. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. 156 Canadian Forestry Journal, August, ipij- GUARDING THE' FORESTS IN CANADA'S A fire patrol boat on the Athabasca River, which renders excellent service. Railway fire ranger following up a passenger train so as to detect incipient fires along the right of way. Restoring South Africa's Forests Ravages of Axe and Fire Have Left the Present Generation a Meagre Inheritance. (Contributed to the "Camdian Forestry Journal") Editor-. No,..-.,«e,e=, i„ A«c.„ P™"'™ f-^-^^'^.^Z^'Tn'^lt^Vit wh
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. 156 Canadian Forestry Journal, August, ipij- GUARDING THE' FORESTS IN CANADA'S A fire patrol boat on the Athabasca River, which renders excellent service. Railway fire ranger following up a passenger train so as to detect incipient fires along the right of way. Restoring South Africa's Forests Ravages of Axe and Fire Have Left the Present Generation a Meagre Inheritance. (Contributed to the "Camdian Forestry Journal") Editor-. No,..-.,«e,e=, i„ A«c.„ P™"'™ f-^-^^'^.^Z^'Tn'^lt^Vit when forest slaughter has been the custom of generations. South Africa is comparatively a poorly timbered country and al- though fairly considerable areas of forest or scrub are known to have disappeared before the axe and fire within the last century or two, there appears to be no reason to think that it was ever, as a whole, a heavily timbered country during the present geological period. There seems no ground for sup- posing that eVen scrub forests were found on the High Veld or Karoid Veld of the interior, while the same applies to a large part of the moun- tain slopes and the country between the mountains and the seas. Roughly speaking the forests ot this country may be classed as "dense timber forests" and scrub forests," and the latter form by far the greater proportion. They cover. 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 Canadian Forestry Association. [Ottawa] : Canadian Forestry Association
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