Show 1 I TO B BE GONE OVER OGDEN May ra 21 A I-A I A thorough examination notion nation naton of or national forest boundaries mind and of interior an inquiry into time the character areas has his been made possible by tho tIme establishment es of six district headquarters ten in the west Time The examination of the tho interior areas within these those for forest st boundaries will wi be bo made to determine the character of tho the lands hands and that lands not properly embraced in tho the forestry forestry for for- estry division may mav bo be segregated forester Clifford Pinchot has written to time the district forester fin here covering this feature of tho the work of too bureau as follows Plans formulated here hero last winter and approved ed by bJ tho time secretary of oC a agri agri- agriculture agriculture ri culture call cal for tor a systematic anti and complete com coma pleto going oin over of all al national forest boundaries during tho timo present field feld sea sea- son The Tho work which you ou have been constantly doin doing in this direction is is alon along the right might lne lines but the he plan adopted calls callI for Cor more concentrated effort efort in this work vork t throughout tho service service ser ser- vice vico durin during dimming time the coming summer With tho the field force lorce at ut your Jour command and aud your close clos knowledge e of local conditions condition and of the tho national forest officers you youcan youcan 01 can so s or organize nizo this effort fort in your district dis triet as to insure a thorough h going over on on your part of the tho miles of national national na na- na forest boundaries by competent men whoso whose reports as to tho character of the land within and without the forests for for- for eats ests and whoso whose recommendations as to I lands which should be excluded or included in in- eluded checked by the information already al ready possessed by the foreign service can bo be relied onTo onTo on 00 To I To do this work in one summer will wi mal make e severe so demands on you ou but it is not beyond the capacity of tho the service as now organized Please give it i lur our best efforts until tho the work is completed and bear in imi mind especially that tim the quality of the work must bo be e able District Foresters Responsible This work ort should all al be Completed by the close of tho tim present meld field feld season season sea sea- son and each district forester should at that time timo be able to touch touch for the corrections of the proposed boundaries of his forests If however ever hO there are eban changes es recommended ended by examiners for which you feel are questionable such eases cases may go o over o for checking Until the tho next field feld season in order that no mistakes may bo be made Possible additions should be bo noted as carefully in the tho six six states where con congressional action is necessary to create additions to forest as elsewhere I As As you know the policy of the thc service service ter ser ser- vice has always been to exclude from the boundaries of a national forest all I agricultural land land except as IS congress dearly clearly cearly intended areas so small smal that they the could be handled more acceptably y under thc tho act of of Juno Ii 11 1 1906 1006 Wo o fe want all al the land hand put to its is best use r that use may be A good deal of time and money has been spent by tho service e in this most I IT the important work 1 T 1 l believe e li ln h IM however 1 that L n I I I i I I I I I I 1 T 1 l believe e li ln h IM however 1 that L n eve there is still land which would serve sene the time public sti interest interest in in- terest best outside of national forests and which could therefore be excluded f to the public advantage nd I believe too that adjoining man many v of the forests mire are lre ar areas area as which because of ot the value alue of tho the timber they support their importance importance im mm- under tinder a proper forest o gover for watershed protection or because the best public use nse of the existing forest can be bf brou brought bt about only through h their inclusion should be added to the national nation al forests naton a In addition to ha hain having in every boun boun- bounI I dary dar line lne carefully gone one over I want you to consider whether yon vort you havo any considerable areas of a agricultural lave land in the tho interior of tho the forests or other land which w would woul serve sene the public best b by be bein being excluded bes I This is a matter on which it will i wil be necessary for you vou to put your our ouren en cr best beat effort I Jf J there is is any belp help that Iau can au be bo given ivon by the an Washington ton e let Jet me mo now know now 1 the tile time timo this work first frt starts I want you u to keep me mo fully reports informed of ot its pro progress rel by monthly |