The border vidette., 1925-03-28

been completed and signed by
the regional executive and the
district foresters in charge OF
three western forest service dis.
tricts, according to District For.
ester F. G. w. Pooler, who states
that by the terms of the agree.
ment the forest service will ex
tend concessions to the Scouts
and the Scouts will assist in con.
servation and in spreading in.
formation concerning forest pro
lection.
The Boy Scouts of America in
the southwest have been ex
tremely helpful 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
rendered valuable assistance in
the actual suppression of forest
fires on number of occasions. 1t
is to recognize these services and
to enable the whole Boy Scout
organization to participate otfi
cially in this kind of training
that induced the district forest
ers to enter into the CO operative
agreement with the regional ex-
ecutive.
The agreement, which is ex-
pected to extend profitable rela.
tions and to benefit materially
both the forest service and the
Scout, has been formally execut
ed and signed by Charles N.
Miller, regional executive for the
18th region, Boy Scouts of Am
erica, which include the states
of Arizona, California, Utah and
/ Nevada, and District Foresters
P. G. Redington, San Francisco;
r, H. Rutledge, Ogden, and F..
G. w. Pooler, Albuquerque, for
the California Intermountain and
Southwestern districts of the
forest service. By the terms of
the agreement both parties
pledge to do certain things that
will be mutually helpful to the
contracting organizations.
The forest service agrees to
lease available camp sites on ma
tional forest lands TO Boy Scout
organizations; to furnish liter.
ature concerning forest work,
fire prevention and forest pro
lection for the use of scout ex-
ecutives, and, whenever it can
be done without interference
with regular work, forest officers
will give Institutional talks to
boys at camps or at meetings in
towns; GO on field trips with the
boys and conduct nature study
work.
! When scouts are called upon
by the forest service for refor.
estation, patrol of fire lines or
assistance in trail work, meals
and lodgings will be furnished
at the expense of the forest ser
vice. Boys who have shown un.
usual proficiency in forest work
will be awarded proper creden.
tials 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
meritorious cooperation on the
part of boy scouts.
The regional executive agrees
for the scouts that the scouts
will practise and preach care
with fire in the woods at all
times; they will leave camps
clean and they will distribute
literature during forest protec
ton and fire prevention cam
paigns. The scouts will assist
the forest service, under proper
supervision, in reforestation
work by growing or planting
seedlings Or both, as conditions
warrant. Older boys will fur.
nish their services, under proper
supervision, for patrol of fire
lines and will assist in trail work
wherever it is possible or feast.
BILE. Scout executives will re
port to the forest service any
suggestions for improved co.
operation that may cone to their
attention.