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1950
of
Commission
Session
Maintenance
Act
1951-52
and
Protection
1951
Special
Forecasts
CONTENTS
COUNCIL
Fire
and
Commission DIVISION
Deputies
Forest
Taxation
Boards
Reforestation
Control
and
OF
Conditions
Fighting
Registrations
the
Laws,
and
1950
Forests
AND
and
and
Forest
Fire
Diseases
Fire Rust
Mill
Appropriations
Fires
Reservations
Improvements
Cut
1951
from
Program
Exposition
National
TABLE
Advisory
Stations
State
for
Forests
of
and
Forest
and
FORESTRY
Wardens
of
Nursery
Forest
Arborists
Forest
Blister
Statistics
Pay
Service—
of
of
Station
retires
States City
Division
of
of
Forest
THE Communication
GOVERNOR
Research
Forestry
of
Products
Conservation
Equipment
Equipment
Insects
Mountain
Weather and
Pine
Prevention
Northeastern
Forestry
Fire and
Forest
Forests
Forests
OF
TO
Protection
Brown
Legislature
Wood-Processing
Eastern
Fire
Radio
Town
Lookout
State
Rates
Training
The
Record
Fire
Review
Administration
Revision
Forestry
Forest
Forest
Registered
District Forest
County
R.
White
State Town
State
Management
Forest
White
Forest
Surveys
Private
Public
Forest
W.
REPORT REPORT —
3
To June herewith agencies of of
RUSSELL WILLIAM
The
Recreation
His
the
and
30,
Forestry
Excellency
two
1952.
prepared
the
B.
H.
its
TOBEY,
Divisions MESSECic,
Honorable
report
This and
and
Forestry
by
their
the
consists
REPORT
Director
for
Recreation
HARRY RANDALL CHARLES OWEN JASON
the
Governor
JR.,
and
Cowncil:
staffs.
the
State
and
State
of
brief
JOHNSON,
of C.
K.
two
a
Recreation
E. Recreation
SAWYER,
E. record
Forester
R0GRES,
Forester
Commission
accounts
GREEN fiscal
SPA.LDING,
of
years
MAN,
and the
Commission.
of
activities
Director
submits
related
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th W. R. BROWN RETIRES FROM THE COMMISSION After 43 years of service, first as Secretary and soon as Chair man of the Forestry and Recreation Commission, W. Robinson Brown retired in July 1952. Later at a dinner tendered him by his many friends and co-workers a finely carved plaque was presented by Acting Governor Blaylock Atherton, along with an illuminated scroll reading as follows: “Progress, whether in business, industry or government, does not result from the efforts of mere time-servers. Every improvement in man’s management of his affairs can be traced back to the restless activity of some member of society whose questing mind probed per sistently for newer and better ways of doing things than the methods accepted by his more complacent fellow men. “You, William Robinson Brown, are one of these self-starting members of human society whose energy and imagination in finding new approaches to old problems give the key to the reason why human history has been a history of progress and improvement, not of ret rogression or of stagnation. You have served New Hampshire long, without compensation and without thought of compensation; but the strength of your service is not in its length, nor in its unselfishness. It is in the pioneering nature of everything to which you have turned your hand. “You were one of the three original members of the New Hamp shire Forestry Commission. You helped in selecting the first State Forester. You were a leader in persuading New Hampshire people to preserve for all time the beauties of Crawford and Franconia Notches by making State Reservations of them. You were Chairman of the Forestry Commission when it conducted the first survey of New Hampshire’s forest resources. “Your forward-looking activities in the field of forestry were carried on in private employment as well as in the public service. As an officer of Brown Company for many years, you were a pioneer in interesting paper companies in forest management and forest re search, and you were responsible for your ‘Company’s becoming the first paper company to employ a full-time forester. “Your latest and one of your most notable accmplishments is your almost single-handed success in securing interest on the part of in surance companies in writing forest fire insurance. Previously, in 1917, you had organized the first forest fire insurance company in the United States. “Even in your choice of hobbies, you were not satisfied with doing those things which many other men have also done. You made your- S E. H. Adi ser’ Gei ties Cor He woi org mer Clih are Boo: dist, to ser rust Stock Clerk- S. D. Clerk C.B.: b1 to en- are the the you you ‘The have of which appre and brought here may of every you rarer, retirement possible forty-three from in is and it have done, the your Chairman monograph, you projects for What Hampshire as made expression have country labors, that that and enthusiasm the you. COMMISSION New you many richer your well which of led overdue is of the are what authoritative It visited activities member has long State an for a tenacity overriding deserts RECREATION the this as and spirit future horses, conclusion of wrote that with the for represents AND it been and Commission. your served eager with enjoy logical all State.” blessed Arabian have occasion to have which name, your the FORESTRY on the long Government an blessed been you its you zeal H. of to Recreation Desert.’ you people N. which The with been have what takes same and the which us M.ay service authority into of through in the also “For “You an thanks. breed your to our provides bring 6 years Forestry ciation. have undertaken. half-million carry self deavor the Horse L
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Administration
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organization Gerald work
Boomer. rust to Chiefs areas. merly
district service
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13.
succeed
is Eidridge
Chamberlin
Cogsweu
Clerk
in
As
District
To
This
leader
assisted
are
every
H. shifted combined
has
These 1A 1 4 3 2 lB 6 8 5 7
a
Officer
and assistants.
bring
Sargent
result
in
Hight. direct
them
now
jobs progress
is
position.
charge
appointed
The
in
were
about to
Richard
as
a
F. M.
J. R. G. as H. maintenance 13. T.S.King S.Goodhue R. of
line
the full-time
to Goodhue, Ten
straight
District
follows:
J.
Q.
F. R.
B. W.
District REPORT A. 0. reorganization
Chief B.
W.
become
of
the Baker
of
Blister FOREST
Buckley and
Ricard
J.
Working
Smith full-time
Hollis R. Fire
Webber
Chase
Smith town
B.
S. the
authority Baker
B.
change
State
Fire
has
H.
‘District
Diehl
Blister
Control
line
J.
Codman,
OF
forest Diehl
Fire
full-time 28
Messeck,
Rust
Q.
and
relieved
Chiefs Forester
and FORESTRY I
organization
directly FIRE
District
state
Ricard
is Chiefs,
in
fire
Fire
Rust
Officer
purchase
has
in
in
District
T.
Number
the
3 3 4 4 4 1 2 3 3 2
G. deal
wardens
Jr.
charge lookout
SERVICE
Chiefs the J.
district
and
resulted the
District
and
under
F.
the King
Fire
districts,
DIVISION
directly
fall
Coan.
State
of
Richardson,
R.
Leaders
by
latter
with
of
and
Chiefs
relinquished
the
watchmen.
fire Lookout
B.
of
Fire
Assistant
Fire
Leaders
the
in
Lakes
Forester Maintenance
Smith
with
deputies.
1950 definite
State
three
chiefs.
two
increased
H.
G.
Control
forest
Control
in
and
H.
Watchmen the Hartwell
patrolman
advancing
the
charge
were
Forester, District
with
Hight
Jr. men
District
responsibili
The
of
fire
their
Assistant
forest
and Assistant
Mechanics
appointed
efficiency,
many increased
who
service.
revised
of Fire
blister
S.
from
Fire
field
Fire
fire
for
de
Chief
H.
7
r
a’,
3
of
fire
the
re
act
ten
also
that
Con
pro
Fire
high
super
latest
These
towis.
the
the
campers
and
forestry the
the
town
the
tools
serve
to under
the
means
District
of
now
in
Magalloway
in
of
to
sides.
Forest
plan
The
is
by
and
appointments
administrative
and
town
come
operates
of
can
registers
both
wardens
and
and
fires
office
patrols
messages
building
meetings
Lakes
active.
through
and
Fire
on
and
deputy
revised
a
at
give
Boscawen.
equipment
laws
matters boxes,
COMMISSION
state
daily
relay participation
at
and
forest
radio
been
for
Grass
or
Concord
fire
for
Federation
ground
films,
tool
happens
by
service
by
all
active
makes
it have
Connecticut
help
basis
organization
The
fire
the
prevention.
informative
warden
5
Nursery
the
show
camp
constructing
as
at
He
maintenance
and the
RECREATION
the
in
of to
of
state
and
on
and
reports
and
for
having
warehouse
4
and
policy.
Falls Forest
AND
been
a
Destroyed
inspects
keep
Chief.
administration,
2,
of
made
daily
going fire
to
needed
and
with
patrolman
members
is have
training
State
of
Fire
forward
Moose
been
opportunity
associations
do
all
policy
in
the
order
Canada,
discuss
stimulating
at
the shop
FORESTRY
an
Districts
Buildings
what
to
making
by
in
at
the
going have
H.
dispatch
storage
into
for
and
District
fees
recommendations
been to
N.
service
are
wardens
for
knows
Associations
especially
the
present
having
stored
station
The
fire
have
sheets
fire
changes
by
‘biennium
leading
now
collects
area
not
Following
maintenance
Plans
Attendance
now
a
the
danger
and
way
vised
forest
are
cord as
planning
Wardens
items.
grams
forest information,
source
8 meetings
completed.
in
tails
radio
immediately Many 1
Review Mt. the up ring largest Council
operation held thunderstorms Sanbornton bornton-Meredith operation in where size a the lieved to County Stoddard in pumps
which with
was On 1893, the side half. Mountain a incidence, through state
swamp.
week
Ossipee,
extinguish streams,
the
telephone
into
that
laying
1.
hunting
Heavy with attempting The
the in
October
to
A
such
Ground
were
until
water
fire
the
fire
of
New
to where to
central
29
severe
The
Concord.
with
day, state
most
frequent
the burned.
threatened fire
Forest
continuing impose The which
bring
underlying
of
acres
danger and
was closed
situation
a rains
wells
fire
Boston. 1950 was
was
season.
25
6000 heavy
water
line
most
it.
Jeremy on
cut burned
of
Gilford
storm
burned
early
area,
in
to
acres fighters.
about by
was August trucked
Fire
He
and New by warmer line, in
Season.
restrictions There
down
south
feet
clean
Londonderry
increased
REPORT
rains
difficult
levels
fast
frost
the
the Permission
The
is
in
in low
until
a
vegetation. the
of
dryness
with 50
Conditions
Hill, a
England
45
fire,
of control.
based large
visibility
the
fire
slash
central
to
31st, were central
slash
17th
and
for in
acres
lookout The
terminated than acres
continued
hose
continued lower
mid-month.
Second
Lack
OF
Federal
very tanks in
although
starting month.
with
September,
area,
determined
at but
a
when on
a
burned water dry
FORESTRY
Gilford,
normal
and
necessitating lightning All
of
and
number
was where
New area the
a
of
and
Fire
from
those
high
stations
to
dry
Connecticut
woodlot. old
weather
but
these the
normal
needed.
New
Fires
Hill,
Moose
supplement from to through was
obtained
the
on
held
in
Hampshire
seacoast incidence
and
slash
cool
September
25
Stoddard
use
was drop
winds
south
of
Wilton
August rose DIVISION
York fire
needed
Warner growing
fires
action
continued a
acres
in
very
to rainfall
lightning
of
weather, Smoke Falls
On
burned continued
stopped
in
occurred
and long
the
again
of
4 from
one-half
early
and
had on
Lake.
July
a
region rose dry
pumps
where
Concord
of
by
a
to
20th
and
camp
northern
wells
pulpwood
hose
November 26th
Hill but
long haze
season
in
slash been
put hovel
heavy with
the
the
during
30th,
September and accordingly.
in
the
fires,
Dunbarton.
July
on
temporarily
to
a
not
and
and
went
hose lines to to
having acre,
from them
the
Meredith Governor
clearing
trenched
the continued
Grant’s
in
increased
coolest
on
on
mid-August
29th.
relay on
rain two 1950
half
the maintains
in
Kearsarge
a slash
operation
a
line
and
the
advent
dry.
fires
25th the
required
out.
logging
logging
Carroll
second
occur
heavy
of water
dried
swept
relay
from 25th.
after Peak
since
San
crew
The
The Fire
and
and and
out
but
and
the
for re
in
of
9 10 N. H. FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
26th. This storm was one of the most destructive in history —second only in actual destruction of property and timber to the great hurri cane of September, 1938. The greatest destruction to timber occurred in northern New Hampshire, in Vermont and in the Adirondacks of New York where the destruction paralleled that of the 1938 disaster. In Coos County woods roads and fire trails were blocked, the large areas of windblown softwoods presented a new hazard. Paper com panies moved in to salvage what they could. To meet this new threat it was decided to man the U. S. Forest Service tower on Mill Mountain in Stark. Additional radios were allotted to this area to speed up com munication. The year 1950 ended with a deficiency of 2.98 inches of precipitation and an accumulated deficiency of 4.81 inches since June, 1947. 2. The 1951 Season. With the exception of a period in late April and early May, the 1951 fire season was characterized by frequent showers resulting in the best record for the lowest number of fires since 1929. The showers in late April were spotty, followed by rapid drying that resulted in a rising incidence of fires from the third week which continued through the third week of May. The worst day was May 2 with high winds resulting in large losses mostly in Cheshire County. The spring dry weather built up to Class 4 from May 1st to 8th. Governor Adams closed the woods May 5th and lifted the ban on all but Coos County on May 11th. Coos closure was lifted to a “no smok ing — no open fires” ban on the 12th which stayed on until the 28th. Fires five acres and over which occurred in this period were: Date Town Acres Cause Source April 20 Dover 50 Debris Burning Town Dump April 21 Croydon 6 Debris Burning Farmer April 23 Derry 5 Debris Burning Farmer April Salem 10 Unknown Unknown April 30 Loudon 40 Smoking Lumberman May 1 Littleton 10 Sparks Railroad May 2 Winchester 1080 Debris Burning Town Dump May 2 Troy 46 Sparks Railroad May 2 Troy 40 Smoking Fisherman May 2 Surry-Keene 405 Sparks High Tension Line May 2 Swanzey 6 Debris Burning Farmer May 2 Tuftonboro 40 Unknown Unknown May 2 Rochester 6 Spontaneous Combustion Unknown May 2 Berlin 42 Smoking Fisherman May 4 Merrimack 10 Smoking Roadside May 5 Epsom 123 Smoking Lumberman May 5 Freedom 10 Sparks Tractor May 6 Merrimack 5 Sparks Railroad May 10 Freedom 6 Smoking Roadside May 13 Freedom 20 Unknown Unknown May 15 Belmont 75 Debris Burning Town Dump May 15 Dummer 128 Smoking Unknown May 16 Mont Vernon 7 Sparks Tractor May 16 Ashland 300 Smoking Roadside May 26 Andover 5 Unknown Unknown LI o S t e
s
•
wardens heavy excellent which
late save inches. an
all 10th season April period rains
from period. The Record vention or rain, in years
April April April April April April April April April April April April April April April April April
excess
over
former an
Date The July.
The
3.
loss
Strong and
rainfall Statistics
came
but when loss
improperly
excess
were may
were:
The in
10 18 12 18 12 12 20 18 20 20 18 20 20
20 20 20 20
of Following the
The and
above
publicity balance
threatened organization and
The of
the
the
years Forest once
Haverhill be Lyndeboro Londonderry Farmington Merrimack Nottingham Hooksett-Manchester Stratham Hooksett Mont Milton Londonderry
Epping Wentworth Gilmanton accumulated Lisbon Somersworth
on southern
winds
kept
fire 6.94 heavy
Town
for 1952 the
of
central year
found
balance
listing the of
the
10.56 departments.
and
Vernon of
inches.
1952
expense
Fires. small
extinguished forest
held
on
the
Season.
REPORT
28th. ended
rains
1951
fire many
in
are
counties
the and
inches and
totalled takes
of
heavy earlier
fire
by
starts
deficiency
shown was fires
Fires
the
20th caused
with
of southern
buildings.
trained
OF
Acres
prompt
occurrence
Snow no
suppression.
since
20 10 70
30 25 11
15 10 13 quiet
year
rains It
and
reports.
have 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 FORESTRY
accounted to 3.62 an
over
account debris-burning
in
also
flooding
D.ebris Debris
Smoking Debris Smoking Camp
Debris Debris Debris Sparks Debris Debris Debris Spark run. Debris Debris Debris
above
the
Tables June,
fire
since
remained to
with
inches sections
there
been
and
Cause points By
five
June
danger
The
Prevention fighters
Fire
Burning Burning down Burning Burning Burning Burning Burning Burning Burning
Burning April Burning
Burning
of
June
normal
1947.
DIVISION
only efficient
for kept
acres
1
were
of
above
up averages the -
30th
was
7.
the
streams. until
of
12th
a
for continued
the
in
The
great
high fires
occurring
a
few
precipitation
1947
in
size
normal was
the
action
number the
fact
is
fires
the
details
full
Resident Farmer Unknown
Farmer Farmer Lumberman Farmer Roadside Railroad lightning Resident Farmer Blueberry Farmer Resident Gas Town Town for
made winds
the
of number same
was
relatively
rest
Source
The that
were first
Engine
the swing
41 until
by
to
only
Dump Dump
during
turned
of
of during
years of will
even manner
grass
June fires.
lookouts,
reported week
fire
of
Clearing previous
soaking
of
way fires
the
by
cause
11.75
quiet.
with
fires
since into
30th calls
Pre this
fire the
dry
the 11
to
in of
as 12 N. H. FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
1912 and the average for the 10-year period preceding the biennium here reported are given in Tables 4 and 5. These tables show a marked reduction in fire losses compared with the average of preceding periods. Fire statistics are of value in planning for protection and sup pression in time and location. Such statistics have shown that the forest fire hazard in New Hampshire is an insurable risk and were in large measure responsible for the establishment of favorable fire in surance rates on growing timber now available to New Hampshire forest owners. Table 1 NUMBER OF FIRES BY MONTHS (Exclusive of Railroad Fires) Fiscal Year Ending June 30th Month 1951-51 1951-52 July 92 12 August 85 2 September 8 1 October 43 9 November 20 2 December 0 0 January 0 0 February 1 0 March 9 3 April 84 160 May 105 41 June 15 42
Totals ...... 462 272
Table 2 TOTAL NUMBER OF FOREST FIRES, AREA AND DAMAGE BY CAUSES For Fiscal Years 195 1-52 Percent Total Percent Total Percent Total Causes No. of Fires Area Burned Damage
Railroads 7.5 5.0 .7 Smokers 30.0 30.0 13.4 Burning Brush 24.0 36.0 29.0 Miscellaneous 13.6 16.0 16.0 Lumbering 3.0 4.0 .9 Incendiary 4.4 1.0 .8 Lightning 6.5 2.0 .6 Campfires 4.6 1.0 .5 Unknown 6.4 5.0 38.1 Totals 100.0 100.0 100.0 Table 3 FIRE RECORD BY COUNTIES FOR FISCAL YEARS 1951 AND 1952 (Exclusive of Railroad Fires)
- Average Average Number Total Area Per Average Total Cost of of Acres Fire Total Damage Cost of Fighting County Year Fires Burned Acres Damage Per Fire Fighting Per Fire
Belknap 1951 37 128 3.5 $2,382.00 $64.38 $2,912.67 $78.72 1952 27 50 1.8 22.50 .83 613.02 22.70 Carroll 1951 41 159 3.8 489.00 11.92 9,221.65 224.92 1952 19 11 .6 95.00 5.00 2,257.99 118.84 Cheshire 1951 56 1631 29.1 30,249.00 540.16 24,353.32 434.88 1952 35 78 2.2 285.00 8.14 1,581.58 45.19 Coos 1951 26 217 8.3 211.00 8.11 4,956.63 190.63 C 1952 22 48 2.2 170.00 7.72 610.52 27.75 Grafton 1951 28 315 11.2 1,589.50 56.76 3,283.26 117.26 1952 22 41 1.8 20.00 .91 1,061.75 48.26 Hilisborough 1951 91 118 1.3 25,897.00 284.38 4,657.34 51.18 1952 35 28 .8 32.00 .91 699.83 19.99 Merrimack 1951 64 257 4.0 1,224.50 19.13 6,544.41 102.26 4- 1952 36 108 2.9 680.00 18.88 2,282.96 63.41 02 ‘-4 Rockiagham 1951 63 133 2.1 1,374.50 21.81 1,382.33 21.94 C 1952 44 115 2.6 1,264.50 28.74 1,947.54 44.26 Strafford 1951 31 37 1.2 115.00 3.71 1,799.58 58.05 1952 22 94 4.3 259.00 11.77 688.80 31.31 Sullivan 1951 25 13 .5 117.00 4.68 767.08 30.68 1952 10 6 .6 15.00 1.50 1,321.58 132.16 State Total 1951 462 3008 6.5 $63,648.50 $137.76 $59,878.27 $129.61 1952 272 579 2.1 $2,843.00 $10.45 $13,065.57 $48.03 14 N. H. FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Table 4 AVERAGE FIRE STATISTICS (Exclusive of railroad fires) (For details of previous years see 1949.50 Biennial Report, Page 12)
Total Average Total Area Area Average Number Burned Burned Total Damage Period of Fires (Acres) Per Fire Damage Per Fire 1912-1952 (41 years) 16,851 271,220 16.1 $2,336,703 $138.70 1941-1950 (10 years) 4,796 69,618 14.5 722,923 15000 1951 462 3,008 6.5 63,649 137.76 1952 272 579 2.1 2,843 10.45
Table 5 AVERAGE ANNUAL FIRE LOSS Average Average Area Number Burned Average of Fires Annually Annual Per Year (Acres) Damage 1912-1952 (41 years) 411 6,615 $56,992 1941-1950 (10 years) 480 6,962 72,292 1951-1952 (2 years) 367 1,794 33,246
Table 6 RAILROAD FIRE RECORD FOR FISCAL YEARS 1951 AND 1952 Total Average Area Area Average Burned Per Fire Total Damage Year No. Fires Acres Acres Damage Per Fire
1951 43 168.7 3.9 $413.00 $9.60 1952 17 19.4 1.1 $35.00 2.05 Table I LJ COMBINED FOREST FIRE RECORD FOR FISCAL YEARS 1951-52
1951 1952 Total 1951-52 Number Area Number Area Number Area of Burned of Burned of Burned Fires Acres Damage Fires Acres Damage Fires Acres Damage C
Railroad Caused 43 169 $413 17 19 $35 60 188 $448 Other Causes 462 3008 63,649 272 579 2843 734 3587 66,492 White Mountain National Forest None None None 3 Negligible None 3 Negligible None Totals 505 3177 $64,062 292 598 $2878 797 3775 $66,940
of
a
by
of
are
co
ex
are
this
the
fire
pre
im
not Fire
and
who
be
that
favor
stick
these chiefs
of shorts
out
woods
public
effort
in
results
in
adver
to
erected
careful
in
fair
closures contests
by
with
may
fire
and
There
noticeable
the
must
the
Industries,
continued.
