Times Independent | 1929-04-18 | Page 1 | Forest Week for Grand and San Juan Designated

FOREST WEEK FOR GRAND AND SAN JUAN since the president of the united sta es has shifted the responsibility ot of promoting forest education work ork from the shoulders of the federal government to the states each forest in the stale state Is now given full authority for originating and developing its own forestry educational problems each forest is expected to conduct its educational campaign at the time and in the manner deemed most appropriate it Is felt that cooperation with clubs schools newspapers and numerous other civic organizations under this arrangement will fit more closey into the local situation the consensus I of opinion of all the states seems I 1 to be that such an arrangement will I 1 be more effective than trying to force every locality to observe a fixed date to meet the condition in grand and san juan counties supervisor A C folster of the la sal forest has designated and set aside the week of april 21 to 27 as american forest week during this week forest officers and others whose cooperation Is being secured will be engaged in arranging and conducting programs in the schools churches and other civic organizations throughout the two counties the public Is cordially invited and urged to attend these pr pro grams