. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. 24 Canadian Forestry Journal, February, 1915. fire rangers eoutrol of the setting of fires for the clearing of land. MR. G. C. PICHE. Progress of Quebec Forest Service. Mr. G. C. Piche, Chief of the Quebec Firest Service, traced the growth of the Forest Service of Quebec, started in 1909, with an expenditure of $55,000. The staff then comprised two forest engineers, three civil engineers, 15 student assistants and 80 rangers. In 1915, the estimated expen- diture was $100,000, with a staff of 20 forest engineers, two civil
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. 24 Canadian Forestry Journal, February, 1915. fire rangers eoutrol of the setting of fires for the clearing of land. MR. G. C. PICHE. Progress of Quebec Forest Service. Mr. G. C. Piche, Chief of the Quebec Firest Service, traced the growth of the Forest Service of Quebec, started in 1909, with an expenditure of $55,000. The staff then comprised two forest engineers, three civil engineers, 15 student assistants and 80 rangers. In 1915, the estimated expen- diture was $100,000, with a staff of 20 forest engineers, two civil engineers, 15 expert scalers or special agents and 80 forest rangers. In order to recruit the technical men needed a forest school was. Mr. G. C. Piche. established in 1910 at Quebec. The gov- ernment employed 18 of the 26 forest engi- neers, graduated from the Laval Forest School. The next step would be a ranger school to train men, not only for the gov- ernment, but for lumbermen. Quebec had 130,000,000 acres of forest area of which 45,000,000 acres were leased to limit holders; 5,000,000 acres belonged to private owners and the remaining 80,- 000,000 acres were in virgin forest. Co- operation with private holders so as to place their woodlots under a permanent system of exploitation was desired in addi- tion to the reforestation of waste lands. The forest nursery at Berthierville had been increased to meet the big demand Avhich had arisen for seedling trees for the replanting of farmers' woodlots. Timber lands were being i)rotected from land speculators getting them under cover of colonization. During the last year 500,000 acres had been examined and clas- sified so as to place limit holders in a more certain position. On the south shore of the St. Lawrence reserves had been created where no sales will be made for ten years. Following an exploration of 8,000 square miles of vacant lauds, timber limits were sold, last Octo- ber, bringing a higher bonus than at any former sal
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