Prevention
practice
and be
required
settings
no
a
danger
positive
library.
mill
factor
were
resident to
“Scotchlight”
a
several
getting
to
many
also
they
the
poster
many Fire
persons
served
blotters,
groups.
have
close
fire was
educational
deterrent
time
mills
It
film
big
district
in
in
station.
by
local blotters
hay.
remarkable
distribution
by
signs
to and
steam
period,
Sawmill
the
carry
an
from
Products
a
new
the
the
desire
appeals
colored
best
One
areas
old
There
of
varied
about
the
dry
by
be
in
by
posters, about
exhibits
money,
COMMISSION
for
to
carried
fires
the
the
the
signs
interest.
something
shown
Fire,”
factor.
acquainted by leaflets,
weather
radio
with
Forest
roadside
mills.
portable
in
be
and
very
the
requires
signs
also
has
using
fire participation
10
traveler
Exposition,
with a
always
large
to
and
unnecessary
and
slight
the
Extreme.
have
changed
brought
in
a
acquired
talks
was
the
of
preserve
circulation
will
and
was
industry,
are
enforcement
and housekeeping
important
RECREATION
smoking
which
highways
These
operating
public,
American
States
properly
only
tell
during
nearest
“Watershed
It
and
were
persons
by
grass-burning
films,
by
hazard
and
necessarily
wide
continues
AND
High
good
there
most
signs
and a
the
eye-catching
newspaper
state
also
of
have
It
from
message
Associations,
film,
and
law
1952,
Bear
traveler
Commission
the
the
had
Eastern
The
and
but
protect
traveling
evaluate
caused
picture
demonstrations,
may
from
highways.
the
impress
is
along
prevention
the
These
disappearance
the
the
but
season.
May,
to
to
because
Medium,
of
the the
FORESTRY
cooperation.
to
have
of
increase
fires
of
by
and
resulting
they Wardens
prevention
effect,
enforcement
day.
H.
total
importance. areas
and
prevention
danger.
an
advertisements
prevention.
prevention
moving
Low,
order
diesel,
traveled
good
N.
films
reach
fishing
appeal
Fire
its
suggestion
fires
Smokey,
law
fire
daily
phase
into
difficult
passage
fire
that regulation
which fire
in
bare
debris-burning
efforts
in
fire
to
information
of
new
April
and
roadside
including
the
the
approach
exhibits
almost
is
in
most
radio,
on
the
despite
put
with
and
fire
One
posters,
A
Good
his
ratings,
of The
In
Prevention
or
The
It noted
into
gas
that
the
our
order
is law,
is of
since
Lnc.
prevention
control. featuring
venting
ers.
Week
operative
hibits,
among
were during
resulted
covering
signs
lack
gets
are four
exists changing
on
In prevention
continuing
16 tising,
with
press
own
selling
put Fire REPORT OF FORESTRY DIVISION 17 inspected about every 4 to 6 weeks and serious violations are seldom found. Much more serious were the great number of roadside, railroad and boundary line slash violations. For these to be found involves either much scouting or inquiry, and to get them cleaned up often means two to four inspections, letters and resort to court action. Literally miles of such violations were cleaned up when the responsible party was located.
The Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Connnission The compact which is the basis for this Commission was approved by the Congress and the member states including all of the New England States and New York in 1949. In 1950 the Commission was formed to carry out its provisions. Its purpose as stated in the com pact is “to promote effective prevention and control of forest fires in the Northeastern region of the United States and adjacent areas in Canada by the development of integrated forest fire plans, by the maintenance of adequate forest fire fighting services by the member states, by providing for mutual aid in fighting forest fires, and by the establishment of a central agency to coordinate the services of mem ber states.” The Commissioners first appointed from New Hampshire were the former State Forester, John H. Foster, Wakefield Dort of Chester field and Howard T. Woodward of Berlin. John B. Evans of Lancaster succeeded Mr. Woodward, but was forced to resign because of illness. George L. Porter of Langdon was then appointed. The Commission selected Robie M. Evans as its executive secretary and the White Mountain National Forest generously contributed an office in Laconia. In the spring of 1952, Mr. Evans resigned as Executive Secretary and Mr. Arthur S. Hopkins, former director of the Division of Lands and Forests in New York, was selected to succeed him. The office is now in (3hatham, New York. A technical committee composed of state foresters and fire con trol officers of the member states was formed to carry out the pro visions of the compact and the broad program of the commissioners. In the main this program was aimed at establishing uniform pro cedures on forest fire matters such as uniform woods closure laws, equipment, terms and training to the end that any help sent to any state requesting it will function without confusion. Procedure for keeping track of the fire situation and for giving and reimbursing for aid were worked out. The greatest activity was in training for organization on large fires. With instructors selected from the states and the valued assist-
7
t a
e
Ii:
0]
ti ir
pi
a
to
as
on
in
the
and
at
that
This
with
chief
held.
from
$1.00
They
State
burn
meet-
meet
Aside
train
terms towns
repre
Seven,
states.
proper
organi
worked
at
work
training training
and
fire
prepared
problems
involving
the
done
field.
plans
men the
all-day
use.
difficult
states,
were the
towns
was discussions
categories:
fire
was
slash
suppression.
in
broad
be
job
be
their
equipment
the
need
control
evening
these
Region
fire
training
law
team
in
and
the field
five
two
for
from
in
of district
other’s
can
equipment.
wardens
often
respective fire
be
held
control
of
thorough
boss
to
various
may
training.
the
men
for
to
The
Fire
is
problem
Since
town
into
and
personnel The
in
each
work
job
what
it
fire
may
perform
charts
the
fire
their
one
conduct
covered the
Hampshire
Service,
pieces
COMMISSION
forest
of
of
in
of
second,
guide
field
requests
falls
will
Diehi.
Under
bills,
help
tools
the
and
each
everything
they
situation
in
payment
feels
New
Meetings
on
B. subsistence.
many
chiefs
to
The
on
the
or
Forest
planning.
and
deputies
recognize
equipment.
pictures,
he
others
pocket essential. which
this
and
1951,
of
involving
S.
and
supervisory
and
must,
mutual
to
performed,
a
district-wide.
fires
deputies
aids
is
Conn.
personnel three-day
knowledge
and
fires.
with
it
field,
action
available.
for
and
U.
RECREATION association
use
includes
a
district
be
for
Richard
train
mile
and
all
men
which
as
meetings.
reports motion
full
and
them
to
the
half
details
by
nature,
a
the
of
methods
the
AND
dealt
large
field
per
may
January,
tools
funds
services
which
of
fire
work,
Deputies
in
Canaan,
teaching
include
wardens
available
preparing
in
prepare
and
and
for
of
team
the $.06
for
in
meetings
meeting
enabled
1952, out
cost
to
relations
training
and
covering,
and
actual
proven
wardens
extinguishing
others
now
at
that
‘training
of
by
indoor
training,
at
Collins
instructed
hundreds
FORESTRY
has of
the
by
in
is
5-8,
indoor
only
accommodate
and
Laconia
1951,
subjects
sectional
of
F.
order
fact
in
H.
plans
the
better
housing this
demonstrations,
training
equipment
type
in
travel
subject
making
training
not
were
administrative
In
N.
to
paid
Wardens
are
the
organization
tried
states
limited
organization
together;
the
and
practical the
share
in and
was
of
to
plus
compact
training
is
one-half
led
lesson
Robert
fire.
fire
large supply
the
which
could
February
October,
attendance
on
equipment
a
or
Some
the
of
work
selected
at
five-day Due
care
To
first
The
The
has
permits,
state
whole in
of
tools
supplemented
supervision
hour
is
various
supplement
basic
large
18
conducts
ings.
volunteers,
training obtain
out ing and door, may
ance the are
House, a per
schools To detailed in present
The men sented from and Administrative the use
two the Training ing the
zation.
training ings
the t, REPORT OF FORESTRY DIVISION 19
time most convenient for greatest attendance. He also makes use of the opportunity on an actual fire to field-train his wardens. U This training has shown results in less area burned, smaller fire • bills and fewer second-day fires. However, with some annual turnover I’ of personnel and with such a broad field of fire suppression training and with so little money available for town reimbursement, the same
I’
Training Organization for Large Fires
common errors in fire fighting constantly are cropping up,’ thus emphasizing the need for continuous training. The training is not all received at a cost to the state. Much of it is conducted at meetings of the county forest fire warden associations that firemen and wardens attend at their own expense. Men from paid fire departments and some others do not present bills to their towns, preferring to give their time as a public service. The fire fighting men of the state as a whole are one of the most public-spirited groups, im bued with a desire to do a good job for their towns, and always will ing to help out another town asking for aid. Mutual aid is the key to our successful control of large fires in New Hampshire. 20 N. H. FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Training Films oil New Hampshire, along with the other states in Region Seven of the mi U. S. Forest Service, participates in a cooperative program of financ- in ing the production of fire-fighting, prevention and training films. The of films so far produced are “It’s No Picnic,” “Only a Bunch of Tools,” re “Fire in the Forest,” and “Building the Line.” Currently in production in is one on the use of water in fire fighting. These and other films on dil training in the library are “Common Errors,” “Fighting Large Fires in Brush and Grass,” “The One Lick Method” and “Campaign Fire.” 4 Ra Training of Special Dputies is The training of special deputy wardens continued and their use las on fires increased greatly as the wardens began to realize what these lar men can do for them. Specially trained men can relieve the warden of the details of administration of his fire and leave him free to direct th his organization against the enemy fire. The training received by the district chiefs in the school con ducted by the compact was passed on to the special deputies. In the spring of 1951 they put on a creditable demonstration of a large fire organization before the annual forest fire conference sponsored by the Me: Fire Control Committee of the New England Section of the Society of Un American Foresters. Following an evening meeting, high-lighted by talks by members of the U. S. Forest Service, a complete fire camp was set up at Bear Brook State Park where all the sections of a large fire organization were staffed and operated on a mock fire. The field Tai kitchen actually performed to serve a dinner to all. New Hampshire Bul members of the committee were George F. Richardson, Jr. of Lebanon, Bul Chairman, Robert S. M,onahan of Hanover, George L. Porter of Lang- don, Thomas J. King of Concord and Richard B. Diehi of Pembroke. Many of the special deputies met monthly to receive training in Lo V some speciality, often at their own expense, since only limited funds were available to them. The state paid for training special deputies. for These men leave their regular jobs to serve on fires and their assist- fill ance is of inestimable value. They were provided with U. S. G. S. maps H! of the district in which they live and a limited number of scout kits wa were available in each district. The district chiefs placed increased cra
responsibilities on them as their experience at fires proved their train- V dux ing. V. to Lookout Watdimen jV Twice during the biennium a two-day school for lookout watchmen to was held at Bear Brook State Park. The results of this training were to very noticeable the first year in improving standards of efficiency in wei REPORT OF FORESTRY DIVISION 21 our lookout service. The subjects covered were reporting smokes, com munication, both telephone and radio, use of fire-finder and map-read ing, care of equipment and quarters and keeping records. As a result of these meetings and the increased use of radio, the watchman now realizes he is one of a team instead of an isolated outpost. The train ing given at the schools was supplemented by on-the-job training by district chiefs and experienced watchmen during the season.
Rates of Pay for Fire Fighting Along with the cost of living and wages, the cost of fire-fighting is rising. Even the very small fire may cost $15.00 to $20.00 and if it lasts a few hours or becomes stubborn to control, this cost may reach large sums and become a real burden on the towns and state. The maximum rates set by the Commission which the state shared with the towns during the biennium were as follows: Labor Warden—Deputy Wardens— Hourly rate authorized by towns Special Deputies and Special Equipment Operators $1.10 per hour Members of organized ftre departments or trained fire departments $1.00 per hour Untrained fire fighters $ .85 per hour Equipment Rental Portable pump, low pressure $2.50 per hour Portable pump, high pressure $3.00 per hour Tank trucks of 500 gallons or more or fire department pumpers $5.00 per hour Bulldozer D-6 $6.50 per hour Bulldozer D-7 $8.00 per hour Use of cars 6 cents per mile Use of trucks, busses—rate not set, paid by hour or mile depending on particular use. Lookout Station Improvements and Maintenance Following a policy of improving the lookout watchman’s quarters for greater comfort, convenience and appearance, the cabins at Red Hill and Cardigan Mt. were insulated, window casings made, new windows added and cupboards built in. The cabin at Warner Hill was enlarged by adding six feet to the length thus relieving the cramped bedroom space. The new cabin at Pitcher Mt. now occupied during the fire season required cupboards and screening. Many of the tower roofs required repair which led to the discovery that a number of such roofs needed rebuilding since the boards no longer held roofing nails. In all repairs improved standards of construction were employed to cut down maintenance. Minor repairs such as painting the inside of towers, stair treads, landings, cabins, replacing treads and broken glass were done by the watchman where the job was within his capabilities. 22 N. H. FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
The watchman who could do carpentry or electrical work was supplied materials with which to do the work himself under the supervision of the District Fire ‘Chief and with approval of the state office. The angle-iron stair tread supports initially welded have been drilled and bolted on Hyland Hill and Rock Rimmon towers. New fire-
Cannon Mountain Lookout finder maps were made for Pawtuckaway, Federal Hill, Mill Mt., Kear sarge Mt. and Cannon Mt. New cross check maps were made for Cardigan, Red Hill, Blue Job, Hyland Hill, Bear Hill and Pawtuck away. Five new 6 x 30 field glasses were purchased to replace obsolete glasses. At the Croydon Mt. station a garage building large enough to provide a room in the rear for an emergency camp was built at the end of the road. This is at the foot of the three-mile trail to the top and provides storage and quarters for the watchman when working• on the lower telephone line or in an emergency. It has a telephone and V. F
is the Electricity canoonuc The cabins were watchman’s
New Culverts
of
White district was
steel on
furnished
District
Lookout
location
telephone
In new
decided
Statioii
tower
outfitted
and
Mountain
order
as
have
cabin
Mt.,
Chnnon
is
Four
well
Construction
the
just
house
to
were
with
now
Construction to
Pitcher
line been
erect
with
at
as
provide
towers
and
north
National
installed
Mountctin
a
Franconia
worked a
at
was
REPORT
ordered
stove,
radio
a a
stoves,
Great
Mt.,
lookout much
of
lookout
of
rebuilt.
the
relay
at in
Forest,
out dishes
Great
Federal
Hill OF
for
needed
nine
kitchen
Notch
present
cannon
station
FORESTRY
with
coverage
placement was station
Electricity
stations
Hill,
and
construction
Hill,
radio and
furnished
the
observation
Mountain and
on
bed.
Federal
north
Belknap the
Cannon
for
DIVISION Recreation
dispatch
and
other
in
Much
was
garage-cabin the
several
across
available
with
was
Hill
Mt.
area
furnishings
installed
platform
Mt.
of
point
dining U
started
After
the
and
the Division
lookout
in
and
at
the
for
upper
mountains,
Pitcher
Craney
at
two in
at agreements
equipment.
on north
the
Croydon
roads. the the
and
and •.
others.
a
end
whole
large
sum-
Un
Hill
Mt.
end
the
the
23
of
it
I
use
con-
was
4
14
cars,
35
town
63
for
56
60
80
truck
432
truck
523
320
623
773
520
144
829
239
688
1,525
1,469
1,008 for
1,517
1,433 4,729
4,504
1952
1,166 8,0
wood-
3,508
1,811
1,714
car
37,787
sectional
Visitors
a
a
a
of
chiefs’
pickup
pickup
gridded
and
32
80
quarters
20
trucks
64
32
369
Registered
694 and
169
132
953
602
104
391
453
111
779
1951
1,498
1,401
quadrangle-sized
1,549
instruments
2,544
1,210
3,432
1951
7,011
1,187
1,211
1,409 2,962
30,399
ton
for
Number
In
on
district
Willys
3/4
spring
pickup
a
a
for
wardens
9 2 Forty-one
2
1
weather
3
ton
chief.
88
37
16
29
10 41
8
84
19
15
60
25
24
78 drive
70
43
29
secured
98
42
COMMISSION
250
265
168
165
1,701
for
from
Fires
½
1952
mounted
fire
STATISTICS
of
fires.
in
was
included
two
1
7
4 8
was
2
1
district
(34
17 50
36 to
21
11
8
35
made
44
47
23 24 purchased
22
28
36 81
24
21
4-wheel
Reported
122
101
178
140
forest
1,148
Lake
piped
a
1951
and
1950
use
Number
of
RECREATION
STATION
were
were
in
Table
traffic
was
and
field
Echo
crew
sets
3
assistant
9
AND
4
4
70
16
10
75
19 53
15
25
of
15
26 steel
63
74
29
87
274
141
115
for
408
434
107
197
104
136
Two
422
sirens
2,935
water
1952
Smokes
the
Four
LOOKOUT
acquired
through
of
Six
shore sheet
7
9
4
7
3
and
One-A
54
66
36
36
18
58
52 47
34
36
76
36 97
56 25
FORESTRY
109
146
263
305
Discovered
119
on
299
386
FIRE
District
2,384
the
maintenance
1951
Running
H.
Number
Eight.
Hill
Four
getting
on
vehicles
Mt.
for
the
Mt.
N. Mt.
Mt.
aluminum.
District
in
Mt. Hill
by
Mt.
Mt.
Mt.
of
Hill
Mt.
Mt.
Mt.
