. American forests. Forests and forestry -- Periodicals. 148 THE FORESTER. July, The Redwood Forest of California. BY THE GEOGRArHER OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. As one who makes a pilgrimage to the old English abbeys, the traveler through the great Redwood forests of the Pacific Coast seems to stand transfixed by the silent grandeur of the place. He finds himself in one of Nature's cathedrals, with a high, o'erarching roof of foliage, supported by great tree columns, while the dim^twilight of the scene suggests with its shadowy recesses and a stillness which suggests the possibilit
. American forests. Forests and forestry -- Periodicals. 148 THE FORESTER. July, The Redwood Forest of California. BY THE GEOGRArHER OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. As one who makes a pilgrimage to the old English abbeys, the traveler through the great Redwood forests of the Pacific Coast seems to stand transfixed by the silent grandeur of the place. He finds himself in one of Nature's cathedrals, with a high, o'erarching roof of foliage, supported by great tree columns, while the dim^twilight of the scene suggests with its shadowy recesses and a stillness which suggests the possibility of dryads confronting one at any moment, will ap- preciate in greater measure the almost supernatural conditions existing in the home of these tree-giants. -17>.: The densest forest on earth is, in all probability, the Redwood forest, of the Pacific Slope, as measured by the amount. COURTESY OF GEOGRAPHIC REDWOOD FOREST, SHOWING DENSITY OF GROWTH. the stained glass windows of the preten- tious edifices built by man—remarkable in their conception and execution, yet less wonderful than the marvelous forest temple of the lordly Redwood. In a Redwood forest the sun never shines—it is always twilight. Those who are acquainted with the beautiful deep-green of the Pine forest, as found in various parts of the East and South, per acre of merchantable timber—that is, of timber suitable for the saw-mill. As I said in an article in the National Geo- graphic Magazine, it is not merely the size of the trees which accounts for this, —although even in this State of large things they are exceptionally large—but it is the number of trees on each acre. The closeness of stand of Redwood trees is as remarkable as its habitat is. 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 National Irrigation Association (U. S
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