The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-08
TWELVE FOREST RESERVATIONS
They Are Distributed Through Seven Counties Town
shend Having The Only One in Windham County
Forestry Secretary Explains Cooperative Work

The preservation OF the forests
ehich we now have in Vermont is 4
great and pressing question at this
me. Whenever any individual can eX-
.rciso amy iuduence whatsoever to-
wards saving the timbered areas of
our Green mountains from ruthless
slaughter he should do SO, not only
Tor himself but for those who are
coming in the wears later on. Dur
ing the past SIX years the people of
, ermont have become increasingly in
terested in the work of the Forestry
Association of Vermont. This asso-
alton was instrumental in bringing a
tate forester to Vermont and in MAX
,.ne the department Of forestry, con-
rising the state forester and his as
,.stants, a permanent state depart
ment. BY cooperation with the For
rstry association the state forester has
laced Vermont in the vanguard of the
rorestrv movement in the United
states. OF the objects of the assoeia-
ZION none is more important to the
,ltizens of the state than the increase
Of state holdings of forest lands in
the several counties, especially where
necessary to protect watersheds.
The policy of state forests has been
definitely adopted b. Vermont through
rhe action of the Legislature of 1912
ahich established an annual appropri
alton for the purchase of lands for
j crest purposes There are now u
state forests aggregating 10000 acres
situated in Underhill, Stowe, Duxbury,
huntington, Plainfeld, Mendon, Shar-
IN, Arlington, West Rutland, Caven-
ash, Townsend and Worcester.
tate Forest Purposes.
The purposes of the state forests as
summed up by the state forester in his
eport for 1915 are five in number:
l. To furnish local demonstrations,
% increase the general practice of for
stry.
,. To furnish places for careful ex-
erimentation and study to secure in
ormation which viii be available for
he general public.
An excellent illustration of the value
If reforestatiCn is found in Lyndon
The problem here is to control the
shifting sands which are inereas sin 2
,ery rapidly and which will in time be
ONE q serious menace to the town.
There are other towns in the state
which face the same or similar prob
ems and the results obtained at Lyn-
don will be of considerable benefit to
other localities The state planta
ION, largely Of White and Scotch pine.
made in the sand, has already con
WINGED many people that these varie-
'ies "ll thrive In barren wastes anu
eheck the fnrther destruction ny the
sand. There are now about 70 acres
OF thrlfty paintings from one TO tour
years old. This plantation, convent
nifty situated for observation, being
near the railroad and the highway, has
! already proved of large educational
value. In all of the other state for
! ests demonstratlon experiments are be
| ing carried on and the forestry depart
! rent Is making them OIL the greatest
/ use to the people Of the localities IN
! which they arc situated. Al Inere2s-
! cd interest III retor5statlon has been
! evident IN all the towns surrounding
/ nese Gemonstratlon pltntin2s.
.. To grow lumber, especially o.
me larger sizes, and Wood winch VIII
+ eventually be valuable to Ioea. indus
.-1es.
i >. 10 derive an income Tor the
state trom land which would other
I wise be Of httie value.
.. TO protest tn" local water sup
4 ~ and improve the scenery.
~r 'N1i ~ II mug
H &ieF Notch and On Mount Mansfield
Il by the state has given Vermont the
second largest state forest IN New
England, New hampshire leading will
1900 acres IN the Crawford Notch
ms purchase IN Smuggler S Notch ant
on the mountain vas brought abou
,argely through the activity OF mem
bors OF the Forestry ASSOCIATION wht
interested the governor and the stat
] forester
Inc state OF New Hampshire, 1t /
Totct go u Ia 10 1s otr
gler's Notch forest cost the state O
Vermont about $13.500 1t is to b.
noted, however, that III the New Hamp
shire case the merehantable timber
was included in the purchase, whil
funds were not available for the Yer
mont forestry department to purcha 81
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