Hill
mounted
Hill
Hill
Equipment
Hill
cabin
Loaf
Mt.
for
Mt. Park
Hill
Hill
aid
Motor
Rimmon
of
Mt. District
added.
use
Hill Job
Hill
Hill
District
Mt.
A
Totals
watchman.
sheets
for
maps
map
for
purchased
by
for
State
Sugar
Stratham
Signal Uncanoonuc
Warner
Red
Rock
Prospect
Pitcher
Oak
Pawtuckaway
Miller
Mill
Green Milan
Magalloway
Kearsarge
Great Jeremy
Hyland
Craney
Cardigan Deer
Croydon Federal
Bear
Belknap
Blue
Station
Name
shed
mit.
the 24 REPORT OF FORESTRY DIVISION 25 sisting of anemometer, rain gauge and fuel moisture scales were pur chased and four sets of iron-framed copper-screened shades and pipe J anemometer supports were constructed in the shop. Twenty-four A. M. Motorola two-way radios were secured secondhand at a fraction of their original cost. Eight portable link sets were obtained at a nominal cost from the Maine Forest Service. A six-volt motor generator unit
Inspecting 1½ inch Linen Fire Hose was assembled from purchased parts for use at Oak Hill. A 110-volt 1250-watt A. C. portable generator was purchased for auxiliary power to insure radio communication or for use where power is not available. In order to aid in patrolling and checking fires on the shore of northern lakes and ponds and for crossing First Connecticut Lake to the trail up Magalloway Mt., two 14 ft. Alumnacraft boats with oars and two 5 H. P. Johnson outboard motors were purchased for Districts Seven and Eight. Two Pacific Marine power fire pumps were purchased. One was the standard Type Y which has been found best for portability and high pressure. The other was the new 38-pound pump useful for packing in to remote fires. Fire hose purchases included 3,000 ft. of 1½ in. linen coupled in 100 ft. lengths and packed 300 ft. to each hose bag and 2,000 ft. of single jacket cotton rubber-lined coupled in 50 ft. lengths. This was for normal hose replacement at state pump caches. 26 N. H. FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Table 9 STATE EQUIPMENT PURCHASES Fiscal Years 1950-51 and 1951-52
Vehicles Type Use Cost % t. pickup Maintenance—Nov. 195.0 $1,477.55 2 ½ t. pickups District 4—Dec. 1950 1,150.00 Ass’t. U. C. Hartwell— Nov. 1950 1,030.54 1 2 dr. passenger District 2—with Plymouth turn-in 1,526.36
1 4-wheel dr. Willys pickup District S . 1,765.00 Accessories 6 car sirens Sterling Mod. 20 D. C.’s cars 227.85 Preparation of Maps 41 Town Maps Wardens 222.0.0 6 Tower Maps Cross checking 279.00 4 Tower Maps Fire finder 42.00 1 District Map District 1-A 86.50 Fire Weather Instruments 4 Anemometers Weather Stations 60.84 S Rain Gauges Weather Stations 41.52 4 Fuel Moisture Scales Weather Stations 75.62 Radio 1 Receiver for Concord Station—New Motorola Senicen 270.00 23 Used Radios . All Districts 1,930.50 1 F. M. Receiver—New 44.95 6 A. M. Receivers—Used 366.09 9 Link Radios All Districts 320.00 1 6 vt. Motor Generator District 4 245.00 1 110 vt. A. C. 1250 Wt. Motor Generator Concord Office 282.24 Pumps and Hose 1 Type Y P. M. Power Pump Standby 512.00 1 38 lb. P. M. Power Pump Standby 369.00 3M ft. linen hose All Districts 974.70 2M ft. C. R. lined hose All Districts 800.00 10 Hose Bags All Districts 75.00 Binoculars 5 pr. 6 x 30 binoculars Replacements 297.50 Repairing, aligning, cleaning Old Glasses 44.02 Boats 2 14 ft. Alumna Craft Boats Districts 7 and 8 297.50 with oars 2 5 HP Johnson Outboard Motors Districts 7 and 8 313.60 Miscellaneous Equipment Cook stoves 18 and 2fi 38.00 Household items—beds, mattresses, kitchenware Metal Culverts—8 in. x 12 ft. 105.00 Total $15,269.79 e
Town
ment lislied can could ing towns
and carried sufficient pumps. Hazel Fire Knapsack serve Fire it Knapsack towns chases the Pulpwood cost)
at Many trict
transporting boxes port chief tools.
(Galvanized) (Brass) was
19
proudly equipment
The
wardens’
by Rakes
Purchase Shovels
State-owned
Town
of
improve
the chief Equipment places
Hoes
stock was in
in The
during
towns of
on
possible
until
over
rebuying any
615 468 150 468 By 144
policy
1913.
return
25
36
Pumps Pumps Saws
the
quantity
equipment
the
as
service
tools
when
limiting state
on
in Headlights Knapsack Knapsack Fire Repair Special
Pulp
point
from
sufficient
principal take follows:
and homes.
the
their fire This sack was
the
of
hand
was to
for
Rakes
are
Saws
in
recommendations from
tools housing purchasing
the biennium:
trucks.
to state. now care fill
to
made Pumps
Fire
and
activity
REPORT
tool
its possession
purchased
now
the
to prior
They
Pumps take Pumps the
$11.40 $10.35
$19.25
previous
all
money
items
$1.15 $2.27 $6.85
Replacement use maintains current
Shovels
allotted
of a
stock
It
from
number
orders.
for
best
fire
More
tools care their
has
are to
in
has OF
(Galvanized) each (Brass) each each a each a
carried
the
had
fire
both
the on
dozen dozen the
a
and of an
FORESTRY subject year;
of collections.
by
expanded
at
towns
to
tools
$5,000
There
a
most the
sold
tools
collected agreement portable town
orders
the
in
towns parts beginning the call most
for
(the
old towns.
Lanterns—oil Headlights—electric Pulaski Canteens—I Axes
variety
in
to
fire.
should
part to
for
from purchase was appropriation Commission
itself.
for racks
bills
varied
DIVISION
on
any
so
yearly
state
are
pumps
resale from It
stored
often Knap that
There all
Tools
with
the
collected and
is
construct one Expenses
of often
in
items
absorbing
forest
possible
inspection sales.
now
gallon
dispatcher and
the
number. to
each
the
and a
town .
are
in
delay
for
towns $14,089.78
stored
$9,761.96 fire
repair
fire except New plus
warden
2,400
2,260.92
from still fire
The
fire
768.08 341.75
289.40 551.25
116.42
to
tool
of resale
to
$14.25
house
houses $1.86 $5.50 $1.75
$7.00
one-half
in
The
some Hampshire
towns tool was
transporta
cost six
by
keep
with
the
ft.
season or
are
knapsack
boxes
new
to
the
follow a
to district
each
each a a of a
equip estab
and to
towns made. trans funds
year, a
town
or dozen
dozen dozen that
pur
hose
the
dis
the the
re 27
for
in
at in 28 N. H. FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION tion and operators are charged to the town calling for aid. Present locations are Portsmouth, Exeter, Pelham, Milford, Keene, Weare, Canaan, Rochester, Boscawen, Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, Bristol, Rumney, Lisbon, North Conway, Berlin, Groveton, Colebrook and at the Flume and Tramway in Franconia Notch. In addition five trucks with boxes of tools for 100 men and a portable pump and hose.
are available. One of these is located at Lancaster during the fire season, the rest at Bear Brook State Park. These are available on a call from the dispatcher or district chief. No charge is made to the towns for the use of state equipment, only for the •drivers, operators and supplies used and tools lost or broken. The state maintains 25 fire tool caches on large state forests and throughout the north country. These are at strategic road junctions where the tools are available for use by the traveler who sees a fire as well as by the caretaker or patrolman. There is need for a better variety of tools in some of these boxes. They are inspected regularly by the district chiefs.
Radio Communication The initial phase of our long term radio communication program first visualized in 1942 was nearly achieved in the biennium. Second hand A. M. radio transmitter-receivers were installed at Federal Hill, August total Thus getting radio Forestry maintenance into sponsored Fire state Hill, State forest the proved set cars tower a funds Four. radio remote 1951; need has mobile station now service. trol sets installed the help. provide Lakes, loway
small
on
welded
forestry
of use
The Nine Radio In
during operation on
for
Station May
use practically of for cars
Police It
with in
District
Milan
Oak
Mt.
for
protection.
radio forest
of sets
and addition
control
hand
A district 3, radio
generator
seven.
of
keeps additional
Commission
in
each
and district Conservation
additional
value
19,
similar
1950;
of
by
has
Hill extending the
and
our
mobile
mobile
the
on
the radio
to
contact
Hill,
crew
for
the
frequency. to contact 1952;
fires.
the
Two
on
batteries
the
district
proved
the had facilitate organization There
to
in
a
biennium.
to
supervision protect
the
car Mt.
District
chiefs
administrative
mobile power
staff.
August
both
June state
for
the state-owned Equipment
sets
forestry
and
radio
lookouts.
It state considerable
was and REPORT
whole
maintenance
was
Kearsarge, of
in
was
electric
are
has Blue
a
fire
services.
while
dispatcher’s
Communications With storage
and
the state
8,
foresters the in
Blue
in
source
very
the
In
established equipment
unit Two
office
also
Enough 24, represented
speeded
the
state
1951;
control part
Job.
frequency.
five OF
inspector area.
on together
all
gathering
A
the
19
use Job,
valuable
1950
in
power tower and
was
radios
one FORESTRY
currently is
large
battery
station
other
covered there additional is
use
These
August
and
growing
Prospect
the
of
By
personnel planned to
July
covered
factory-reconditioned
up the office
maintained
replacement
on
assigned
tower during
and
in
exchange with
using
forest
as fires
lines
state
eleven
patrolman’s
from
accurate
were
at four
Jordan
were aid
of 1,
the
was
outfit
5, by
a
Association,
gave in
DIVISION
informed
two
use
weather 1952.
for
the
working
towns
during
in
Mt., and 1950;
a officials except
the
to
Kearsarge the
dispatchers
Oak
the
management
in
22
housed
installed towns
small
radio
the
excellent of
Oak
annual
northern were
Hill
Oak
knowledge
by
the location 1952
dispatching
base
June A
State
Fire
unit
radio
had Hill
Pitcher
prevention
the
120-watt
Hill. car
Districts information cooperation pack frequencies.
had
in had
unit
State of
at
Hill
assembled
fire
mobile
stations and
meetings
Marshal’s 15,
an tower.
fire in Concord
there
Office
at and the
conditions
and
radio-equipped
both
areas.
and
of
for
set
season.
the equipment
or Mt.,
organization
1951; personnel,
Connecticut season two Police
in
base
smokes,
economical
in
maximum
on additional
unit is
the
Blue
radios
Building.
Two
a
and Newport
With
forestry
April
part
definite
and A
central station Magal
with by
of
and
of
of
Great
A
Office
other
went
unit.
pack
with
con
and
and
Job
the
the the the
set
by
no 29 on 98
to
in
4,
is
a a
L—
on
use.
90.00 66.00
400.00
Cost
265.00
600.00 280.00 450.00
275.00
300.00 115.00
250.00 270.00
These
-$330.00
power
$340.00
8,316.00
2,300.00
1,555.50
1,245.00
caused
use
$6,101.50
Defense
$17,247.50
$11,346.00
charged.
of
matching
their
emergency
for
distributed
in have
.
radios.
Civil case
.
fullr
for .
from M.
.
been
in
H.
that
radios
$1,245.00
F.
M.—New
and
N.
have
A.
portable
instructed
pack
available batteries
COMMISSION
the
sets
available
Sets
SETS
Sets
are been
adapters—New
sets—New
M.—New
also
The
keep
departments
with
Reconditioned,
S.
Pack
A.
‘Commission
is
10
to
have
F.
units
Station
Handi-Talkies—New
S.
the
PURCHASES
Purchased
Receiver—New
RECREATION
Radio
Radio
Factory—Reconditioned
Transmitter—New
“walkie-talkie”
set—Secondhand
and
set—New
PORTABLE
various
Table
disaster.
11.
Receivers—Secondhand
Stations—Secondhand Receivers—Secondhand
sets—Secondhand
by
Receivers—Reconditioned
headquarters
$3,231.50;
battery-operated
Sets
These
50
AND
Total
C.
X.
C.
cooperated
load.
X.
generator
the
vt.
Total
any
RADIO
of
S.
Link
Morrow
Motorola
A.
mobiles—Secondhand
Stancor
S.
Mobile Transmitters—Secondhand
6 Morrow
mobiles—New
station-
Motorola
A. Mobiles—Secondhand
station Main
Mobiles
mobile—New
HAND
two
equipment
C.
of
by
4
9
2
6
7
departments
1 3
1
2 1
1
2
2
2
1 2
7
has
30
equally
16
20
funds.
work A. “
“
D.
fire
of
case
with
FORESTRY
Secondhand, obtain “
“
C.
in
purchase
H.
financed
to local
“ “
Radio
defense
supplied
N.
portable
With
the
Total
be
increase
Commission and
A
district
in
civil
$1,625.00;
Year
planned
could
Defertse
Grand
S10,996
The
large
each
1941-42
is
1951-52
1949-50 New,
1947-48 1951-52
1945-46
Fiscal
Wardens
It
failure.
lookouts.
Agency communication
federal
Civil cost
the
to
30 This
—
g
o
d.
se ed
o se
e.
1
much
forestry
the
in
Eastern
given
expected
of
when
reached
of
figure
special
the
When
which
Evening
and
sent
danger
lated
for
were
Service.
dom,
Federal
in
station
Hill,
Lake
in
stations
and
Hill
Service.
cooperation
Fire
Springfield,
the
fire
State’s
1952
The
Another normal order
serve
computing
Readings
in
Woods
to
the
Sites
to
of
Freedom,
burning
Weather
open
shade
roadside approaches
the
Wentworth
in
prevention
are
order
in
prevention
and
a
located
States
the
the
issue
New
due
fires
Open Hill,
moving
This
were
New
and
open
special
as
average
to
Greatest
for
again
stations.
for
forest
stations
central closure
for to
use
with
a
to
is
Hyland
reflect
permits.
Hampshire
index
involved
early
Mass.
from
stations
five
Durham
basis
Stations
selected
fire
hardwood
Exposition
difficulty
Goshen
the
at
give
a
burning
the
for
of
fire
relayed
normal
100,
by
John
Wentworth
products
burning
Location,
danger
weather
measures;
Natural
same
the
area stage.
all
The
fire
against
a
for
morning
operating
fuel
was
REPORT
more
comparing
weather
Hill,
better
the
relocation
are
at
stations
and
and
Keetch,
and
Great
planning
weather
in
latter
index.
areas.
for
figure
given
moisture
by
area,
building
fire
signs
Goshen,
Prospect
Burning
index
located
securing
accurately
with
Moose
stations
Forecasts
the at
Resource.”
sampling
OF
Moose
radio
display
forecasts
potential
Location
forecaster Hill
and
when
two
Moose
the
obtained
fire
over are
and
actual
They
FORESTRY
the
the
data
for
preventive
of
Falls
in
reporting
station
at
Oak
to
sticks
were
index
relayed
differences
weather
Mt.
most
the
were
an
theme
number
Falls,
a
in
purposes.
it
open
is
the
of
all
Falls
section
give
conditions
fires
operator.
build-up
in
to
The
Hill
of Jeremy
reaches
1951
stations
and
southern
from
operated
at
wardens
of
selected
also
and
Eastern
1950
to
determine
DIVISION
areas
fire
Stinson
“New
to
in
an
‘Commission
the
reported.
action.
in
in
Milan
expert
our
of
Ossipee
entirely
of
determines
years
have
Concord
Pittsburg.
1952
After
Loudon,
are
operated
indication
fires
weather
Hill
is
East
operated
with
200 the
state
Hampshire
Hilisborough
in
by in
use sufficient
Hill.
States
added.
Mt.
Coded
of
a
were
station
the
the
of
state
expected
Lake
the
the
the
much
Boston
The
controlled
it
the
to
different
fire
records.
daily
Goshen,
Merrymeeting
and
to
fall
effectiveness
only
was
are
exhibits
U.
Warner
in The
danger
plains.
Exposition
the
rises of
reports
U.
number
When
in
determine
personnel.
to
to
planning
1952.
S.
of
Forests,
Littleton
by
allotted
received
S.
Airport.
partially
Freedom
the
with
setting
justify
Federal
Federal
County
1951
Forest
above
meter
Forest
simu
radio
Free
this
Hill,
has New
The
fire
are
on
of
a
31 in
of
aid
the fire
one
dis
the
of
with
fire state
the large
of
been
lo3k-
green
all
the
was
Hamp
exhibits.
present
of
and
forest
into
of
Under
by
hardwood
Hampshire
three
since
separating
district
functions
instruments.
modern
the
New
needed
for
aisle
a of
large
and
has
story
foreground
and
in
the
also
its
New
which
explanation
stations
show
towering was
much
the
north
two
all
the
a
freshness.
background
to
tower
suitable
tower
were
up
Exposition
with
location
a
state,
as
the
tell
showing
tower
were
evergreen
with
the
COMMISSION
Keeping
to
their
weather
prevention
(This
the
the
lookout,
FOREST
filled
trucks
There
the
serve
decided
States
of
facing
and
fire
against
panels
tower
varied
will
station
tools
was CONTROLLED,
town
showed
LARGE
it
of
Inside
preserve
map
organization
prepared
it
Together
the
IS
stairway. were
signs
of
A
RECREATION
Eastern
control
Surrounding
to
Public”
of
end.
steel-framed
lookouts,
at
danger
were
where
stand
map
wired
fire
area). fighting
FIRE
wide HOW
a
AND
a
a
this
radio.
exhibit,
administration.
east
water
fire
fire
the
other
by
“Working
was
periodically
Federal,
of
forest
prevention
fire-fighting
was
scenic
of
E’xhibit
exhibits
photographs
of
specially
Mountain
of
service
toward
FORESTRY
fire
the
piece
district
two-way
a
bulbs
radio,
modern
State,
and
H.
Flanking
fire
buckets
display
heading
a
accessible
Fart
exhibits
and
valuable
and
was
N.
back-to-back
job
in
with
A
Cannon
light
practice
services
central
the
Town,
showing
the
roadside
was
units.
on
that
forest
set
maps
Accordingly,
and
Next
state
trusses,
small
The
our
state
for
the
from
fighting.
warden’s
the panels
pump
ery.
of patchers
Green,
of
Standing
tower
Under
trees
it
out
finder,
erected
roof
shire. the
status
32 for REPORT OF FORESTRY DIVISION 33 numbers indicating the total tools in the state and town cooperative tool caches in New Hampshire. On the opposite side facing the middle aisle the display depicted fire control on large fires. The central space held a large scale model and painted backdrop of an actual fire (Sharon-Temple 1950) showing the various phases of large fire organizations such as headquarters, radio, road blocks, traffic control, pump lines, line building, supply and supervision. Flanking these were displays of all the modern pump ing equipment needed to get water on a fire and modern two-way radio with a fire headquarters set up with field telephone, maps, time sheets, fire log, etc. Two large panels explained the organization for large fires and how each panel fitted into the whole. A loud speaker controlled from the tower enabled the district chief on duty to explain the exhibits which were carefully studied and brought many comments and inquiries from the viewers. Two dis trict chiefs were on duty at all times manning the exhibit. With the exception of printing the posters all of the work on the exhibits in cluding the design and steel work on the tower was done by the maintenance crew and members of the Commission. Parts of the ex hibit material will be available to show at local fairs.
Wood Processing Mill Registratioiis The slash which includes the top and limbs of trees left after log ging operations is the greatest hazard we face in the protection of our woodlands. The enforcement of the laws and regulations which will tend to isolate this slash from ways of public travel and activities such as a mill operation and to dispose of it at boundary lines consumes the greater part of the district fire chief’s time. Recognizing this fact, the 1951 Legislature amended the registration law so that all wood-pro cessing mills using primary forest products irrespective of location shall be registered and the registration fee raised to $25.00. An ex ception was made of those mills which are run seasonally as an in cidental part of the farm operation for which the registration fee is $10.00. Registrations during the last three months of the year are $10.00 and $3.00 respectively.
