Forest Leaves, Volume 16Pennsylvania Forestry Association., 1917 |
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Page 8
... covered with a glorious growth of white pine , hemlock , beech , birch , maple and wild cherry . A considerable portion of the primeval forest still remains near Ganoga Lake . It is pro- tected and cared for by the owner , Col. R. B. ...
... covered with a glorious growth of white pine , hemlock , beech , birch , maple and wild cherry . A considerable portion of the primeval forest still remains near Ganoga Lake . It is pro- tected and cared for by the owner , Col. R. B. ...
Page 14
... covered with two- year - old seedlings , sells for nine dollars an acre . Stocked with thirty - year - old pine it is worth eighty dollars , and with fifty - year - old pine , one hundred and sixty dollars an acre . trees . -Henry S ...
... covered with two- year - old seedlings , sells for nine dollars an acre . Stocked with thirty - year - old pine it is worth eighty dollars , and with fifty - year - old pine , one hundred and sixty dollars an acre . trees . -Henry S ...
Page 20
... covering the mountains and keeping the streams steady and clear are the most important factors in the maintenance of this asset . Fires promote desolation rather than life and beauty . A fire swept region is anything but beautiful ...
... covering the mountains and keeping the streams steady and clear are the most important factors in the maintenance of this asset . Fires promote desolation rather than life and beauty . A fire swept region is anything but beautiful ...
Page 29
... covered fifty per cent . less forest land , does show , however , that the reorganization of the fire warden system was the largest single factor in cutting down the loss . As usual , railroads and campers head the list of causes , with ...
... covered fifty per cent . less forest land , does show , however , that the reorganization of the fire warden system was the largest single factor in cutting down the loss . As usual , railroads and campers head the list of causes , with ...
Page 32
... covered by the report 12,862 acres were added to the State Forests , making the total January 1 , 1916 , 1,006,891 acres , which are located in 26 counties . The immediate forest fire loss was $ 704,996 in 1914 and $ 850,777 in 1915. A ...
... covered by the report 12,862 acres were added to the State Forests , making the total January 1 , 1916 , 1,006,891 acres , which are located in 26 counties . The immediate forest fire loss was $ 704,996 in 1914 and $ 850,777 in 1915. A ...
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