. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. C. aniulidn Foicslii/ Journal, Srplcnihcr, 11)1/ 1319 Fighting Fires in the Pacific States An interesting report on the ser- ious fire conditions on the Pacific Coast this year was issued by the United States Forest Service during August:— "With the most serious lire situa- tion in a number of years threatening milhons of feet of western timber, it has been necessary for the Forest Service to suspend some of its opera- tions in order to concentrate all avail- able forces in fighting the forest fires. "Reports re
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. C. aniulidn Foicslii/ Journal, Srplcnihcr, 11)1/ 1319 Fighting Fires in the Pacific States An interesting report on the ser- ious fire conditions on the Pacific Coast this year was issued by the United States Forest Service during August:— "With the most serious lire situa- tion in a number of years threatening milhons of feet of western timber, it has been necessary for the Forest Service to suspend some of its opera- tions in order to concentrate all avail- able forces in fighting the forest fires. "Reports received from the North- west indicate that the situation is more dangerous than at any time this year. In Montana and northern Idaho two thousand men are fighting the flames under the direction of the Forest rangers. In these two States alone approximately 8170,000 has already been spent this season, and that figure is increasing bv approxi- mately $15,000 a day.^ "In Oregon and Washington valu- able timber intended to furnish air- plane stock for the fighting forces of the United States and its allies is being threatened by the flames. Logging operations are so badly inter- fered with that several large mills now supplying the Government with this class of material may be forced to discontinue operations. Num- erous fires are reported as the result of incendiarism. "The reports state that in many places little or no rain has fallen for weeks. The forests are now so dry that any fire which occurs is apt to become a dangerous conflagration, while high winds make it difTicult to control even the smallest blaze. With such conditions, it is pointed out, there is need to keep all persons out of the woods. In order to accom- plish this the Governor of Oregon has postponed the opening of the 4. P. L. BUTTRICK CONSULTING FORESTER NEW HAVEN, CONN., U. S. A. p. O BOX 607 TIMBER ESTIMATES UTILIZATION STUDIES PLANTING PLANS Landscape and General Forestry Work. Eight years experi
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