Table 11 MILL REGISTRATIONS UNDER THE NEW LAW 1952 472 plates issued at $10.00 $4,720.00 13 plates issued at $3.00 39.00 2 replacement plates at $ .50 1.00 487 plates Total $4,760.00
—
‘
‘1
a
ex
2
1
0
7
In
540
485
12 20
38
11
Total
Mills
531
243
216
531
512
forest
1952
1952
Permits
536.00
0
1
Issued
species.
8
0 10
8
5
1
0
12
commonly
18
$12,466.50
$11,930.50
valuable
542
289
225
542
518
1
2
1952
1951
9
1951
Additional
forest
1
5
.50
most
8
6.00
LAW
opinion
130.00
our
4
$530.00
3
7
CONTROL
MILLS
Settings
COMMISSION
major
NEW
$11,800.00
6
6
6
2 a
0
2
that
26
67
21
18
20
540
249 general
175
540
500
Mills
Total
RUST
THE
1952
as 1952 .
.
1951.52
5 5
.
of
11
was 13
. 12 . .
.
the
Additional
out
PORTABLE
4
of
17 24
0
Years 0 3
REGISTRATION
RECREATION
Registered
10
18
30
12
UNDER
32
$3.00
485
157 OF
270
485
438
$10.00 Table
Table
Number
$25.00 $10.00
1951
3
way
1951
16
19
BLISTER
at
at
AND
at
at
Total
Total
its
plate
Number
Hampshire
2
hurricane
32
46
Calendar
on
PINE
SAWMILL
issued
issued
1
issued issued
New
1938
131 212
MIGRATION
was
at
FORESTRY
REGISTRATION
plates
plates
the
replacement
plates plates
H.
Site
WHITE
II
II
I
by
239
pine,
244
N.
One
MILL
Remained
Power
throughout
Class
Class
Class
plates
Mills
Totals
Mills
Mills
Totals
Mills
of
white
1 2
Following
55
53
13
Classified
of.
541
472 486
1951 1952
Year
Type
tree,
pressed
Introduction
Calendar
Combination
Steam
Gasoline
Mills
Water
Electric
Shingle Diesel
Other
Edging
Sawmills Planing
Kind 34 REPORT OF FORESTRY DIVISION 85
measure, this feeling was understandable since well over 500 million board feet of pine had been uprooted or severely damaged. However, it has since been evident that this sentiment was unwarranted, for the area and volume of pine prior to the hurricane was far in excess of any public or private estimates. That this must have been true will be borne out by subsequent statements. The cut of white pine during the years 1939 through 1941 was so intermingled with standing and blowdown stumpage as to make it almost impossible to separate any normal production from that which was salvaged. Nevertheless, reports to the State Forester for those years indicated the total salvaged and standing pine cut to be 739 million board feet. During the ten-year period which followed, namely 1942-195.1 inc., the lumber cut of this species, stimulated by World War II, aggregated 2,586, 287,000 board feet. This amounted to a yearly average of over 258 million. Actually, the commercial drain up on the white pine forests of this state was even greater since it was cut for many other uses such as slack cooperage, pulpwood, etc., much of which was not reported to the Forestry Commission. The fact that for a decade following the hurricane it was possible to maintain an average annual cut of over 250 million feet is ample evidence of the volume and extent of the white pine stands of this state. It is also indicative of the rapid growth so characteristic of this tree. On first thought the production record of those thirteen years is impressive. It is also likely to instill an optimistic feeling, encourag ing a continuance of such a cut. However, maintenance of this high production was attained only through short-sighted and destructive operations. Too often, tempted by the lure of a “quick dollar,” clear cutting has been the practice, when partial, or selective logging would have been to the future benefit of the woodland owner. Furthermore cutting of immature trees containing little volume has been another habit altogether too common. Many stands or portions thereof have been cut at a time of greatest volume growth thus losing some of the best years of growth. This indifferent treatment of these softwood forests, supplemented by waste in logging and manufacture, have steadily reduced our white pine reserves. Nevertheless, irrespective of these man-made handicaps, Nature has put up a splendid struggle to overcome such destructive logging practices and short-sighted management of privately owned wood lands. This is evidenced by the thousands of acres of thrifty growing young white pine which in the majority of instances has come in on cut-over areas and abandoned fields and pastures. With such abun dant reseeding along with a still considerable acreage of older stands,.
It
in
of
of
of
its
its
are
the
the
the 100
and
was
con
pine
This
good
pine,
from
of
white
there
range
fortu
of
in
goose- before
killing
blister
at
to
feet.
lumber
in
develop
ultimate
rust
of
improve
or
carefully
extent
up
are
up
the
being
white gooseberry
within
white between
its
ground
disturbance
pine the
spores
the
of
reason
management
interested
1,000
protection and
be
possible.
of
and
woodlands.
is
with
of
germination
dormant
infecting
and
surface
than
for
to
is
of
the
by
rust Ribes
practices,
the
necessary
the
currant
of
ultimately
Ribes
trees may
white crop
breaking
of
the
the protection
the
forest
the
900
greater
but
pines
others
are
are
lying
of
and
Along
when
and
a
to
Unfortunately,
location
rather
of
new
control
forest
currant
number control
the
This
pines
a
COMMISSION
and
young
leaves
Good
While
introduction
necessary
facts
quality
of the
case
pines
putting
conditions
of
of
beyond
stem
seed.
the
and
disease,
bushes
spread
the
the
snow.
are
productivity helpful
practices
the
these
better for
in
weather
commercial
good
purposes.
the
effective
to
of
bark
owners First,
rust
pine white
spores.
destruction
the
The
pines
forest
of disease. Certain
by
also
was
increasing
consequence,
the
damage
due
used
forest
which
within
is the
RECREATION
warm
a
feet
among
the
destruction
pine
and
an
needed
white
gooseberry
spread,
in
blister
development
plants,
beneficial
than white
girdling Ribes.
As
detail.
AND
much
enhance
of
average
supplies
years, its
as
plants
and
the
possible
Threatened.
the
during are
two
attempted.
windblown
several
white
other
been
of
methods
place
insects
or
will
some
necessary
is
outbreak
through
for
by
of
developing
develop
cause
disease
crops
supplemented
for
with
disturbance association
months.
in
future
Under
with
an
the
these
twenty
forests.
makes
machinery,
still
These
fire,
often
FORESTRY
in
takes
currant
Employed
rust
cure
hosts
other
Ribes
soil
and
for
bark
manner
those
H.
conducted which
botanically
along
and
heavy
past
are benefit
pine
seldom
no
soil
effected
of
from
wild
winter
the
two
set
N.
which
Reproduction
the
doubt,
covered is
this
material
are
is
spread.
adequate
the
for explained
of
logging
is
the
practices
Wherever
more,
no
the
cutting,
Thus,
Methods
has
as
serious
white
known
spores
and
short-lived.
fact
be
and
forest
Pine
of
from
or
bushes, bushes
and
time
a
to
species
For
There hosts
immature,
removal
increased
seeds
has, stage
tree.
the
well
the
this
During
of
Control
herewith
forestry
the
of disease two nately
miles is around
ground. these pines
ment soil the result. bushes
White the berry nature ment
this condition the
frozen same
operations
fined rust,
should has
36 planned
as yet REPORT OF FORESTRY DIVISION of
white pine stands, and secondly, the distribution and abundance of Ribes, as well as their proximity to the pines requiring protection, must be ascertained. This information is secured by detailed mapping of a given section of a town. On these maps are indicated the white pine stands both pure and in mixture with other forest species. Mini mum pine stocking standards have been set up as a guide and areas which do not appear to offer a promise of at least 50 pines per acre upon maturing are eliminated. Mixed pine and hardwoods may be in cluded in the control area provided the proportion of pine is sufficient and conditions appear favorable for it to come through to maturity. Otherwise such mixtures along with pure hardwoods and other soft wood types are eliminated. In addition to the forest types the detailed maps indicate the location of stone walls, fences, woods roads and trails as well as drainage. Through the use of aerial photographs and by other improved techniques these maps are produced at a cost averag ing about seven cents per acre. Utilizing the detailed map, scouting of the territory is then under taken. Where wild Ribes are scattered and so few that one man can eradicate them, this is accomplished as the examination of the land proceeds. Sites containing large numbers of these bushes are indicated on the map for future working by two or more men. The limits of the protective strip or zone are also marked as a guide for the eradication crews or units. These detailed maps have a use and value beyond the initial working of an area. They give a permanent record of where control measures were performed and what lands were eliminated. In future years when a re-examination of areas is deemed advisable, the sections given first attention are those on which Ribes were originally found or where they are most likely to re-occur. Changes in forest types which have taken place during the interval between first and second inspections are easily and inexpensively made. To sum up, the detailed map provides an accurate picture of white pine and Ribes distribution. It has been instrumental in eliminating thousands of acres of non-pine lands or those where the amount of this species is insufficient to warrant control measures. Thus local control areas have been materially reduced, saving thousands of dollars of town, state and federal funds. The few cents per acre neces sary to produce these maps have been more than justified.
Ribes Eradication Wild Ribes are found along stone walls, in rocky pastures, open ings in and around white pine throughout wet locations often border ing streams and marshy meadows, in cut-over lands, around logs and
a
of
to
3
3
the
and
of
with
the
are
tree
the
upon
been
and
Com
need
or
This
these
most
or
cities
towns
on
which
being
weed-
control
fairly
obvious
pine
2
increase
careful
on
2
concen
land
Forestry
to
and
has
the
carefully
are
The
is
of
a
but
lanes
are
constantly
forest
methods
control
with
Some
of
from
Local
It
places
and
the
towns,
appropriation
or
white
is
given
rust
would
program
costs
woods.
advances.
Ribes
units
Ribes
Irrespective
covered
Fence-rows
plants.
ago.
$400.
fences,
major
bushes
need
addition
are
scattered
with
the
submitted.
amounts
this
Aside
a
policy.
unit
strips
into of
towns,
towns
in
wild
spraying
blister
In
improved
the
land
a
in
where
and
the
such
are
sites.
voted.
sufficient
cooperative
years
in
regrowth
the
of
state
crews
on
larger
of
with
corporations
20
Crew pine
COMMISSION
Ribes.
as
with
such
found
through
recommended
walls
where
unincorporated
years
have
the
or
made
avoid
transportation
organized
amount
combatting
are necessary,
locations
common
15
wild
by
raised
uprooting
placed white
bushes,
details
even
paper and
financially
to
work.
protection.
of
re-working
was
lands
are along
and
early
of
the
is
in
the
are
which appropriations
program
of
of
effective.
as
the
proceeds the
locations.
its
or
calendar
to
this
identification
where
individuals,
plants
warranted
RECREATION
cities
field
these
also
Rust
of
so
225
Over
been
this
this
used
in
as by
those
if,
these
for
annually
wages
of
crew
the
more 600
advance
annual
the
removal
AND
of
are
species
squares and
up
has
cooperated in
these
cooperation
All
is
in emphasis
valleys
in
roots
the
towns,
equal
Blister
have
favorable
control
over
paragraphs
efficient.
sum
their as
to
of
methods
conditions
small
there
and
the
have
informed 258
increased
trend
accomplishments
crew
slash. the
also
in
Where
ground
certain
individuals
speeded
cities
FORESTRY
stream
of
the
trained
sites
in
of
are
the
most
example beginning
hope
expenditures
are
day
not
H.
state
identification
Considerable
to
and
as
the
appropriations
modest
Hampshire
of
recommended
Control
each.
missed
larger following
the
N.
the
as
upward
such
ALL
of
dropping
woodlands.
economic
the
greatly
crews
a
edges
this
local
has
is
Crews be
missing
sub-divisions this
Out
strip.
developed
such
cannot
the
cities
New
in
by
men
associations
chemicals
be
or
to
annual
present
own
6
In
roadsides From
many
In individuals
crew
Field
outstanding
getting
to
towns,
would their
control
although that
mission
average
continued
Commission
and
forest their
political
comprise warrant
disease.
an
and
Cooperative
likely examining
of
stressed.
instruction
trained
previous killing
abundant prevents
marked
up man
trations
methods
stumps
along 38 REPORT OF FORESTRY DIVISION 39
Cooperative Control — 1951 Reports submitted to the State Forester indicated that 85 towns, following their annual meetings had voted $30,500 for blister rust control. The city budgets of Claremont, Concord, Franklin and Laconia included a total of $3,400, thus giving a state-wide appropriation of $33,900. State and federal funds combined made possible increasing town and city fujids by $13,791, which amounted to 41 per cent of all local funds. For the second consecutive year the Blue Mountain Forest Association made available cash and labor totaling $1,020 for control measures within the boundaries of its property. During the calendar year, through mapping and examination of town control areas, re ductions in the then existing control area amounted to 57,000 acres.
Cooperative Control — 1952 A summary of town meeting returns disclosed that 100 appro priated $35,750..In addition later reports from five cities of $2,300 in creased the state-wide total to $38,050. This figure established an all- time record since it exceeded any year since blister rust control was first undertaken. Aside from cooperation by these 105 political sub divisions, the Blue Mountain Forest Association and four other land owners made available $1,360.
Application of Section 9, Chapter 238, Revised Laws. On April 30, 1952, following a recommendation of the State Forester and the Commissioner of Agriculture, the Governor and Council approved the application of this section of the state blister rust law in 14 towns where control measures were deemed necessary and for which no appropriations had been made at town meeting. Conforming to the new amendment of Section 9, enacted in 1949, the Boards of Selectmen of these towns were notified two weeks or more in advance of the date control measures were scheduled and also as to the location of such work. Similarly, as with cooperating towns, a report of accomplishments was rendered each of these towns at the conclusion of the field season.
Federal Cooperation — 1951 and 1952 Allotments for white pine blister rust control from the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, U. S. Department of Agriculture, are made to cooperating states on a fiscal year basis. Federal allot ments are divided into two distinct projects, viz., (1) the salaries of the district leaders who are responsible for the direct supervision of control work in their respective territory. They also inspect white pine
a
to
in
of
an
re
the
the
and
and
cent
Em
area
been
value
years
all totaled
Mapping
second-
gives an
Total
detailed
expense
some
per
and
that provides 118,082 122,814
240,896
of
had
the
the of
All
as
owners
cooperating
the
remained
expended
and
58.6
nevertheless,
for
Methods
mapping table
and
than
travel
areas
represented
or
for
acre.
pine
was
disease,
workings
workings
year,
less
allotment
among
and
expenses
per
this
the
project
inasmuch
acres
workings
scouting
control “Control Acres
62,885
white detailed
26,156 36,729
first
mapping,
first
The
leaders.
following
the
of fiscal
Remapped balance
COMMISSION
in
this
$3,675
wages
allotment
of
while
such
$0.067 or
MAPPING
(2)
with towns
1952)
in
The
The
cities
the
caption
distributed
to
was
1,573,448
and district
30,
was
detailed
combined
scouting,
$6,663
14
absence
and
previous
which
expenses.
work.
the
initial
federal
and
of
was
one-half
the
areas.
in
or
the in 8.6,085
91,926
control. the Initially Mapped
RECREATION and
178,011
cooperate which of
DETAILED
of
totaled
the
for
19
Table
$22,500
towns
mapping under
September 1952,
OF
$6,785
service etc.
AND
over
rust
leaders
control
cent
all They
if
work
traveling
225
was
1951
30,
presence
disbursements being
accomplishments
$18,325
employed
and
description
Mapping
and per
(As
for
report
total,
the
and
a
workings
of
$4,175 leases,
the
blister
year
Ribes.
district
Of
was
ear-marked
there
98.5
control of Effective
FORESTRY
pine this
this cost
SUMMARY
larger
Area
in
of
or
in
found
office allotment
H.
Of
wild laborers
was
station
Second
fiscal
206;
September be
N.
of towns.
white
direct
project
also
in
statement
permit
acres
1952
informational
determine
increase
the Control
1949. of
average
of
surveys
will
expense
Measures leader
Totals
for
and
in
to
eradication.
on
not
and
The
The As
Elsewhere
For
allotment
the
concluded.
such
temporary
did
be 1952 completed 1951
Year
of Control
indicated. 2,642,559 cooperating
towns leader condensed,
it this Pine
areas apparent ployed”
40 ceived
of mapping district
carry for
distribution Ribes mentioned white for rrhere their The placed acre 2,245,331 not population have present total are the and 1,262,106 Since of of
contrast breaks cent instrumental outbreaks in natural soil 15
too earlier
eradication
a 1951-52
the
years
a
strongly. being
stands
sufficient
goosebury
Continuous In Disease disturbances
total
The However, great and
or
period
land
carried
present
the
pine,
are
and
state-wide is
those over in
time
white
conditions
is
has
acres.
following inception
still
area made
acres
36 acreage
many are has
82 this
a
of
local
of
comparatively during
of
Under on
total
a
towns
in
control
produced
where
this pine less
apparent white
pine no
been
the
of
bushes control
the
is
bringing report
this
have
effort
control
of
longer
the
which indicated
than
of control
great
state. on
the
reproduction to
of
the
trees
reduced
REPORT do and
table Control.
50
program
pine
areas
123,938
225
been
this
maintenance
warrant
within is
past area not
but
10
a per cut-over
in
cities
areas.
the
exploitation
Where
has about
infected
made
new
towns
areas
years, summarizes the
area.
project,
indicate
small. are
cent eliminated
the
two
by OF
of
to
general
brought
acres
and so form The
problem in
2,683,614
That an
the
completed. FORESTRY
commercial to
expenditures
seasons: need
or There
years and
areas.
and
in
such
which consistently
average
While were
around reduce,
more
removal fact
through
logged-off
were
of the
throughout
accomplishments
rule.
cities
their of
for
lands
about
ago dead
or This
are
the
in
that
common,
the
need
white
has
acres.
evidence
discontinued
DIVISION
urgent
blister
discontinued
white of
amounts without
woodlots
51
protection
environs
are
of
accomplishments and examination entire
has
during
been
four
a
of
that
for
lands
pine
towns
over
re-occurrence
placed
working
the
dying
been
pine
the
rust
measures
put
Ribes or
of
control
second
during
danger
the
to
cannot
61
with
state
less
where
number
and
commented those
growth
in
in
to on
control
4,928,945
pines,
since
million
leaving
calendar
this
removal. and
this
a
bushes
maintenance.
or
20
cities
workings
area
amounts the
majority
be
to
to
early inspection
there the
to
category. extensive
mapping,
direction
today has
of
in
existing
through
stressed
past
currant
protect
was
70
at
which
to
acres.
Ribes years
Ribes
Ribes
upon
been
was The
out
the
the
per
10-
41
by
so to of
of
I N. H. FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Table 15 BLISTER RUST CONTROL — FISCAL YEARS 1951 AND 1952 Town, State and Federal Programs Second and First Workings Other Workings All Workings All Acres No. Ribes Acres No. Ribes Programs Covered Destroyed Covered Destroyed Acres Ribes 1951 18,666 86,880 177,411 423,611 196,077 510,491 1952 17,416 163,527 257,113 645,236 274,529 808,763 Totals 36,082 250,407 434,524 1,068,847 470,606 1,319,254
FOREST INSECTS AND DISEASES Aside from white pine blister rust (covered elsewhere in this re port) and the Dutch elm disease, the two-year period has been marked by relative freedom from serious outbreaks of other insects and dis eases. There are, of course, a number of native insects and diseases that occasion continuing damage year after year but this is difficult or impossible to assess without a large number of permanent obser vation plots. The following notes are made on some of the more im portant forest pests: Hemlock Looper. Since the outbreaks in the summer of 1950 described in the last report, no further damage by this insect has been reported. Since this outbreak occurred in the biennium covered in this report it may be well to add that the spraying operation
A1 that controlled this outbreak constitutes a good example of cooperative effort by state and federal agencies and private owners and serves as an example of the type of control work contemplated by the Federal Forest Pest Control Act. Prompt action and active work by all con cerned gave excellent results. White Pine Weevil. All young white pine and Norway spruce growing in the open are subject to injury by this insect, often termed the most important forest insect in New England. The New England Council appointed a special committee in 1952 to study the damage caused. The U. S. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine has established a large number of survey plots in cooperation with other agencies. From observations on these plots and elsewhere, it would I appear that the insect is currently at a low population level. Protection of plantations and young natural stands can be secured by spraying the leading buds with lead arsenate early in April. One spraying often gives good control for two to four years. F [
in where. Mountains Maine.
of sylvania cooperation oak
of to so appears noticeable York insect, extensive
moths population
evidence showed numbers swing. found Maritime serious beech, for sarge in
Hampshire, disease ease
Pine this
1951 damage
far infest
the
Birch
wilt Oak
several Tent
Gypsy
Beech
Dutch
had during
investigated
Mt. serious
There in however, town Bark
While
increased
mostly
failed
bark Likewise
to some of gives
can
Wilt.
healthy
suggests
the along
outbreak Caterpillars. Dieback.
