. Conservation. Forests and forestry. Sierra Forsst Rc3er<re, Illustrating Protective Covering (Page 657) on the ground to feed the flames and increase the destruction from the next forest fire. And this common practise of cutting the best and burning the rest has been fohowed up until it has so far depleted and degraded the stand that our remaining forests, east of the Rocky Mountains contain but a small amount, probably less than one-fifth, of the valuable timber that they might have had with reasonable care and pro- tection. The repeated burnings have largely destroyed the forest floor t
. Conservation. Forests and forestry. Sierra Forsst Rc3er<re, Illustrating Protective Covering (Page 657) on the ground to feed the flames and increase the destruction from the next forest fire. And this common practise of cutting the best and burning the rest has been fohowed up until it has so far depleted and degraded the stand that our remaining forests, east of the Rocky Mountains contain but a small amount, probably less than one-fifth, of the valuable timber that they might have had with reasonable care and pro- tection. The repeated burnings have largely destroyed the forest floor that held back the water and protected both the moun- tain and the valley from destructive flood and drought, and robbed the soil of its ability to reproduce a protecting growth. Formerly, the settlers selected the more level land for clearing, but. with the increasing demand and abandon- ment of the older, worn-out fields, they are now pushing their clearings up 6S9. 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 American Forestry Association. Washington, D. C. : American Forestry Association
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