Mr.. Peavy said last eve
ming, when interviewed at the Palace
Hotel by reporter of the New Mexi-
can. He stated that he was not in
a position to give out any positive
information as to whether the pro.
posed general nursery would be locat-
ed in Santa Fe Canon or in Gallinas
Canon. He declined to discuss the
matter in detail or tell how he found
conditions in the local canon, although
he talked readily enough about the
work in general being done on the
forest reserves. He said:
Il made an inspection today Of the
proposed nursery site in Santa Fe
Canon which was offered by the San
la Fe Water and Light Company on
the place known as the old Boardman
ranch. No definite decision as to the
project has as yet been arrived at so
far. The matter will be referred to
the Washington Office and il favorable
action Is taken Supervisor Kneipp will
be instructed accordingly.
Small Nurseries at Ranger Head
quarters.
Eleven definite sites for small
nurseries at rangers headquarters
have been located on the Jemez and
Pecos River Forest Reserves and
work has already been begun on sew
eral OF them. The nursery proposi.
tlon will be carried out on a small
scale for the purpose of famillarizing
the rangers with the tree planting.
As is generally known it has been
planned to establish large nursery
on either the Jemez or Pecos River
Reserves in charge of an expert for
ester and to distribute seedlings from
this central station to the rangers
throughout the two reserves. In this
way the problem of reforestation will
be thoroughly experimental with. or
course 1t is to be hoped for the gen
eral good of the reserves and for the
permanency Of the water supply in
particular that these experiments will
prove successful.
Work Of Reforestaton Carried on
Elsewhere.
1T may be well to state In this con-
nection that successful results have
been attained in the forest reserves
In southern California where condi-
tions in regard to moisture are not so
very different from those here. In
these reserves this winter the forest
rangers have each planted from 1000
to 5000 young pines. This tree stock
was supplied from the planting sta
tions at Santa Barbara and Pasadena.
tree planting Is also being
done in the sand hill regions of west
ern Nebraska.
1--WE have clearly arrived at that
point in our consumption of timber in
the United States where 1t Is neces-
sary to make determined and intelli-
gent effort to reproduce timber and 1t
may be expected that the forest SER
vice will use every means at It's com
mand to provide for the future supply
If this article so necessary in our
economic life.
Powers Of Forest Supervisors En-.
Iarged.
"a recent order promulgated by the
Forester increases the powers of the
of the forest reserves very
Heretofore whenever any
echnical work Of any character was
lone on the reserves men detailed
rom the Washington office appeared
IN the ground and carried ont the
work without consultation or coop
grafton with the supervisors For
If an examination of timber
vas made or an examination of the
,razing conditions the man having
his work in charge went directly to
he field and completed his work,
ending in his report direct to the
Office perhaps without ev-
N seeing the supervisor. Under the
lew regulation the technical man de-
allied from the Washington Office will
eport directly to the supervisors Of
Ice and carry out the work under the
Erection of the supervisor or by con-
with him. BY this arrange