Provinces
been and to is
have level
one
Scale-Nectria.
of
and years.
Elm
Beetles.
of dead,
best
since white
the
disease
was Whi’te
most to
cause defoliation.
disease
on
private
older
of
Hebron
with
found
No
caused
has
(only
show Brown-tail
Disease.
past
vigorous
sharply the
our be
the some
little
the
that Here
some
pines
REPORT
of
reports
of
for
Mountain
defoliated and
Examination beech the done
that increase
the favorite
12 of two
in Many flyers
brown-tail
the
bark
the and
the
the
alarm increase indication
The external it
possibly all
caused gypsy acres
many
forest
in
Figures
has
with
has years. trees.
improvement
OF It of
This have birch attack
in
species
insect
beetles Moths.
complaints 1951 t0
eastern
had
in
large lest
the FORESTRY
National were shade already
caused
hundreds
moth.
towns. watch
aircraft,
by
tent
introduced the in
yet
influence
60%
at
moth ‘of
when
vicinity by it long are of
is
various
of death
recorded
size.
that
early
spread higher
trees been the caterpillar
very tent
recovery the Following
oak,
the
for
killed of not
Following
been Forest
are
DIVISION over
appears in
of
and New
During the
insects are of
death
spring it caterpillar confirmed such
but would
yet
of definitely
bark
thousands tree
received farther scale
trees
elevations
in defoliated most
expected
beech it
known Lake
2,400
Hampshire
its
in available
and
as 1953.
is
has
of beetles. conditions
years
which
of
1952 sometime insect, to some the
prevalence
can
grading
planned
of
a
Sunapee
adjoining
in east. 195.2 acres
been
from
in
be again
to
large
was
the
discovery
be
of
Maine
it
that
in areas of
are
New in
carry
for In
increasing a
noticed acres but noticed. Scouting was
beech ‘1950)
in study
particularly a
landowners
about carrier
the quantity
to
noticed
not on every
reach
this
and
1952, very the
in no England
in
territory has
reported ask
the the
in
known White
Penn
gypsy in really of 1952.
plots
Kear trees
dread else
state
New This case
been
New
of the
for
low
but 43
dis up- the
the in
in
of
a
A
a
to
in in
the
be
on
the
the
the
pur
and
total
Com
addi
The
these
above
58,021
which
which
which
of
to
a
and
receipts
In
villages
added
different
present
lands
the
of
scouting
infected.
were
adopted
located the
ownership.
reduce
from
of
the
state
of
and state
lease
sales
1950-51
tracts
acre.
been
to
nine
bordering
Concord.
total
making
or
been
land
which,
the
in
adjacent
state
consideration
the
the
in
about
towns
per
has
cities acres,
of
by
sold
recently
98
in
8
to sale
continued
forest
acquired
lands:
towns
have
acres
towns grand
exchange
201
in
so
$7.81
has
found
near
held 4
a
supervision
money
was
the
of
tracts
disease state
all
acres
possible,
1950,
of
COMMISSION
value
small brought
in
trees
2,372
no
in
if for
in
were
the
acres
funds
areas
137
lands
117
the
acquisitions,
southern
cases
cost
under
200
makes
RESERVATIONS
little
have
to
acres
with
of
recreational 1952:
that
The
the
that
the
several
confirmed
trees
two
lands,
2,224
Commission
acquired
over
243
lands
in
and
title
and
requests
AND
have
Hinsdale
RECREATION
average
tracts
also
containing
biennium
were
residential
shows
trees
parties
or
gift
bidder.
reported,
has state
an
increase
and
1951
years,
believes
trees
suggests
AND
or are
diseased
forest
by
the
purchase
Recent
an
the
last
probably
table
its
There
several
Recreation two
state
in
to
years
private
1952
FORESTS
buildings
Keene
highest
infected
Salem
recreational
to
There
sold.
of
and
$17,375,
show
in
diseased
in
and
highways
in
The
of
the
past
During and
FORESTRY
the
55,649
of
acquired
used
industrial
be
and
with
Commission
$33,278.
to
and
H.
following
of
regard
years
be
areas. the resulted
trees
STATE
from
cost
to
state
N.
were
land
tracts.
The
in
during
a
portions
acres.
sold
number
The
forest
additions
Forestry
numerous
of
of
that
at
discovered
likewise
the
state
or
be
of
1952.
should
several
acreage
net
there
During
remote
policy
The
total
diseased
commercial,
towns.
2,467
in
transfers
mission.
the
acres
volved
The
tween
of
amounting
parcels
chased
should
policy. tion
whole
are
sales
larger
should
104
are
number
new
120
The
there
number
Massachusetts
revealed
first 44 REPORT OF FORESTRY DIVISION 45
Table 16 STATE FOREST LANDS ACQUISITIONS 1951 — 1952 By Purchase
Tract Town Acreage Cost Cardigan Orange 1,113 $4,525 Pillsbury Washington 674 4,650 Bear Brook Allenstown 25 600 Bear Brook Deerfield 139 3,000 Kearsarge Warner 75 750 Pawtuckaway Deerfield 8 Pawtuckaway Nottingham 88 750 Fox Hillsboro 10,0 3,000 North Branch Stoddard 2 100 Total 2,224 $17,375 By Gift Tract Town Acreage Duncan Plainfield 113 W. M. Lord Ossipee 75 Smith Nottingham 50 Bradford Pines Bradford 5 Total 243
By Exchange Acquired by the State Tract Town Acres Toll Gate Warner 69 Page’s Corner Bow 78 Total 147
Conveyed by the State Net Gain Tract Town Acres Acres Kearsarge CCC Cgmp Warner 20 49 Craney Hill Henniker 10 68 Net Decrease 30 117 Total Acquisitions 2,584 acres $17,375
Changes in Area Due to New Survey Tract Town Acres
Wentworth Beach Wolfeboro ± 1 Franklin Pierce Homestead Hilisboro —12 Total Net Decrease —11 46 N. H. FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
State Lands Sold Tract Town Acreage Receipts Stockdale Manchester 57 $15,800 Stockdale Hooksett 8 700 Casalis Peterborough 17 5,150 North Branch Stoddard 73 1,818 Cardigan CCC Camp Danbury 17 510 Pillsbury CCC Camp Goshen 19 200 Glover Pembroke 7 100 Endicott Rock Laconia 3 9,000 5 Total 201 $33,278 Credited to Recreation Division. Summary Acres Cost Receipts Total Acquisitions 2,584 $17,375 Total Sales and Reductions 212 $33,278 Net Acquisitions 2,372 $15,903 Previously Reported 55,649 Total Area, December 31, 1952 58,021
PURCHASES Cardigan. Following recommendations of the Commission to in crease the area of some of the larger state holdings, purchases were made from four parties consisting of 1,113 acres costing $4,525; 905 acres for $3,200 from the General Lumber Co. of Canaan; 105 acres for $350 from the McDermott Estate of New York City and $150 from Gladys Hazelton of Manchester; 3 acres for $75 from Romie E. Bowker of Canaan; and 100 acres for $750 from Harry E. Powell of Orange. These forest lands have recently been cut over and are all located in the Town of Orange on the westerly side of Cardigan Moun tain. These additions bring the total of the Cardigan Mountain Reser vation to 4,203 acres. Pillsbury. Three parcels of land were purchased near the Pills bury Reservation in the Town of Washington: from the Max Israel Estate, 474 acres for $3,500; John Gillingham and Martha G. Blake, 42 acres for $150; Stanley Dyer and Joseph Toffoloni, 158 acres for $1,000; making a total of 674 acres for $4,650. These lands have not been operated for many years and are adjacent to the old Washing ton Center-Bradford Road; they include valuable young growth and merchantable timber. Bear Brook State Park. A 25-acre tract in the Town of Allens town was purchased from George A. Moran of Marblehead, Mass., for chase acres. Mrs. Pond timber tracts by hardwood. $750. $600. old smaller the was and to
Town Pawtuckaway sides Florence Deerfleld adds purchase pany
GIFTS pletely
hemlock areas. consists 113 gave deed
Pawtuckaway
state
Kearsarge
Kearsarge. road eight
acres
Fox Pawtuckaway.
North
Duncan. made
W.
Bertha
to
by
and specified
a
of This
of
The
of
of
is
surrounded
lot.
tract
the
state
M.
139 mostly
New
and K. State forest land.
Stoddard
for
consisting
located
enabled in
includes
of
by
old lot
Branch.
This
value
Favor Lord.
M.
Deerfield.
acres
land
in $750.
of
land.
Hampshire. Reservation the
that
is
These Miss Mt.
Forest.
“Half-Way
land Brown
of
time
forest
purchase
Reservation Marion
on located located
of
the
in
young of purchase
valuable
for
Eighty-eight The
Road
if
by
Several REPORT
along one
of
Annie
the
An
the
Hillsboro
will A
recent
the
state
This
of state
$100
hardwood
land tract
purchase
A
of
Forest. H.
in
Town
and addition hardwoods
on
Deerfield.
make
Town
adds the
This
is House,”
the the OF purchase E.
tract
Whitford
years later white
was
to
of land
the
purchases
has
and
1,384 includes
Kearsarge
Duncan FORESTRY for
northeast of
main
the
a more 96
did
small
acres
main good
made
is
to
valuable
of
acquired
Deerfield
includes and
ago
$3,000. and
to
acres
located
This
acres. not Town
now
two
sell
with
roads
than
of
of
the
are stands
tract
softwood.
valuable
pitch William road
from
of
bring
use
the
Warner
tract acres DIVISION
Mt.
from
in
part
100
scattered
This
in of
addition Plainfieki
a
Pawtuckaway 3,000
by
near
was
and
the
to
whole ruins, was
strip
the
pine.
the
Ossipee. Toll
of
the
the containing of acres
is
Gertrude of
Bear
M. land made
is timber
stands
the
Town
linear
sold that
The
Public
surrounded
a
Road
along total
forest in
state An
tract
Lord to
is
stands
plot
easterly
it deeded
was
part
Hill
to town.
for
present
A
our
additional located
of reverted
and
feet
of
in
area
the
in Service both
of
clause
in
A.
of
considerable
land $3,000
Nottingham
Reservation
and
made
Warner state
surrounded
spruce
of
1919.
materially
This
one land
along
state
Wakefield
Tilton
as
entrance
to
on
pine
sides
area
Spruce
on
in
a in
forest
block. to
7,013
three
from
Corn
from
tract
com
pur
This
two
and
gift
the the and
for the
the the
47
of of of I
the
the
the
the
per
land
were
state
Lord
white
which
of
of
of
to
waived
of
between
and
of
the
the and
Company
on
examined
22
individual
west
of
of
then
State
acres
Tree,
ago
title
stand
acres
the
located
50
Pines
and
located
and
the 5
beneficiary
Lumber
private
to
carefully
Ossipee.
years
a
a
property
are
in
Largest
death.
and
state,
to
mature
mile
deeded been
beneficiary
the
COMMISSION
Society
Forests
unravel a
A her
death
the
The
Bradford
Reservation
several
Symonds
River
the trees
land
of
to
have
to
lot
Bradford
Town,
and
this
Pine
before
Lord’s
in
becomes
Raymond
land
trees
order
These
the
return
the
of
of
quarter
of
Hampshire
her
and
RECREATION
Mr.
In
but
in
a
Davis
Nottingham.
16
by
it.
part
These
Station
AND
home,
by
and
of
New
acres
of
Smith
on
After
to
operated
No.
Smith
his
of
75
Within
state.
Hampshire.
land
deed
Town
they
Miss
the
Railroad
a
Route
Vienna
cottage
reserved
FORESTRY
the
retain disposed
about
New
by
to
the
H.
Pines.
in
to
in
when
Hampshire.
in
Miss
gave
Protection
were
small
gift
N.
Maine
a
a
highway
New
for
pines
owner
and
reserved
as
state
conveyed
otherwise
interest
of
stand
Estate
is
built Bradford
Smith.
main
the
the Claremont
pine
of
unless
to largest deeded
their Boston
Estate they
Society
Lord the
State
who
48 mit REPORT OF FORESTRY DIVISION 49 and lightning rods have been installed on three trees. One tree may be the largest pine in New Hampshire. It is 130 feet ‘high, 60 feet to the first limb, 52 inches in diameter on the stump and probably contains over 5,000 board feet. It is expected that a better entrance can be arranged so that the public may visit these trees.
SALES Stockdale. Due to the new policy of disposing of land held by the state in residential areas, bids were requested for the sale of the Stockdale Farm located on Mammoth Road in Manchester. This tract Included an old farm house, barn attached, open iields desirable for house lots and some forest land. The open land on the highway was carefully surveyed and sub-divided into desirable house lots. The high est bid for the whole property was from Kenneth G. Moore of Man chester for $12,000. Another Stockdale tract of 13 acres was later deeded to the highest bidder, W. A. Stiles of Manchester, for $3,800. Eight acres in the Town of Hooksett was bid off ‘to Michael T. Lan kalis, also of Manchester for $700 making a total of $16,500 received from the Stockdale property. These receipts were placed in the Forest Improvement Fund to be used for purchasing other forest lands about the state. ‘Casalis. In 1931, Mrs. Isabel Casalis deeded to the state 247 acres of forest land and a large house and small barn. Efforts were made during the years to lease this property to good tenants but with out success. Mrs. Casalis generously allowed the state to sell the build ings and 17 acres of land. Walter R. Peterson of Peterborough made the highest bid of $5,150. This action was approved by the Hills- borough County Superior Court. North Branch. The state purchased for $335 in 1918 a tract of 71 acres known as the North Branch Tract in the Town of Stoddard. At that time the main ‘highway between Concord and Keene passed through this tract and it appeared to be a desirable purchase. Later the main highway was changed and this state forest became an isolated area on an old abandoned road. The ‘Commission gave approval to sell this tract and the highest ‘bidder was J. M. Attridge of Antrim who offered $1,818. This included also two acres which the state acquired from the Public Service Company of New Hampshire in order to offer to the public the tract as a unit. The net receipts from this sale amounted to $1,718. cardigan CCC Camp. A ‘CCC camp was located in Danbury in 1933 and 17 acres of land were purchased for that purpose. Ten years
______
in
of
to
an
to
in
by
for
of
Mr.
the
CCC
were
who
state
lot
After
from
Pem
raise
Page’s
$9,000
finally
Winni
obtain
located
Goshen land
excellent
mile
the
of
at
the
to
Martin
town.
cut
of
Martin
Highway
Hill
money
to
a
$200.
remained
of
of
Laconia, entrance
was
Bergstrom
his
bidder
Corner
right-of-way
Lake
of
no
stipulated
acres
land
Mr.
it
with Village.
of
for
was
has able
of
that
sum
a
E.
authorized
Town
on
19
accepted.
Gate
Harold
contains
of
acres
College
Craney
The
sale
not
with
then
City
of
land Page’s
The
the
lands
allow
highest
with
1951
value
Axel
20
selectmen
land
was
but
Toll
quarter
$100.
with
Warburton
the
the
portion
in
Warner
to
of
the own.
was
site
a
Creed
was
The
of
cordwood the
a
near
for
and
the
old
of
park.
A.
to
COMMISSION
to
little
over
N.
his
to
Creed.
state
which was
made
by
exchange
Laws
the
camp together
of
town
Bow
exchange
Dartmouth
Some
located
cut
money
within
had
land
awarded
acres
sale
the
Mr.
return
Harry
to
in
to Fred
an
was
$510
the
removed.
a
transfer.
the
the
land
exchange
midway
CCC
in to
10
made
lies
by
requested
was
this
been
of
of
This
1922.
land
acres
to
development
to
land
and
offer
the
exchange
recreational
old
RECREATION
but
made
for
7
in
offered
public.
make
was
land
from
a
has
land
of
219
the
monument
An
offer
were
adjacent
made
transfer
and
sold
of
deeded
located
to
as this
This
AND from
the
as
who
hardwoods.
the
state
property
and
reconvey
of
state
anxious
to
acres
effort return
was
adjacent
land
bids
forest
gravel
escheat
were
tract
City
state
to
and
but
the
‘Chapter
Camp
purposes, in
of
78
highest
of
this
an
Camp.
the
Since
was
sale
consideration.
‘by
Rock
Another
purchase
Camp.
to
the
the
excepted
by
ago
FORESTRY the
pine
small
‘Second
purpose
Goshen for
Warner CCC
acquire
CCC
tract and
state
Townsend
Commission
for
by
acres
just
H.
Council
time.
school
CCC
a
Rock.
A
buildings
of
Hill. to
surveys
of
a
were
K.
station,
69
whereby
which
the
Mt.
N. made
The
the
years
acquired
young
Endicott
used
and
for
adjacent
that
funds.
offered
to
acquired
CCC
by
of
for
site
be
Town
owned
Rock
Town
was
Craney
Kearsarge
Kearsarge
tract
deemed
land
the
Endicott
Forrest
to
Glover.
lived
Pillsbury
also
since
railroad
maintained
the
the
the
Danbury
Corner stands
deeded opportunity
Hopkinton
Henniker.
volved
Camp
the
preliminary
Kearsarge
in
EXCHANGES Creed
to
pesaukee.
Governor be was law
decided
this was
broke
was who
in
of
sufficient
this
the
idle
50 later REPORT OF FORESTRY DIVISION
MANAGEMENT OF STATE FORESTS Past and current Operations Management operations have been both varied and extensive during the past two years. The aim has been to put as many acres as possible under plan, meanwhile carrying out the objectives of each plan by starting operations on these tracts. Several operations were initiated on tracts which had not been cruised. Time did not permit an intensive survey and the necessity of doing harvest or improvement work was obvious. The management section has also taken on the planning and operating of forests of other state agencies. These included the lands of the Water Resources Board, Glencliff Sanatorium, Laconia State School, and the State Industrial School. These jobs have been done at cost, providing sound plans for the management of forest lands plus gaining income for the institutions from sale of products. The com pilation work and working plans for several tracts have not been com pleted, although the data are available. Following is a brief description of each timber and improvement operation carried on during the past two years on state forests and other state lands: 1. Annett — Approximately 800 acres of red pine plantation are in need of release. Forty acres were done at an approximate labor cost of $6.00/acre. The tract was cruised and typed during the past year. 2. Baker — Five acres of 35-year red and white pine were thinned with a yield of approximately 10 cords per acre. Stumpage was sold at $ .25/cord. This area is to be designated as a forestry demonstration area.
3. - Bear Brook — Numerous operations were conducted on this tract: a. Hayes Farm Area — Removal of an overstory of poor quality hardwoods overtopping a young stand of white pine covered approximately 20 acres with a yield of 8 cords per acre. The wood was sold for fuelwood. b. Spruce Pond Road — A selective cut of softwood resulting in a volume of 31,142 board feet was harvested from 10 acres. The residual stand is composed of better quality white pine, spruce, hem lock and some hardwoods. c. Blowdown — Cleanup of 60,000 board feet of windthrown timber, scattered about the entire area, was accomplished during the spring of 1951. The blowdown occurred during the storm of Novem ber, 1950. 52 N. H. FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
d. •Catamount Hill — Release of young white pine by removal of a hardwood overstory was started. The whole area of this type covers about 700 acres, and plans call for doing about 200 acres in this operation. The soil is more suited for growing pine than hard woods. Scattered oak will be left, however, for the production of acorns for deer and other wild life. Subsequent sprouts will not bother the pine and should also provide browsing for deer. Additional road building will be necessary before completion of this operation. e. Pitch Pine Area — Ten acres of a pitch pine-white pine type were cut, removing all merchantable pitch pine for pulpwood. A fine residual stand of 20 to 40-year white pine was left. f. Pitch Pine Trail Area — This area of about 45 acres was clearcut since the stand was entirely pitch pine. It is to be replanted to red pine during 1953-54. g. Catamount Road — Thinning of a 10-acre white pine stand resulted in a cut of 6 cords per acre. This stand will have to be thinned again within 10 years. Several acres of red pine adjoining this stand were pruned. h. Spring Brook — A selective cut of pitch pine was carried on in this stand of about 25 acres leaving a good stand of 20-40 year white pine. Some spot planting may be necessary in areas where the pitch pine was found in groups. i. Podunk Road — Weeding and release of white pine covered an area of 10 acres. Costs were somewhat high since slash disposal was necessary. 4. Biimey Pond — A fifteen-acre area of badly weeviled white pine was clear cut. Growth of hardwood will be encouraged since the soil type is more suitable to hardwoods and the white pine is especially badly weeviled in this section of the state.
5. Bowditch-Runnefls — Approximately 50 cords of fuelwood re sulted from the clearing of a wider right-of-way through this tract. The wood was sold to the Recreation Division.
6. Cardigan — Release of badly suppressed spruce was initiated on about 20 acres. Costs were high for this work, most of it being done along well-traveled roads where cleanup of slash was necessary.
7. Connecticut Lakes — Scattered areas of blowdown occurred in spruce-fir stands along the Connecticut Lakes Highway. Some of the larger blowdown areas were cleaned up, but a sizable volume of scattered trees was not utilized. plans tations demonstration utilized ing tion
initiated are removing The is mated grade
scotch wood and
of
of
8. 9.
planned.
for
remainder
fir 10.
11.
13. 12.
for very
plantations
sturnpage
pulpwood.
was
5Q% for
pine was
Contoocook Craney
establishing
by pruning
Crawford
Duncan
Dixville Fay
poor
all
charcoal
done. done.
dieback.
of was
Highway
merchantable
area. —
of form
the
Hill
was
The
A
started this is
both This
Notch
Lake
REPORT
sale standing —
to
Notch —
at
and
Further
a
area started
Mast wood
be
the Some
Posts work
the
Some
forestry
of — —
holds
continued.
but —
will mature
Fox OF
white
Cleanup A
is
white
Yard
birch weeding
is
from
operations in Two roadside
not
to FORESTRY
clearcut
no be
Forest.
continuing
1952.
be
demonstration
and
replanted future
State
completed
and birch
salvage
volume
Plantation
sold
of
and
red
Approximately a clearing overmature
Weeding,
of
on
DIVISION
Forest
few to
on
timber
pine releasing
approximately
was operations
the at
remove
about with
cords
due
the
Thinning,
stump.
plantations.
not was
area.
value
red
releasing
to
present
120
of
softwood
mature
usable
in
done
pine.
labor
blowdown
were
The
The
other 1,000,000
red acres.
in
20
time scotch pine
wood
due and hardwoods
difficulties.
conducted,
This
than and prepara
An acres
to
spruce prun
plan
with board
hard
is• was
esti
pine low-
rot,
53
a of
I
of
is
in
in
at
the
the
not
and
and
and
plan
was
crew
since
com
were
wood
insti
area.
Very
hem
some
at
Water
overall
a
by
dieback
done heavily.
of
was
occurred
made
of
clearcut,
winter
size
Industrial
made
started up
the
been
and
receipts
but
by
spruce
made
fir
forest
necessitated
volume
the
quality
were
cutting
was
was
storms.
for
operating
was
contains
was
good
rather
had
State
and
important
process
of
by
and
the
cut
large
being
of
cleaned
area
yet.
pine
operation
the
a
wind
the
plan
the
marking
plan
tract
is
as
be
in
somewhat
reproduction somewhat,
over
in
logged
the
this
for
blown-down
hardwoods
operated
spruce
volume
white
pine products
COMMISSION
This
experimental
at
timber
harvest
hardwoods
of
area.
in
completed
cost
the
Good
work
increasingly
other
should
although
on
previous
being
on
change
of
affected
Cruising,
affected
being
be
this
small
present
the
at
in
a
The
white
is
in
acres.
the
mature
the
is —
a
is
management
cut
difficulties
management
on
1953.
salvage
been
65
lands,
cull
been
of
A
done
lost
become
land
and
carried
indicating
in
should
blowdown area
RECREATION
with
of
not
inventory
mature
hurricane. has working
started.
over
slowed
acre
state
will
was
Information wildlife
being
(Candia)
of
feet state
AND
weather
selective
has
This
on
is
hardwoods
now
area
One
necessitating
1938
A
Operations
this
were
woods have
—
is
and
completed
operation
completed near
—
wood
Operations
Sanatorium. range
— pulpwood
—
present.
volume
area
board
this
accompanying
School
the
and
found
percentage
harvest
The
harvested
be
1950,
Considerable is
—
the
was
page. the
on M
FORESTRY
state
an
for
extensive.
the
labor
long
Lake
this
northern
be
of
Francis
of 50
H.
will
area,
of
Forest and
large
logs.
A
to
of
the
country
operations
difficulties
during
and
timber
Glencliff
with
birch and
N.
fall
will
wood
A
Board.
selective
by
1952-53.
Industrial
this
due
Lake
Hemenway
Glenciff
and
another
Fox
the
Forest
some
time,
the
area.
Some
operation
A
The
the
quality
of
logs
the
down
of
on
birch
for
better
varied but
reproduction
spruce 19.
18.
for
17.
16.
harvest
15.
operation
14.
of
the
bolts
the
One
the
1952-53.
School.
present
Contractual management
employed
tuted
during much
for
Resources
but
1950 for winter
fitting
pletion.
fir.
completed.
cost
two white
both
quality.
found
yielding
of good
blown
lock,
54
feet rrhe REPORT OF FORESTRY DIVISION 55
20. Mount Prospect — A small amount of blowdown including hardwood and softwood was salvaged. The hardwood was utilized at Mount Prospect Park. 21. Vincent — Releasing and weeding of exceptionally fine spruce plantations were done at this area. These plantations are part of an extensive series of source of seed plantations that become of increasing value as the stands develop. Other agencies such as Harvard University and the Institute of Forest Genetics have shown much in terest in these plots. Further improvement of plantation edges is planned with a com mercial operation of hardwoods, including oak, ash and basswood. This cutting will release suppressed trees at the boundaries of the planta tions. Thinning of pine plantations is also contemplated.
4
Testing Penetration of Wood Preservatives, Mast Yard State Forest
22. Woodman — A large area of red pine, white pine, spruce and Douglas fir plantations was weeded and released during the past year. The cost per acre was considerably higher than normal due to inten sive work done on the Douglas fir experimental plantation. Additional cultural work is necessary on this tract.
A
j
L._LJ
of
in
300
com
the
also
sale
board
any
were
clear
forest
work,
labor
Woods
be
to
M
and
Spring
surveys
are
to
and
for
are
equipment
Boundary
at
road
personnel,
will
areas
incurred
in
1,000
$1,792.89
$1,230.00.
1952:
used
tracts
accompanying
sale
Preparations
1,
were
pulpwood
operations.
necessary
Plans:
was
category Several
the
pruning,
of
Yard
acquisition improvement
chargeable
Forest
preliminary
This
159.11
213.22
Exposition
July
in
$591.33
$219.00
several
follows:
this
management
items
investment
Mast
not
permits.
State
land
made.
cords
Prison
COMMISSION
were
as
weather
expenses
in
of
pulp.
for
to
given
approximately
States
60
approximately
possible
thinning,
the
time
other
of
progress
were
and
State due
of
are
these were
as
These
and
Management
in
as
salaries with
of
and
sale
Park
the
Included
Brook
logs
$8,364.35. marking
inclement
Eastern
high
data
included
value
115.5.2
349.29
560.00
such
RECREATION
and
$176.75
were
etc.,
of
made
surveys
for
$1,201.56
State
cars
administration
the
Bear
Some
from
weeding
be
crew
total
AND
operations
at
fairly
of
as
a
etc.
costs
maps,
stumpage
men
financial
program.
Exposition:
reasons
hardwood
conjunction
will
this
and
$345.90
were
10
such operations
in
and
and
workshop
by
items
Chevrolet
and
inspections
exhibits
a
having
FORESTRY
States
miscellaneous
marked
Administration:
costs
of
payrolls,
table.
efficient of
about
cruises
are
various
years.
1951.
H.
made work,
plans
A
supplies
appraisals,
on
three of operation)
an up
figures
the
in
posts
Total
N.
of
—
for
two
following
operation:
Other produced Operations:
final
of
of
softwood
in Initial
were
Surveys,
Eastern in
General
sales, C1ew:
crew
Supplies
Overhead
rail
Costs
Labor
of
Pay
The
Cost
and
Mass.
etc.
A
setting
3.
2.
1.
Following
preparation
Volume
expenses
pleted
feet
Current
guard
and products
ing,
improvement
Prison
included
management
only
examined timber
surveys program.
field,
the
operation
purchase
and
particular
tables. 56 m rd at )f 75 30 st Le y r
1s
500 pine
tinue Road, sary.
and Division.
pleted. Future
softwood
the
M
Livermore Forest
Bear
to
pulpwood.
fall
Franklin North
Hemenway
Operations indefinitely.
and
board
be
Forest
Pine
of
Brook
completed
the
and
Lake
1952.
Branch
feet
Pulpwood Pierce
so-called
hardwood The
Fails
Operations: — — —
are of
Approximately
REPORT
Selective
logs
A softwood. —
Marking
during —
now —
marked
Cruising Hayes
are
A
A
is Opercition,
centered
OF
marked
marked
1952-53.
being
being
cutting
of
This
FORESTRY
Farm
sale
approximately
and
50
sawn
done.
operation
of
harvest
along
stumpage
of
lot.
Becir acres
mapping
about
pitch
into
This
DIVISION
Podunk
Brook of
cutting
40
lumber
has
pine
sale
planting
sale
of
M
1,500
a
board
this
will
Stcite pulpwood
Road,
two-year
of
for
of
M
be
approximately
tract white
will
the
feet
board
Park
Smith
made
Recreation
be
contract.
will was of
pine
neces
feet
white
during
Pond
con
corn-
logs
57
of
was
1952-
areas..
27,000
limited
planned
acceler
pine
be
Division.
during
about
being
rather
will
to
a
white
done
also
on
of
work
be
demonstration
plans
are
Recreation
but
COMMISSION
feet
drawback.
should
the
forest
of
working
for
board
acres
serious
improvement
progress
appraisals
M
a
in
under
RECREATION
10
lumber
land
12,000
forest
been
AND
been
preparation
of
and
into
acreage
has
the
on
sawed
estimated
future.
total
already
labor
FORESTRY
surveys
program
be
an
of
has
H.
Approximately
of
bring
will N.
—
emphasis
will
Work:
immediate
intensive
and
Administration:
Boundary
Shortage
program
with
Cruising
An
Taylor
the
This
53. for
acres.
Forest
scale.
This
ated
Cultural
58 marked Table 17
PRODUCTS HARVESTED FROM STATE LANDS DURING BIENNIAL PERIOD 1950-52
Area Pulpwood (Cords) Tract Operated Sawlogs (Bd. Ft.) Spruce Pine and Hard- Inventory (Acres) Softwood Hardwood and Fir Hemlock wood Birch Bolts Fuelwood Products on Hand July 1, 1952
Baker 5 16.57 Li 778.15 259.5 86.9 cd. Bear Brook 180 129,811 926 C Binney Pond 15 186,000 50 Bowditch Runnells 2 C Connecticut Lakes 20 32 I 266.20 324.29 I Cirawford Notch . 120 C Duncan Lake 1 8 Li Li Dixvflle Notch .. . 1 2.94 U) Fay 6 271,305 Li Forest Lake 1 13,334 Fo 84 41,212 12,510 5.2 118,2 117 292.8 252 cds., 3 m bd. ft. & misc. I Glencliff 80 49,754 386 405.68 I- U) 19 8.000 bd. ft. 237 cd flemenway 110 31,608 52 C cLake Francis 100 106,71Q 67,250 1,015.71 8
1ndustria.l School . 30 170,000 Ifft. Prospect 3 5.38 10.5
Totals 817 999,734 80,685 1,061.23 920.92 1,038.70 748.97 353.3 11,000 ha. ft. & 575.9 cds.
Indicates lands under jurisdiction of other state institutions.
I $824.59 30.59 215.58 $15.70 328.81 210.44 121.43 314.07 56.84 819.72
C
Table 18 EXPENDITURES FOR MANAGEMENT WORK ON STATE FORESTS AND RESERVATIONS
Cruise Management Net Cost of Plan and Improvement Work Total Area Boundary Timber Release Blowdown Tract (Acres) Survey, etc. Inspection ITJ Marking Cutting Salvage C
Annett 1,360 C,) Baker 5 Bear Brook 6,849 Belknap Mountain 545 $51.39 Beech Hill 23 Binney Pond 77 Bradford Pines 5 $13.56 Cardigan 3,190 Ciongh 309 13.77 0 Connecticut Lakes 1,548 74.19 Contoocook 47 Craney Hill 21 0 Duncan, Annie 115 13.06 z Dnncan Lnke 100 100.40 0 Everett 56 4.51 0 Fay 211 Federal Hill 1 11.37 Fox 1,055 CD (67.84 CI) Franconia Notch 6,232 ‘-4 \ (30.34 . 0 Franklin Pierce 13 z Glencliff 508 Glover 10 6.60 Hemenway 1,958 Hubbard Hill ‘109 24.55 . Industrial School 60 Israel 500 154.31 Kearsarge 2,846 84.90 627.14 Laconia State School . . . 1,837 Lake Francis 90.63 Leighton 75 72.56 Litchfield 122 39.70 Livermore Falls 134 302.90 401 159.03 Mast Yard 105.52 Mt. Prospect 430 N. H. Forest Nursery 887 394.29 North Branch 71 -c Pawtuckaway (Addition) 25 30.21 Pillsbury 3,034 26.62 Pillsbury Addition 47.94 Pine River 70 19.52 Rhododendron 294 128.89 Shaker 236 49.41 Smith 50 12.96 Sunapee Mountain 1,777 11.70 Taylor 12 Vincent 172 318.11 Walker 47 5.61 White Lake 603 14.07 Woodman 141 414.42 Totals $309.53 $465.63 $2,940.55 $2,463.97 $2&0.11 Table 19 COST AND INCOME FROM FOREST OPERATIONS FISCAL YEARS 1951 AND 1952
Inventory Value Tract Total Cost Cross Income July 1, 1952 Net Cost Net Income
Annett $824.59 $824.59 Baker 38.88 $8.29 30.59 0 Bear Brook 16,066.44 19,161.07 $912.45 $3,094.63 Binney Pond 176.15 2,650.00 2,473.85 cc Bowditch Runnells . 300.00 300.00 Cardigan 328.81 328.81 Connecticut Lakes . 173.19 99.00 74.19 Contoocook 2t0.44 210.44 Craney Hill 121.43 121.43 Crawford Notch 4,199.82 7,249.60 3,049.78 Dixville Notch 16.17 61.74 45.57 Duncan Lake 100.40 100.40 Fay 596.41 3,263.04 2,666.63 Forest Lake 51.84 200.00 148.16 s Fox 11,677.54 14,427.67 3,621.00 2,750.13 S *Glencliff 6,075.65 10,187.50 4,111.85 Z Hemeaway 3,854.06 2,073.25 1,897.50 1,780.81 *Industrial c School . . 140.70 2,593.00 2,452.30 0 *Lake Francis 1,716.39 4,975.12 3,258.73 Mt. Prospect 186.63 81.41 105.22 Vincent 318.11 318.11 cc Woodman 414.42 414.42 Z Totals $47,288.07 $67,330.69 $6,430.95 $4,309.01 $24,351.63 * Other state institutions. A the two
purchase certain
seed cement 24
to and until
the machinery. will
tween for seedlings
planting, nursery, ing ance
as seed
certain damage over drawn the beds
continued as
by forest nursery
enable
x
nursery
in stock spring
seedbed important years
sites The relieve
agencies;
a
The
beds.
area
42
The
The beds the
The
the 4
between
previous
the
STATE
compressor
special
feet over
areas
feet
types block
‘to
addition of
following
tractor, the in
and are
beds. following when output, new start
nursery
that
were
time and
planting
under
a
a
The
the
in
the barn
the
that
construction,
nursery
by very
track-laying
frequently
to
of
construction, the
width nursery
“bed
FOREST performs
treads,
developments
will
to
years. land
the
fall
the
seedbed
beds. 34°
species
hold to
sprays,
by
an will
the
grow.
to
has congested
value
REPORT
spring;
tables
in
room be
that frost
former” construction
provide
owners
room
and
age, Oliver
‘the
to
be
same
the
It
operates
spring-dug
used
given
operations,
and
carry It
NURSERY
area is
operations free
kept
of
is 4
barn
or
is
species
show
8
tractor
southern
will
will
to inches
a
OF
root
also Cletrac x policies
the out
for are cold
amounts. work
and
room
work is
the
be
at
and of
at
10
a
FORESTRY
is
make also
the
a
supply
in unable
paths of shipped stock the
frost
34° well pruning
storage
of
and
feet 24
same
1200 divided with higher
shapes
where
stock and period
10
the
distribution the
enable
part Model
requiring
of
an
AND
Forest
x
for
it
x years,
adapted
before
distributed
for and
growing nursery wide-spaced
lb.
of a
to
possible 52 addition
paths services
16
out
of
holding than
for DIVISION
for
new
the
in
the
seed
plant
and REFORESTATION into
the
feet steel H.
feet
housing
the
using
Nursery
the
the
and
late
seed
beds equipment
trees G.
considerable
bed-former the
nursery each
to
over
state, tree
that
of
three
beds
with
at to and
sled following
spring,
to
to
68,
November
the
it
spring
fertilizing,
forest
paths.
and
to
the
dig
by
other
the treads
side can
a
to the
will
with
distributing
‘type
digging,
and
during
planting
where
each
8
period
taking
rooms,
usual
dug
to a
shape
foot
the north
be
planting
be
of
must
refrigeration large
and
the
supply
agencies
for
spring.
