. Forest protection and conservation in Maine, 1919. Forests and forestry. .-A- FOREWORD XXVII A Forest Policy For Maine/ ^ If the State of Maine will protect the forests within her bor- ders from fire, will carry on a progressive plan for State ownership of lands suitable for reforestation and improvement, will encourage the planting of trees by private owners and improve and reforest such tracts as may be secured in the future for public ownership, it would seem that in these three fundamental principles—protec- tion, public ownership and reforestation—we have a forest policy for Maine that
. Forest protection and conservation in Maine, 1919. Forests and forestry. .-A- FOREWORD XXVII A Forest Policy For Maine/ ^ If the State of Maine will protect the forests within her bor- ders from fire, will carry on a progressive plan for State ownership of lands suitable for reforestation and improvement, will encourage the planting of trees by private owners and improve and reforest such tracts as may be secured in the future for public ownership, it would seem that in these three fundamental principles—protec- tion, public ownership and reforestation—we have a forest policy for Maine that is adequate for the present. For a beginning I would rather see these three basic principles diligently applied, than to undertake a forestry program with more complicated, and,. WASTEIN LUMBERING. ^ Brow log on yard, a fine stick of spruce with owner's mark and scaler's check mark, left to rot in the woods. Photo by Maine Forestry Dept. in a way, experimental details which might serve perhaps to dis- tract from the main issue, namely: to stop wasting what we have and to add what we can to our forest resources. There are many other valuable measures of forest protection which we may hope to grow up to and develop in time. We have to admit that our present system of taxation invites the stripping"^ of our landrthat;|t^^ acciJmj^^ makes :fir^-r^i«)teetiiaji«Baore difficult and that indiscriminate cutting of all. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Maine. Forest Commissioner; Colby, Forrest H. [Lewiston, Me. , Journal Printshop and Bindery]
Size: 2042px × 1224px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectforestsandforestry
