Roosevelt Standard | 1931-07-02 | Page 2 | Finds Boy Scouts Good Hands at Forestation

finds boy scouts good hands at forestation washington boy scout troops have been active operators cooperators co with the forest service of the united states department of agriculture in planting trees on vacant lands in 1920 1929 ray nay engles former ranger of the bohemia district umpqua national forest ore tools took 28 cottage grove boy scouts to an old cut over area where natural reproduction was anas sparse there they planted douglas fir trees A r few weeks later the boys returned and dedicate the area to posterity with a formal ceremony A sign prepared by engles was placed near the trail and on this were i ne names of nil all the scouts who participated the number of trees planted rod and the date when the planting was done A recent died check disclosed that the planting was a success A satisfactory re stocking Is taking place