5-foot drag
to
power
agency,
du
stock,
kept
the
period dug
the
time.
of
posts,
the
perform
soil
time
applying shaping
the
summer a
without side
on
part
operate
years;
that
in
plant
4-foot
stock room
clear
at
stock
past
This
stock
from
stock
such
state
the
seed
the
the
be 63
and
of
0°
the
of
of
is 64 N. H. FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Table 20 FREE DISTRIBUTION OF PLANTING STOCK Fiscal Years 1950-51 and 1951-52 (No. of Trees)
State Agencies Boy Scouts Fish & Game Department 50 1 Troop Boy Scouts 75 State Industrial School 1,500 Water Resources Board 1,5.00 Total 75 Laconia State School 10,000 Agricultural High Schools and Total 13,050 Other Schools Aistead, Vilas High . . . 2,300 4-H Clubs Colebrook, Carroll County 750 Colebrook Aademy . . 3,650 Cheshire County 3,000 Contoocook, Coos County 250 Hopkinton High 7,00.0 Hilisborough County . . 2,200 Conway, Kennett High.. 1,200 Merrimack County 5,000 I Derry, Rockingham County 18,175 Pinkerton Academy 2 700 Strafford County 1,750 Dover, Dover High 2,500 Hudson, Alvirne School.. 2 600 Total 121 Members . 31,125 Laconia, Laconia High 4,500 Nashua, Cities and Towns Quincy Street School 2,700 Ashland 1,000 Raymond, Raymond High 11,000 Contoocook 500 Rochester, Spaulding High 5,900 Dummer 2,000 Tilton, Northfield High.. 1,700 Hollis 2,500 Walpole, Walpole High.. 1,000 Manchester 14,000 Warner, Milford Simonds Free High 2,400 Troy 3,000 Weare, Weare High 1,000 Walpole 6,5.00 West Lebanon, Wentworth 500 West Lebanon High 1,500 Winchester 12,000 Total 16 Schools 53,650 Total 10 Cities and Towns 43,500 Grand Total 141,400
Table 21 VALUE OF NURSERY STOCK PRODUCED Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 1951 and June 30, 1952
1951 1952
Trees sold to private planters $3,341.88 $4,461.23 Trees given to 4-H and other juvenile clubs. 134.57 277.00 Trees given to towns and cities 97.50 118.50 Trees used on state lands 46.81 77.00 $3,620.76 $4,933.73 ‘-‘, ‘-°“--‘! t’ot •j- c L’ - CT - - - vi vi C,, co vi -: C C C C C C vi vi
Table 22
NURSERY OUTPUT — NUMBER OF TREES
Fall, 1950 — Spring, 1951
Age of Stock White Pine Red Pine White Spruce Balsam Fir White Ash Total 4 year seedlings 52,960 21,200 74,160 3 year seedlings 235,400 247,975 55,100 54,925 593,400 2 year seedlings 50 50
Total 235,400 247,975 108,060 76,125 50 667,610 0
Fall, 1951 — Spring, 1952 4 year seedlings 44,825 69,350 2,450 116,625 0 3 year seedlings 368,900 314,925 110,650 794,475 0 Total 368,900 359,750 180,000 2,450 911,100
Table 23 REFORESTATION ON STATE FORESTS
1950-51 and 1951-52 Ci) 0 Area Planted White Forest (Acres) Pine Red Pine White Spruce Balsam Fir Total
Bear Brook 1 1,200 1,200 Eaton 1 1,100 1,100 Fox 10.2 • 3,650 1,650 650 650 6,600 Page’s Corner 1 1,200 1,200
Total 13.2 3,650 5,150 650 650 10,100 66 N. H. FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
TOWN AND CITY FORFSTS The Forestry Commission’s Biennial Report of 1909-1910 an nounced that 5 cities and 13 towns held title to forest land and recom mended that the state should furnish trees at cost to the towns from the State Forest Nursery just established. The Laws of 1911, Chap ter 166, Section 23, authorized the State Forester to furnish free of charge trees for planting on land belonging to the towns and cities. An act authorizing towns and cities to purchase and manage woodlands for forestry purposes was approved on March 121,1913. The Town of Hollis was the first to acquire a town forest under this act. The tract of 198 acres came to the town through the efforts of interested citizens. A condition was that the town was to spend $100 the first year and $50 a year for the next 10 years improving the growing timber. The State supervised planting 15,000 white pine on open fields and made plans for management. The town selectmen and many town forest committees have cared for this tract during the past years. One of the lots on the town forest was cut selectively during 1951 yielding a cash profit to the town of $962.42. Several cities and towns were showing interest during the period of 1920-1930 in acquiring forest lands for town forests, parks and tracts protecting public water supplies. Concord, Franklin, Keene, Manchester and Rochester were among the cities establishing water supply areas and the towns of Claremont (at that time not yet a city), Hanover, Jaifrey and Littleton were doing likewise. At the same time the Forestry Commission was issuing appeals to the towns to appoint town forest committees to study the possibility of establishing town forests or if the town had already acquired land, to recommend a plan of management for the town. The State Forester and his agents attended meetings, showed pictures and stated the progress that European countries had made. Planting stock, especially white pine, as requested by the cities and towns was supplied free of cost at the nursery. The City of Manchester received the greatest number of trees and the records indicate that over 1,800,000 white and red pine were shipped to be used on the water supply areas around Mas sabesic Lake. The State Nursery records show that •to date over 3,847,000 trees have been given by the state to the cities and towns for planting purposes. Because of the demand for trees the State Forester has from time to time sent out questionnaires to the select men for information about forest land held by the town. There are three means by which towns may acquire land: by purchase, usually with funds appropriated at the town meeting; by gift from individu als interested in the town; and by defaulted taxes. This last source of f e ,fl Lfl 1 7 r d it ), in it ,s. Is ed 5 ds
I. e of st ct fl
of -
town
necessary which statistics two
years
lands
are
gathered
before
required
has
to
redeem.
troubled
the
over
REPORT
before
sales
A
many
these
table
the
OF
are
years
towns
FORESTRY
town
completed
has
for
because
been can
study.
DIVISION
obtain
and V
prepared
of
the
the
title.
former
various
showing
Two
owner
years
processes
certain
has
are
67 - 30
--I
Table 24 TOWN FOREST AREA AND VALUE* Li February 1, 1953 ci]
Number of Towns with Town Tax Default Purchase Gift Total Year Forests Acres Value Acres Value Acres Value Acres Value L,J 1926 54 471 3,829 2,711 7,011 $157,757 1930 74 918 5,903 3,406 10,227 235,227 1938 140 17,523 6,689 4,625 28,837 303,252 -5 1940 154 25,107 $150,123 7,969 $86,840 6,263 $61,160 39,339 298,123 C 1950 138 24,292 126,483 9,296 85,565 7,082 78,419 40,670 290,467 z 1952 146 20,024 128,888 9,145 87,539 5,808 94,060 34,977 310,487 C
* Cities not included. ci] U] C 69 REPORT OF FORESTRY DIVISION
rile above figures indicate that in 1926 there were 54 towns out of the 223 towns in the state that together had over 7,000 acres of land. The number increased until about 1940 when 154 towns owned over 40,000 acres. At the present the area is slowly decreasing. In 1940, tax title lands were 62% of the towns’ holdings with purchases 28% and gifts 17%. The value of these lands held by the towns is likewise interesting, in 1940 tax title lands were appraised or valued at $5.98 l)er acre; purchases at $10.90 per acre and gifts at $9.77 per acre. Many of these purchases were for water supply areas which is in dicated by the high price per acre. In 1952, tax title lands were appraised at $6.44 per acre; purchased lands at $9.57 per acre and gifts at $16.19 per acre. The rise in cost reflects the recent general rise in real estate values of all classes of land. The study also reveals that selectmen in several towns have not available all the information about town forest lands. The town blotter contains property assessed for collection by the tax collector. Lands which were reported by selectmen in 1938 are occasionally not mentioned in the 1952 questionnaire. Fourteen towns were noted as failing to report their purchases or gifts. The selectmen of many of these towns show keen interest in keep ing the records of forest land ownership. Several towns have operated their timberlands with excellent care showing a good profit to the towns. Some towns put the receipts of operations in their general fund; others devote the receipts to special uses such as repairs to town buildings and bridges. One town has a special town agent to supervise the handling of its forest lands. The State Forester and his agents wish that more time was available to cooperate and assist the selectmen of towns in the problem of management and operation. The acquisition and management of state lands occupy a large part of their time. It is hoped that an assistant to the State Forester can be given the assignment to work continuously with the towns. It would probably be in the best interests of a group of adjacent towns to engage a full-time forester to handle all the problems. There are 7 cities, Concord, Claremont, Dover, Franklin, Keene, Manchester and Rochester, which have acquired over 11,000 acres of forest land valued at almost $500,000 or about $42.00 per acre. This high cost per acre is undoubtedly due to purchase of valuable lands adjacent to cities for protection of their water supply. Berlin, Laconia. Nashua, Portsmouth and Somersworth obtain their water from private sources. The state has supplied the seven cities over 21,, million trees from the State Nursery during the past 40 years. 70 N. H. FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
The cities realize the necessity for protecting watersheds about their public water supply more than smaller communities and have therefore planted many more trees per acre of land owned than have the towns.
Table 25 TOTAL TOWN AND CITY FORESTS 952
Number of Trees Number of Total Area Supplied from Forest Units (Acres) Value State Nursery
Towns 146 34,977 $310,487 1,364,290 Cities 7 11,352 480,235 2,483,275 Totals 153 46,329 $790,722 3,847,565
WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST The important events of the past two years have included a re vised timber management plan for the Forest, and the completion of another large timber sale. The timber management plan which is based on area control indicates an allowable cut of 7,000 acres per year, composed of about 12,000,000 board feet of sawlog material and approximately an equal amount of pulpwood material. In the recent history of the Forest it has not been possible to obtain the allowable cut. This failure to cut up to the desirable maximum is due partly to lack of manpower sufficient to handle the sales business and partly to the fact that one of the main products — hardwood pulpwood — is diffi cult to sell at the locations and under the methods of cutting which are required on the national forests. However, considerable progress is being made towards harvesting the old growth hardwood timber. In the fiscal year 1951 the cut was 18,898 M board feet, having a stump- age value of $154,261.00. The cut in fiscal year 1952 was 15,317 M board feet, having a stumpage value of $129,051.00. In the fall of 1952 the Sawyer River Chance was sold to Schmidt & McCullough, Inc. of Berlin, N. H. This sale was for 31,000 cords to be cut within an 8-year period. It is estimated that 80% of the material is in hardwoods and 20% in softwoods. Approximately 17,000 cords are suitable only for pulpwood and the rest is good enough for mill wood, sawlogs, and veneer. Cutting is now in progress on the area and the operator is sorting the wood into its various products as it is cut. is J. diffi-
mill- :o Ldt i 3,275 ian
area -55 1 ursery nd cis 7,565 4,290 ed
erial ump
ords wable
ion of
ecent
lr
year,
a Y
ased
are
be it
21id from
about Trees
&
have iS
to re- to have
I
of
ton less, the to Appalachian cessionnaire is
with the increased been these cover demonstrating aware must characteristic ing on
produce cornerstone assistance management showing enabled on similarly in ers. selves in objective the the
threct
put
boom.
getting
contacting
his
a
area.
campers. Pond
federal
cooperation Recreation
the
The
‘fhe
or
The Persuasion
long-range
no
found
be
the
areas
back
has own
assistance
of
$3.00
the
charge
advantages
intensive
The In
foundation
Extension federal continuous
them
Recreation
to
technical
of cost
the
forestry
is developed
land.
into
Cooperative
that the
federal
on $1.00
making
Mountain
this
one per of
Dolly
and
woodland
opportunities.
to of
a
use of the
the
for last
program Technical
of
Norris-Doxey our
of
week,
of
the
COUNTY
self-supporting the program
to
operation
per
then
education
the
practices Copp
the
on the children and
area REPORT assistance
New
Forester
advantages
biennial
small of
charges gradually.
Area
crops of
original
forest forestry
night
the
Club
federal
this
most
a
persuade
owners.
Forest
state
scientific
Recreation
in
highly
of
Hampshire
sound
assistance
had
woodland
White
is
maintenance OF
of money FORESTRY
per
owner
on
forest and
under
in
effective
report
of
of
governments
worked to Effective
charges
Act
to government, Management
been FORESTRY a
wood
educational
the
In
party
The
50
all
forestry
interest
of
non-profit
therefore,
them
basis
Mountain
successful
forest
1924
farming
the
management.
cents
being
was
12
woods
woodland
scientific
Area
it
program
put
owners.
to
woodland
and
means with of
years
technical
to
was
the
passed and
to
farmers
education
out
six and
per
PROGRAM DIVISION
used
owners
forest
campers program is
of
follow
timber.
to
federal basis.
mentioned
county
to
now National
seems
employed
program.
in or
Act
on of
might increased
the
of
This
was
owners
employ
agricultural
forestry
to
in
less,
the
1952
age.
getting
a
application
owners
owners
with
being
effective small
maintain
with 1937.
forest Any
concession;
one
act
were frequently
to Clarke-McNary in
per
agricultural
Technical
farmer
or
This
the
Forest
the
so
extension
be
foresters New
of
was
operating
that
operated
$5.00
owner.
The services.
The the party
owners
should
in
to
insufficient
practices
that
the
charges
acceptable
aim
method
July
and
replaced
good
help
Hampshire purpose
of
the
state, himself
education;
important
first per
continues
of
they
of the
forestry
forestry
involves
1,
service
started
be
to
forest Camp
by
agents
It
six
forest
show week,
them profit
were
1951. steps
puts
with con
that
give
has
the Act
the
are
71
or by
to
to
of
is
J
1
I
of
by
the
use
hun
lands
Since
There
forest
forest
In
county
for
owners
Novem
holdings
of
increased
the
companies
assistance the
—
attitude
hundreds
forest
in located
of
in timber
services.
types
foresters.
surveys.
woodland
have
timber,
place
their
all
woodland
Exposition
and
their
operation
efforts
no
of
for
change
land-holding
county
8,500
convincing
in
or
large
2,260
on-the-ground wood
8
the
COMMISSION
States
boundary
in
the
foresters
and
of
on
of
buying
been
has than
little
given
and
in
demands
that
has
growing
had
result
decade
Eastern management
more
reserve
a
have
of concerns
foresters
a
high
RECREATION
to
consulting
show
as
Hampshire
they
program
the
appraisals
interested
AND
forester
than
Exhibit, county
—
improved
New
records
industrial
shrinking
less
continued
changed
years
importance
the
marketing
the
timber
owners
of
time
forestry The
and
The
FORESTRY
present
the
in
consulting
where
Forester
and
eight
future.
aided
H.
of
the
of
the
toward
period
practices
N.
the
county
present
to
rapid.
prices,
have
woodland
except
in
operators.
County
the
the
1945
owners
of
period
1945
interested
been and
In
In
At
cutting
mill
1,
present
management
were dreds
stumpage
the products short
economy
forest
landowners now
foresters. has
and
in
72 the ber REPORT OF FORESTRY DIVISION nce are large numbers of small holdings throughout the state which are badly depleted of merchantable timber. Owners of such lands believe nce that they are not justified in making a cash investment in forest im ers provement that will not yield a return for a number of decades. We figs are now faced with the situation where county foresters and consult ing foresters are attempting to sell forestry to the same land owners. is important that these foresters coordinate their efforts so that there may be the greatest increase in better-managed forests. The job of the county forester is to help woodland owners help themselves. He demonstrates how to mark and tally for a Tt trees selective cutting, and gives advice and assistance in the marketing of forest products. He hopes that on the next cut the owner will take over the job himself, or employ the services of a consulting forester. The county forester does not act as agent for the owner. As more and more owners request technical assistance in the management of their woodland, two general courses of action should be considered in meet ing these requests for assistance from trained foresters. The public can employ foresters to provide a complete service to woodland owners. A charge can be made to the owners for services rendered or the help can be given at public expense. In New Hampshire, the county forester and the consulting forester worked together on specific jobs. During the period January 1, 1952 to July 1, 1952 the eight county foresters referred 47 jobs to consulting foresters. There were instances where the county forester marked lots for cutting and the owner then retained a consulting forester to sell the marked trees. One consulting forester and the county forester are considering grouping several small lots into a management unit for marking and the joint sale of the forest products. Marking of trees for selective cutting is one of the maj or johs of a county forester. The objective of the county forester is to interest the owner to the point where he will make his own tree selection or employ the services of a consulting forester to do this marking. There are many owners who for one reason or another cannot help with the marking and will not pay to have marking done. They are not suf ficiently convinced of the importance of marking trees for selective cutting. The county forester is cooperating with consulting foresters on a new approach to forest improvement work. The Congress has author ized payments for forestry work to encourage land owners to carry out soil-building practices. Thousands of acres of young growing pine in southern New Hampshire can be developed into merchantable stands of desirable timber if the over-topping weed trees are eliminated. Few owners will I
the
and
sign
bring
weed
forest
woods.
weeding
forester.
recognize
who
and
the
Production
the
public
small the
of
in
may
marketing
the
on
get
both
cost of
owners
together they
consulting
of
can
with
applied
a
actual
out of
COMMISSION work
practiced
though
efforts
woodland the
project
can
opportunty
Birch—
of
forestry
even
an
worked
Tree
has supervision
Parer
weeding RECREATION
whereby
combined
been
foresters
getting management
Stctte
project
in
one-third
the
a
also
in
AND the
has
forest The
forest
than
a
such
and
under
in
important.
consulting
out
less
forester
Thinning
good
one,
FORESTRY
owner.
are
crew
and
for Administration
H.
money
big
the carry
arrangement
N.
a
or
to
getting
work pays accomplishments
for
An
is
county a
consulting
of
foresters
time
real
by
PMA
Marketing
The job
owner
The
vaiue.
74
its
invest and done with
about
stumpage The The ing. private
holdings I
Table 26
PRIVATE FOREST MANAGEMENT RESULTING FROM AID GIVEN BY COUNTY FORESTERS
Roadside value Woodlands on of forest which improved Volume of products harvested practices were forest products in accordance followed Area operated harvested with good C forest management Number of Tracts Acres M Bd. Ft. C County 1951-52 1946-52 1951-52 1946-52 1951-52 1946-52 1951-52 1946-52 Li 0) Hillsborough 33 188 580 2,833 1,209 4,341 $42,315 $141,935 Cheshire-Sullivan . . . 39 152 004 2,003 1,645 6,261 57,575 219,135 Merrimack 33 125 483 1,739 1,204 4,993 42,140 174,755 Rockingham 66 287 844 4,420 2,774 11,322 97,090 393,270 Coos 81 591 1,215 55,072 2,480 12,577 86,840 440,195 0] Belknap-Strafford . . . 61 291 683 3,853 2,496 12,572 90,860 440,020 C Carroll 27 287 272 4,874 2,521 23,084 88,235 807,840 Grafton 48 389 1,432 7,867 1,999 18,109 59,975 633,725 Total 388 2,260 6,113 83,261 16,328 93,259 $565,030 $3,250,875 76 N. H. FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
DISTRICT FOREST ADVISORY BOARDS The Advisory Boards appointed by the Commission under Chap ter 235, Laws of 1941, have been especially active during the biennium due to the additional duties assigned them by the Timber Tax Law of 1949 whereby they act as boards of appeal in case of disputes about tax abatement for approved cutting practices. They have also met regularly to discuss activities of the County Foresters who serve as secretaries to the respective Boards.
