The Coconino sun., 1925-03-27
BOY SCOUTS AND THE
u. 5. FOREST SERVICE
SIGN AN AGREEMENT


An important general cooperative
agreement between region IL of the
Boy Scouts of America and the U. S.
forest service has been completed and
signed by the regional executive and
the district foresters in charge of
three western forest service districts, /
according to District Forester F. C. |
W. Pooler, who states that by the
terms of the agreement the forest
service will extend concessions to the |
scouts and the scouts will assist in
conservation and in spreading infor-
nation concerning forest protection u
The Boy Scouts of America in the
southwest have been extremely help
full in past years, Mr.. Pooler states. |
They have kept lookout for forest |
fires when they were in camps or on
hikes in the forests and have rem
dered valuable assistance in the &C
tual suppression of forest fires on a
number of occasions. 1t is to recog- |
nize these services and to enable the
whole boy scout organization to par
ticipate officially in this kind of
training that induced the district
foresters to enter into the coopera
tive agreement with the regional exe-
cutive
The agreement which is expected to
extend profitable relations and to
benefit materially both the forest |
service and the scouts has been for
mally executed and signed by Charles
N. Miller, regional executive for the
twelfth region, Boy Scouts of Ameri-
L L.. ,&r,%r ,F A1~r-
zona, California, Utah and Nevada
and District Foresters P. G. Reding-
ton, San Francisco, R. H. Rutledge, |
Ogden and F. C. w. Pooler, Albu- |
querque, for the California, Inter
mountain and Southwestern districts
of the forest service. By the terms of
the agreement both parties pledge
to do certain things that will be mu-
tually helpful to the contracting or
ganizations.
The forest service agrees to lease
available camp sites on national for
est lands to boy scout organizations;
to furnish literature concerning for
est work, fire prevention and forest
protection for the use of scout exc
cutives; and, whenever it can be done,
without interference with regular
work, forest officers will give in
structional talks to boys at camps or
at meetings in towns; go on field
trips with the boys and conduct ma
ture study work.
When scouts are called upon by the
forest service for reforestation, pa
troll of fire lines of assistance in
trail work, meals and lodging will be
furnished at the expense OF the forest
service. Boys who have shown un-
usual proficiency in forest work will
be awarded proper credentials by the
forest service through scout executives
and the forest service will report TO
the regional office of the boy scouts
instances of exceptional and meritor-
ious cooperation on the part OF boy
scouts.
The regional executive agrees Tor
the scouts that the scouts will prac-
tise and preach care with fire IN the
woods at all times; they will leave
camps clean and they will distribute
literature during forest protection and
fire prevention campaigns The
scouts will assist the forest service,
lunder proper supervision, in reforesta-
ton work by growing or planting
seedlings or both, as conditions war
rant. Older boys will furnish their
services, under proper supervision, for
patrol work wherever it is possible or
feasible. Scout executives will report
to the forest service any suggestions
for improved cooperation that may
come to their attention.