Careers in forestry (1961) (20525273722)

Title: Careers in forestry
Identifier: careersinforestr249unit (find matches)
Year: 1961 (1960s)
Authors: United States. Forest Service
Subjects: Forests and forestry
Publisher: Washington, D. C. : U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library



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16 MISC. PUBLICATION 2 4 9, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
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An extension forester shows local farmers and their families how to build firelines in the forest. Firelines help to halt an onrushing fire. United States and have yielded financial returns and other benefits to the communities for more than two centuries. In recent years the number of community forests has increased greatly. Reports to the Forest Service in 1953, showed more than 3,000 community forests aggregating about 4*/2 million acres in 40 States. Of the total, 800,000 acres were maintained by municipalities, 3/2 million acres by coun- ties and townships, 130,000 acres by schools or school districts; and 40 thousand acres by other organizations. In addition to parks for recreational purposes and purchases of forested watersheds for the protection of sources of domestic water supplies, many cities and counties are acquiring forest lands for investment and develop- ment purposes. Managed under multiple-use plans, similar on a smaller scale to those applied on the national forests, such community forests can