. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. Via. ;^ ACHES OF DESOLATION. M(>r»» tliMii T),(1(1(1 OdU :icr<»s of sucli biiiTcn land arc found in Pennsylvania, ^lucli valuabU' tiuibcr wrs Just tliroiigli iTcUb's;;; cxphtitation <»f tli«' original Fig. 4. ACRES OF SCRUB OAK Scnib Oak lias iiiclni-e (jf and in-o^rcss, wliicli iMiablcs us in ])art to coni- jri-clKMid tin* important role tliat man played in transforming the oi'i«»inaI forest into tlie j>resent forest. Peiinsyhania oriiiinallv contained laroe, <, and extremely
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. Via. ;^ ACHES OF DESOLATION. M(>r»» tliMii T),(1(1(1 OdU :icr<»s of sucli biiiTcn land arc found in Pennsylvania, ^lucli valuabU' tiuibcr wrs Just tliroiigli iTcUb's;;; cxphtitation <»f tli«' original Fig. 4. ACRES OF SCRUB OAK Scnib Oak lias iiiclni-e (jf and in-o^rcss, wliicli iMiablcs us in ])art to coni- jri-clKMid tin* important role tliat man played in transforming the oi'i«»inaI forest into tlie j>resent forest. Peiinsyhania oriiiinallv contained laroe, <, and extremely ])ro- dnctive foi-ests. The lai'<»e ha\(' hecome small, the dense have be- come open, the i»rodnctive have become nnprodnctive. Kach oenora- tion of mankind has seen a snialler, more open, and less productive ^cnei-ation of forests. The march of forest destruclion has been rai)id and seveie and yet inevitable ou account of »- economic conditions. While ori'-inaljy almost the total area of the State was coveied with ti-ee-^rowth, to-day less than oO per cent, is covered by W(K)dy growth and over r»,(MMMM)0 acies of this is barren or un- jtroductive. while many more acres are poorly stocked with trees. Most of oui- woodland areas are at present in a very unproductive unsanilaiy. unattractive, and unrei»ulated condition. Economic conditions have 'cd and Ihe old order of thing's need not <'ontinue. AVe must substitute conservative luml)erin<»- for the wasteful (exploitation of the j»ast. AVe must do constructive work in our foK'sis now to recompense for the <leslructive work carried on : the last few centuries. AVe should aiui to show our social and ci\ ic woith by handing- <lown to future .nenerations a heritafre eipiivaleiil to ihat which we received from oui- forefathers. In order to d(» jnoper constiucli\c woi-k it is to establish a oal or an ideal and develop projK'j- metluMls l>y which it can be reached iiv at
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