. Forest protection and conservation in Maine, 1919. Forests and forestry. XVI FOREWORD While we speak more fre- quently of the lands in the Maine Forestry District, not by any means are all our timberlands con- fined within its boundaries. There is much valuable timber, both of soft wood and hardwood species, distributed throughout our organ- ized townships outside the Disrict; and in recent years the loss froni woods fires in lands outside the District frequently has been greater than the fire loss in the timberlands lying within the Dis- trict. The timber loss is not the only consideration
. Forest protection and conservation in Maine, 1919. Forests and forestry. XVI FOREWORD While we speak more fre- quently of the lands in the Maine Forestry District, not by any means are all our timberlands con- fined within its boundaries. There is much valuable timber, both of soft wood and hardwood species, distributed throughout our organ- ized townships outside the Disrict; and in recent years the loss froni woods fires in lands outside the District frequently has been greater than the fire loss in the timberlands lying within the Dis- trict. The timber loss is not the only consideration in case of woods fires in the settled portions of the State, as other valuable property^- such as cordwood, sawed lumber^' fences, and sometimes even farm^ buildings are destroyed. Ever since I became Forest Commissioner I have been trying for better protection for these lands outside the District. As or- ganized towns they have their town officers who are charged with looking after their town affairs; but I have always felt that in mat- ters of fire protection for tim- berlands, the Forest Commissioner, though not responsible, should co- operate with the local authorities and lend every assistance possible. So the Department has kept in touch with each board of Selectmen by means of letters and circulars, has assisted in enforcing the slash law by keeping a slash inspector working in the lower part of the State, has furnished a considerable number of fire signs for posting, and, most important of all, has made a beginning in systematic. GROWTH ON BURNED LAND. Twenty-six year old growth of white birch and poplar on burned land. Photo by Maine Forestry 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]
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