The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-25
from ASHES
TO ASSETS"
Slogan Under Which National
Forest is Working; New
Area for Superior.

Area for Superior.
The expansion of National Forest
beginnings from a 1929 Christmas
telegram, announcing the birth of the
Lake States Region, to the present
bullying records of old lands bought fol-
new forests, pictures the activity OF
our field as well as Office force, asid
E. w. Tinker, Regional Forester, who
has been charged with the responsibility
of demonstrating tree-crop growing on
the forest soils of the Great Lakes
change of official headquarters from
the present temporary quarters to the
new Federal Building on February
is a mark of progress.
Since 1929, the Forest Service has
acquired approximately 100000 acres
towards its 100000 acre program In
establishing National Forests in the
Lake States. On all areas except the
Mesaba Unit in Minnesota protection
improvements have been installed and
equipment made instantly available.
The year 1881 has been marked by
intensive training of the field organi-
zation in their work, varying from fire
suppression to the surveying of sum-
mer homes and making of recreational
plans. Forest rangers undergo a Cruel
ling training for the first two years OF
their work. They must become ex-
perts in forest fire work, in construc-
ton varying from a lookout tower to
a portage, in all phases of woods work
including the highly specialized selec-
ton of trees for marking. In all these
things 1881 has seen great progress in
the training of young forest rangers. =
The year has been marked by the
closer interlocking of State conser-
walton plans and in the development Of
strong public sentiment in Forest con-
servation matters.
Fire Control.
The first use of airplanes for scout
ing actual fires on the National Forests
of Wisconsin occurred this year or
the Argonne Purchase Unit. Airplanes
we're also used to look for fires wher
the lookout towers were blinded by
smoke and haze, on the newly dedi-
Gated Hiawatha National Forest in Upper
Michigan, and on the Chippewa anG
Superior Forests in Minnesota. Hy-
droplanes have been used in previous
years for answering fire calls on the
100000 acre Superior National Forest
where scores of lakes are large enough
for landing places.
On the Is ranger districts there
were built 245 miles of roads, $50 miles
Of firelines, 10 miles of telephone line;
6 lookout towers Zone each on the
Ottawa and Marquette in Northern
Michigan-two on the Oneida and two
on the Flambsau, in Northern Wiscon-
SIM; large warehouses for the storage
of road and other equipment, and num-
erous small buildings, portages ano
miscellaneous improvements. For the
construction of roads and firelines
$3.50 900 was spent.
Special funds appropriated by Con-
gress for the relief of unemployment
supplemented the regular road and i'm
provement funds, which helped to in
crease the volume of business and make
an unusually busy field season.
Tree Planting.
A battery of tractors has plowee
$4,000 miles of burrows, in which trees
were planted feet apart-800O acres
on the Huron in Lower Michigan
2,100 acres on the newly dedicated
Marquette and Hiawatha Forests il
Upper Michigan, 1,400 acres in Wis.
consin, and 100 acres in Minnesota
were planted during the year.
Nurseries.
Excellent progress was made in de.
veloping the new nursery at Rhine.
lander. Over 100000 seedlings viii
be large enough for planting in the
fall of 1882. Ten million seedlings art
sown in the beds and will be ready
for planting in the fall of 1888.
The Cass Lake minnesota nursery
was doubled in capacity during thu
year, and plans are developing for it.
developments are in preparation fol
an ultimate tree-planting program O.
$4,000 acres per year.
"Ashes to Assets"
From the Lake States Forest Elk.
pertinent Station, University Farm, st
Paul, the Superior National Forest re.
ceives a Christmas gift, the "Kawishi.
wi Experimental Area" It is located
Is miles from Superior headquarters il
this city. BY climate and soil it is wei
adapted to the production of spruce
Through cooperation between the Elk.
pertinent Station and the Nationa
Forests, it will begin to show How tx
convert aspen-birch and jackpine
lands into more valuable forest" A few
veteran trees still survive the con.
dagration of 10 years ago. From this
point, according to DR.. Raphael Zon
director, it will be our job largely tt
work from "AShes To Assets"