The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-08-04
us CAMPS IN
Lake STATES
1857 Conservation Camps Now
Established Says Regional
Forester Tinker.

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A total of 1857 conservation corps
camps have been established and are
now working under the immediate or
general Jurisdiction of the Department
of Agriculture, according to E. w.
Tinker, regional forester of the Lake
States region. OF this number ITS are
located in the Lake States and z in
in North Dakota, which is also under
the Jurisdiction of the Milwaukee
office. In Michigan there are IA Fed
eral camps, 43 state forest camps and
state park camps; in Minnesota there
are 81 Federal camps, 25 state forest
camps, erosion control camps and 3
state park camps; while Wisconsin
boasts of 81 Federal, IA state forest,
9 erosion control and state park
camps The following summary of the
progress of the conservation corps
camps was outlined by Forester Stuart
in his recent report to Director Robert
Fechner of the Emergency Conserva-
ton Work.
Promptly after the passage of the
Act on March 81, 1888, the Forest
Service began the selection of locations
for work camps in the National Forests
and laying out general plan for the
work to be done from each camp. A
much larger number of camp locations
were selected than could be occupied
after the available men were allocated
to all approved camps throughout the
country. After cutting the number
selected by over one-third, 588 National
Forest camps in 80 states were ap-
proved and have been occupied. Three
camps have been established on three
migratory bird refugees managed by the
Biological Survey. Six camps are in
stalled on revested grant lands in
Oregon.
vice has worked with the officials of
At states to locate and plan the work
to be done from 321 camps on state
owned forest lands, PIT camps on
privately-owned forest land, and 122
camps on privately-owned lands of
various sorts where soil erosion con-
troll is needed to help reduce floods.
The private land camps are established
for the forms of joint public and
private endeavor in forest protection
and flood control authorized by the
Act.
THUS the Forest Service, aided and
advised by several other bureaus in the
of Agriculture-the Bur-
eaus of Agricultural Engineering, BIZ
illogical Survey, Chemistry and Soils,
Entomology, Plant Industry, and Plant
Quarantine, has arranged for forestry
and erosion control work from total
of 1857 camps under the immediate
or general jurisdiction of the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
1.-The Federal and State forestry Off
GERS collaborated with the Army in
locating the exact building site for
each camp; assisted in camp installa-
ton by the loan of tools and equip
ment, trucks, personnel and such
building material as were on hand;
and, in cooperation with State relief
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men to aid in camp con-
struction. Cooperation between the
Army, the relief agencies and the
forestry agencies has been close and
effective.
1.-THE necessary tools, trucks equip
ment, and materials for the woods
work have been acquired or arranged
for; more than 1900 foresters and
others trained and experienced in di-
recting woods work and performing the
specialized tasks involved have been
employed. in addition to those avail
able among the enrolled men.
Intensive group training in the
highly technical details of such work
as thinning and improving the forest
stands has been conducted for the men
who will act as leaders in these ac-
tivitieS.
"Plans have been made and material
for giving the enrolled men
training in forest fire suppression tao
tics in anticipation of emergency calls
for such work; in the technique of
their other tasks; and for elective study
by the men in the camp in the elements
of forestry, the reasons underlying the
work they are doing, and the benefits
to be derived therefrom in increased
forest protection and productivity.
Already there is a stable quantity
of forestry. work accomplished to the
credit of the Emergency Conservation
project-forest plantations established,
Trimmings made and worthless trees
from the forests. Fire breaks
started truck trails, horse and foot
trails laid out and begun for better
access for forest protection.
Nov, at the end of the first major
phase-the installation of the camps,
we are ready to bring the whole force
of this great enterprise to bear in
works to increase the protection of our
forests against fire, disease and insects,
and to enhance their productive power.
The Department of Agriculture is very
much aware of its opportunity to bene-
fit the forests while aiding the great
group of enrolled men to find salts
faction and beneficial training in
healthy work of the highest public
value