DISTRICT FORESTRY ADVISORY BOARDS (As of January 1,1952) Belknap - Strafford: Horace Ti. Ransom, Meredith, Chairman Richard J. Pitman, Laconia Harold E. Flower, Barrington Richard ‘C.Varney, Gilmanton Myron I. Jenness, Dover Robert F. Bradley, Laconia, Secretary (Resigned November 1952) Carroll: Richard W. Read, Tamworth, Chairman Roger Williams, Center Tuftonboro Arthur P. Gale, Jackson Jesse L. Ambrose, No. Sandwich Howard C. Avery, Wolfeboro Theodore F. Breon, Conway, Secretary
Cheshire - Sullivan: Maurice A. Mansell, Stoddard, Chairman George L. Porter, R. F.D., Alstead George H. Duncan, East Jaifrey Clifford Stearns, Winchester Arthur A. Davis, Claremont William E. Dussault, Keene, Secretary Coos: Clarence S. Herr, Berlin, ‘Chairman Howard T. Woodward, Berlin George D. Keysar, North Stratford Lawrence E. Philbrook, Shelburne Clarence Marshall, Northumberland Robert H. K. Phipps, Lancaster, Secretary REPORT OF FORESTRY DIVISION 77
Graf ton: Wayne C. Lewison, Beebe River, Chairman Henry C. Waldo, Lincoln Forrest Cole, Lebanon Earle Philbrook, Littleton Lyle Frazer, Monroe Robert Sinclair, Woodsville, Secretary Hilisborough: Benjamin M. Rice, Peterborough, Chairman Francis J. Lorden, MilfOrd A. J. Christie, Manchester Henry H. Hildreth, Hollis Stanley Tenney, Francestown Robert W. Breck, Milford, Secretary Merrimack: Charles A. Bartlett, Concord, Chairman Victor E. Phelps, Andover Chester B. Bailey, Suncook Frank T. Garland, Pittsfield C. Leland Slayton, Warner Wilbur E. Thompson, Concord, Secretary Rockiugham: Arthur W. McDaniel, Nottingham, Chairman Lewis C. Swain, Exeter Joseph F. Culick, Fremont John E. Ray, Londonderry Howard M. Platts, Hampton Falls Roger P. Sloan, Exeter, Secretary
THE FOREST CONSERVATION AND TAXATION ACT OF 1949 During the first two and one-half years of the operation of the new law, the proportion of operations and amount of timber cut under approved cutting practices have increased markedly. There is ever-in creasing interest among land owners in maintaining their forests in good growing condition. The District Forest Advisory Boards, the County Foresters and the Commission have all cooperated with local governments when requested for advice on the administration of the law. The inducements to good forestry, chief of which is the exemption of growing wood and timber from annual taxation, have stimulated interest in forestry by wood-using industries and operators also and ______• •_, -- •
78 N. H. FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION investment in woodland improvement has been greatly encouraged. rrhis has resulted in more demand for trees for reforestation and re quests for advice from County Foresters. Private consulting foresters have found an increased call for their services. The following summary tables have been prepared from infor mation collected and collated by the State Tax Commission. These tables show the number of operations and the volume of timber cut as reported to the Tax Commission under the severance tax feature of the timber conservation law. Timber cut under this law is subject to a tax equal to 10% of its stumpage value. Where an operator follows good forest practices as approved by the District Forest Advisory Boards and the Forestry and Recreation Commission an abatement of. 30% of the basic 10% of the stumpage value is allowable if the operator has complied with all the other features of the law. C ‘-4.’ iq (D4.c CD 4-4.”1 O CD -t- CD I
Table 27 NEW HAMPSHIRE TIMBER TAX STATISTICS TOTAL OPERATIONS AND YIELD TAXES ASSESSED
Number of Operations Yield Taxes Assessed Year @10% % @7% % ‘Total @10% % @7% % Total
1950 (6 mos.) 907 74 318 26 1,225 $80,471 81.5 $18,286 18.5 $100,307 C 1951 3,503 81 854 19 4,357 271,807 76 87,135 24 358,942 1952 3,164 77 959 23 4,123 288,745 76 90,410 24 379,155 C Totals 7,574 78 2,131 22 9,705 $642,573 76.5 $195,831 23.5 $838,404 C cn
PulpwoGd Sawtimber Volume Cut Cords Volume Cut M. Bd. Ft. Total Assessed Assessed Year 10% % 7% amt. % M. bd ft. at 10% % @7% % Total 1950 (6 mos.) Value only reported value only reported 1951 282,233 83.8 54,548 16.2 336,781 $101,982 42.9 $135,860 57.1 $237,842 1952 227,508 74.7 77,059 25.3 304,567 68,385 34.6 129,049 65.4 197,434
Totals 509,714 80 131,607 20 641,348 170,367 . . . . $264,909 $435,276 by
the
may
Towns
were
Jr.),
Total
403,284
201,234 204,732
$455,702
similar
$858,986
$352,334
Amount $758,300
without
pruning, required
Due
Maine. .
are .
%
conducted .
Mass.
26.8
35.1 . reside
TOWNS
Wheeler,
following
Hampshire Agriculture,
surgery, are
trees
conducting
TO Wells,
noted)
of
7%
TAX
they Liability
or
The
at
New
Total
474,190 463,773
tree Feet
$447,435
fruit COMMISSION
of Mass.
$1,385,398
141,583
State
(Wilfrid
of
$122,478
$264,061
1952
Manchester. Manchester,
YIELD
otherwise
and which Abbott),
Peterborough. Michigan.
Board
Assessed
as
F. TO registration spraying,
in
Reported
28
M. 29
Forester. .. .
Mass.
% Commissioner
Road,
ARBORISTS
to
in .
73.2 shade
64.9 Street,
Residents
only practice
Westwood, except RECREATION
REIMBURSEMENT
Assessed
town
the
Arborists Yield
Company, Gladwin, Barber),
Table
379,155 358,942 Table
State
10% Elm
$100,307
$838,404
airplane
of
the
SUBJECT (William
law.
L.
AND Value
5
the
at
AND
forest,
leading Taxes
in
Street,
the
Equivalent
of
Mammoth
CUT
261,701
Street,
Cambridge,
Hampshire
Inc.,
$333,224 state
$594,925
Expert
Service
972 within
and
care Registered Pond
REGISTERED
including
Assessed
(Eugene Elk
New
consisting
FORESTRY
J.,
TOTAL
Drive,
engaged
Tree
the under
356
Tree
H.
COLLECTED 420 Amalia,
work
in
F.,
N.
board
Examinations A.
1952:
F.,
M.,
dusting, Service
(Address
in
such Armand
or F.
TAXES
persons work
mos.)
mos.)
Leon
Memorial
Karl
Brothers
John Tree
Entomologist on
registered of
(6
(6
All
795
Totals be
Totals
examining
80
1950
Year 1951
1952
1950 Year
1952 1951
spraying
types to carry
registration. an State registered
Abbott Aldrich,
Amalia, Bailey, Bartlett, Barber
Bouchard, REPORT OF FORESTRY DIVISION 81
Chase, Ernest J., 686 Court Street, Keene. Clark, Leon H., Jr., Box 506, Meredith. Conley Tree Surgeons, Maple Street, Middleton, Mass. Cook, William M., Route 10, Boscawen. Cotton, Edward H., Jr., Elm Street, Hatfield, Mass. Cupples, David W., 400 Myrtle Street, Manchester. 702 284 Davey Tree Expert Company, Kent, Ohio. Davis, Lillian A., Riverside Spraying Company, 145 Elliott Road, 986 Haverhill, Mass. Dodge Associates (Albert W. Dodge), Main Street, Wenham, Mass. Eaton, Robert H., R. F. D. 1, Alton. Flint, Edward 0., Pleasant Street, Saxton’s River, Vermont. Flint, George W., Jr., 21 Park Street, Keene. Franke, William A., 30 Cameron Street, Brookline, Mass. nt vns Franklin Tree Expert Company (C. T. Caidwell), 318 Main Street, Greenfield, Mass. 34 Frost, H. L. & Higgins Company, (R. D. Keene and E. W. Higgins), 84 20 Miii Street, Arlington, Mass. ‘32 Gray, Herbert C., Jr., Lancaster. 0o ? Griffith, Richard J., 2 Myrtle Street, Stoneham, Mass. Henderson & Herndon Tree Company, Inc., (William P. Henderson), 9 Story Avenue, Beverly, Mass. Knox, Ralph T., Jr., 7 River Street, Windsor, Vermont. g, Lawrence, B. F. Landscape Company (Benjamin F. Lawrence), 17 ar Garfield Street, Greenfield, Mass. Lucas Tree Expert Company, John (R. E. Billings), P. 0. Box 965, Portland, Maine. it Madden, James E., 78 West Merrimack Street, Manchester. Marsh, Ben F., 5 Leighton Avenue, Concord. F., Lancaster. Le Mayberry, Elmer Meader, Robert W., Greenland. Melendy, Harry F., Milford. IVionadnock Tree Service (Laurence A. Laviolette), Peterborough. Munson - Whitaker Company (John E. Riley and Robert S. O’Shea), 9 Fellsway East, Maiden, Mass. Nehring, William H., Ridge Farm Nursery, New Durham. Peeke, Leslie A., 67 Monroe Street, Amesbury, Mass. Ralston, Fred & Company Tree Service (J. Cooke White), 22 Linden Street, Allston 34, Mass. Ralston Tree Service, Inc. (Byron L. Kirby), 43 Cornwall Street, Portsmouth. Robbhis, Lester W., Amherst. Smith, Alfred A., 166 Calef Road, Manchester. Stalbird, Russell N., 175 Marlboro Street, Keene. as
of to
re
with
only
Road,
stock
of
cellar
showed
on
a Concord.
methods
series
measure sprays
chestnuts
rethinned
of
in
preliminary
plots
Epping nursery
and
new
first
established
Vermont.
Street,
consisted
of
A hybrid
occurred
experiments
Some
field.
heeled
The hormone
of
were
packed
Mass.
the
Grant
Concord.
period
of
COMMISSION
development
stock
Company,
plant in
31
origins.
damage
rerneasured
injury.
renewed
plots
of
of
Brattleboro,
(Newington).
planting
Street,
remeasured.
some
use
and Storage
Exeter.
Stoneham,
two-year
Expert plots,
season
survival West
weevil
Walker, new Remeasurement
Warner.
continued
of
Several
the
Main
RESEARCH
were Manchester. RECREATION Newport.
the
1, R.
tools.
maintained, Tree One pine
on
and
D.
Street,
Road,
Street,
Stock.
sample
AND
freezing
current
Portsmouth
plots
F. South
out
growth
hand
Street,
Street,
James
during were
B.,
stock white
R.
Survey.
FOREST
satisfactory that
in
150
Linden
Trüils.
above F.
of
c/o
established.
Lincoln
Wolfeboro.
with
Bradford
in
H.,
Nursery
J.,
plots
Experiments.
23 R.
FORESTRY Bonnyvale
carried
20 trees.
Liberty
of E.,
permanent
Summer just was
2
Weevil
All
W.,
Permanent
nursery
H. B.,
H.,
activities
16
L.,
Wolfeboro.
Seed
of
the
15
indicated P.,
Expert,
cutting
of
were N.
Robert
Chestnut
resulted
production. of incidence
William of F., differences
plots
Pine
to
John
chief
John, David
Storage
Stiliman
Tree
fir
1952
W.
Russell
the
Toivo,
Oscar
necessary.
10%
in
Exeter. storage
The winter Weeding.
Thinning.
Origin established.
Cold White Hybrid
charcoal
temperatures
82
Stone, Watson, Tufts,Robert Tierney Walter, Tuttle, Welsh, Walker
White,
Welehans, Wholley,
Willoughby,
cold
measurement of compared experiments
significant
where
Douglas
was at over about observe
ment rd.
made
order steel steel with standing the directed wood, these termining logs, sub-marginal bility, products and
cut reports
solicited No wood. annual by fuelwood.
summer that 10 continues utilized. continues
law.
cords
good same
during
statistical
Chemical Cytospora Integrated
Appraising Charcoal Reports
kilns Both
drum
posts,
the
of
to on lines
smelter surface
While
drain
Each
furnish
by
follow
the
during residents.
This method natural trees.
operation. on
general
annually
by
the
to An the
FOREST
for and
is
the
Syracuse
poles,
the
preceding
resulting plant
from a
be amounts
the
successful
is
Production.
sawtimber reports approximate value character
wood
Debarking
One the hoist softwood preceding
Ca&oer
cinder
Logging.
the the
disturbing
Forest
of
has same
red
research peeled utilization
was
mortality
per REPORT
sawmills softwood
phase
months
only
and PRODUCTS of
and
University
yet
spruce
have
from block
of
job requested
farm,
two
forest
Disease
Land.
in
and
and any
charcoal lowering been
lumber,
and
data
calendar
of
Forestry
of
in making were OF
project
been
figure
commercial years.
Experiments
kilns,
of
showing this
from standards
and
other
species, one
rough
plus pulpwood
view
land
found Pulpwood.
at FORESTRY
January
A
of
on
carried
to
continued.
study
product
present
CUT
other
wood
while
is them
and year
The
year some
method
based
factors.
of
methods Spruce. improvement report of
pulpwood
operations
for
obtained
chiefly
forest
attack
the
a
IN
was vary bulk cut
use
to
separately
in on were wood
out.
method cut hardwood
estimating DIVISION
on available
are
were
the
year.
1950
1951
paper The
has in ready-stacked
on
In
carried
of
survey
Utilization
by
its
of
white
from
Observations by
to -
cut
the amount 1950
by
addition
of
chemical using
been utilizing
the
AND
wood productivity, continued
and be
state
cytospora perfected
cuttings
several
and
and estimating
forests
by for mill
cut and
pine. is
findings out
cut the
1952
industries devised
1951
dealers marketed
of
each
relatively is
pulp
estimating
per
many
in
1951
to
production organized
of
debarking
a each
The
kinds,
cooperating
of
wood.
as
where
1952.
for mill,
with acre.
variety
are
canker sawtimber
species
industry,
that the
exceeded
required
a
surveys
accessi
for product
and
demand
lifting
cut
being
state. cord-
these Saw- from
were
both
little
only
soft-
the de
for
83 on
in
of
of
of
of
of 84 N. H. FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION wood sawtimber is being cut faster than it is growing while hard wood is greatly under-utilized. The conclusion which can be sub stantiated by direct observation in the field is that the proportion of hardwood in the forests of New Hampshire is on the increase. This is undesirable from the standpoint of continuing industries and employ ment based on softwood sawtimber. - The cut of pulpwood, however, shows that as much if not more hardwood as softwood is being utilized, and this is a healthy sign that pulpwood producing areas will continue to meet the needs of industry. Other industrial uses of wood also indicate substantial quantities of hardwood. In general only the better quality hardwood is being cut so that there is a continual accumulation of low grade and defective hardwood that constitutes the major forest problem in the state.
Table 30 LUMBER SAWN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE MILLS (Thousands of Board Feet) Calendar Year Calendar Year Softwood 19S0 1951 Balsam Fir 2,041 1,149 Cedar 169 296 Hemlock 45,870 40,750 Larch 5 10 Pine, Red 3,329 2,336 Pine, Pitch 856 4,583 Pine, White 216,889 247,732 Spruce 14,721 13,420 Other Softwood 45 Totals 283,880 310,321 Hardwood Ash 1,085 1,255 Aspen 11 5 Basswood 148 380 Beech 2,670 3,705 Birch 10,977 12,239 Elm 69 369 Maple 5,029 7,546 Oak 6,270 7,515 Other Hardwood 23 997 Totals 26,282 34,011 Totals All Species 310,162 344,332
Number of Mills Reporting . . . 552 • 558 ities Lhat iore is n sub 558 tive 332 ard try. 321 loy cut of is Mixed Pine Hemlock Spruce Aspen Number Excelsior Miscellaneous Veneer Cooperage Boxes Posts, Turnery supervised activities Resolutions 1951. recreational WOOD Totals Totals Changes I. Amends Product Hardwood Poles and and of Products Special CONSUMED Mills are Fir Shooks and by of purposes. summarized and . the Reporting, the Piling . both . PULPWOOD Session . An Commission 103,701 184,584 additions REPORT (exclusive Equivalent 80,832 classification REVISION the BY Act 1950 . . Total 30 21 . NEW Special of 1950: . Relative 139,016 1950. 299,932 137,145 below. OF CUT Cut 10,964 12,8.07 of CHAPTER 1,991 to HAMPSHIRE in 1951 (CORDS) Table 11; FORESTRY Table or lumber Thousand Session OF laws IN of 1951: affecting These to NEW LAWS 31 Water 32 Class and affecting 17,471 14,220 3,200 12. of 1950 . 1 HAMPSHIRE include 10,342 15,669 Board DIVISION . pulpwood) 1,000 WOOD-USING 2,427 30 21 1950 . Exports 1950 1950-51 803 337 500 . directly 260 Pollution B-i 51,820 Feet 56,849 4,582 and the 1951 . Public 370 . waters 77 . . or the various Not 185,183 indirectly 129,777 Acts 55,406 INDUSTRIES Legislature 1950 . 39,487 13,119 10,992 . . suitable 1951 Reported 6,886 6,758 1,732 . Imports . . . . and . . activities Reported 1951 Not these Joint 85 for of 86 N. H. FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
CHAPTER 5 An Act Providing for a Reorganization of State Government PART 12 Council on Resources and Development (Chapter 249-A) Establishment of a Council including a repre sentative of the Forestry and Recreation Commission. Section 9-11. Shore and Beach Preservation and Development Commission abolished and duties and funds transferred to Forestry and Recreation Commission. Section 12-15. Aerial Tramway Commission abolished and duties and funds transferred to Forestry and Recreation Commission. Section 16. Forestry and Recreation Commission to consult with White Mountain Region Association. Section 17-19. Forestry and Recreation Commission made custodian of the Hannah Dustin Monument, Franklin Pierce Home stead, Daniel Webster Birthplace and grounds connected with each and unexpended appropriations transferred to Forestry and Recreation Commission.
PART 24 State Insurance Section 4-5. Aerial tramways at Cannon Mt. and Mt. Sunapee to be covered by insurance as provided in former acts.
CHAPTER 14 Joint Resolution Making Appropriation for Expenses in Connection with Forest Fires Appropriated $8,934.71 to reimburse fire departments of North Conway, and Conway for services in connection with 1947 fires iii Maine. II. Legislature of 1951.
CHAPTER 4 An Act Relating to the Appropriation for Timber Tax Reimbursement Fund Creation of reimbursement fund of $360,000 by authorizing a bond issue. Carrying charges to be met partially by $25,000 annually from Forest Improvement and Recreational Fund. REPORT OF FORESTRY DIVISION 87
CHAPTER 12 An Act Relating to Forest Conservation and Taxation Amendment to 1949 law providing for copies of reports to be sent to State Tax Commission for report of cut to be filed 15 days follow ing completion of operation and changes in the details of distribution repre of the reimbursement fund to towns. pment CHAPTER 13 estry An Act Relative to Leasing of Privileges and Concessions on State Forests and Reservations luties All contracts for periods exceeding two years or for an annual rental of more than $100 to be approved by the Governor and Council. with CHAPTER 70 made An Act Relating to the Method in Which Town ome Fire Bills Shall be Paid and Fire warden to render reports on fire expenses. Provisions for re tion imbursing for assistance rendered other towns.
CHAPTER 87 An Act Relative to the Registration of Wood Processing Mills Planing and other processing plants and farm mills, if located e to in or near woodland, to be registered by Forestry and Recreation Com mission.
‘CHAPTER 98 An Act Relative to the Purchase of Insurance for the Forestry and Recreation Cominission Building at Franconia Notch, N. H. Director of Recreation empowered to protect merchandise pur chased for resale at Franconia Notch.
CHAPTER 212 An Act Relative to Payment of Expenses of Forest Fires, Kindling Fires and Penalties for Violations of Fire Laws Amended law requires towns to stand expenses of fires originat ing from town dumps, requires permits for fires in town dumps. Makes disposal of inflammable waste material on or near highways a violation. Increases distance required for the disposal of slash near highways and boundary lines. Makes continuing offense for neglect to remove slash. J
ma: mei Del Sta
a
and
of of
from
the
Towns
injury
Park
1951
of
to
State
for
Recreation
Recreation
recreational
for
Laws receipts
1952
State
1953
the
State
Recreation
and
for
and
30, development.
of
Functions
30,
development
Auburn
the
towns
and
therefor.
use Rock
of $1,223.13
receive Act
of
of
Revised
to
and
June
and
June
of
to
for
COMMISSION
Division
Division
Reimbursement
79-A
Town
Expenses
of
Forestry
$300,000
Fund
Endicott
Transfer
219
216 240
255
256 Ending
Ending
the Laconia 265
the
Expenses
of
of
Laconia
fire.
the
payments
of of
a
with acquisition
Forestry for
of
for
of
Chapter Forestry maintenance
Year Year RECREATION
Reorganization
for
reimbursement
issue
on
of by
City
for
for
for
the
the
the City
Favor
AND tax
Transfer
Recreational
CHAPTER
CHAPTER CHAPTER
Continuation
CHAPTER
CHAPTER
bond
CHAPTER
the
to in
by
for
for
used
Winnipesaukee.
the
of Auburn
Activities
to
Connection
working
the
State
Provided
of
to
timber expenses
in
of
for
Lake as
Appropriations
FORESTRY
Appropriations
of
while
Thereto
for
conveyed
on
H.
Resolution proceeds
Town
appropriations
appropriations
Hampshire
Hampshire
be
Cities N.
1952. Relative and
Case
1953.
Authorizing
area
to
Making
and Making
authorization
Joint
New New
Providing
for
and
Act for
Commission
Act
parks Act
Act
and
Continuation
Park
An
Establishment
Provided
Act
Provided
Reimburse
An
An Raymond
An
88
An
1952
purposes
recreation
state
Division
Division
to REPORT OF FORESTRY DIVISION 89
CHAPTER 270 Joint Resolution for Inclusion of Forest Management and Soil Conservation Practices in all Flood Control Plans Carried out by the Federal Govermuent in the State of New Hampshire in Coordination with State Authorities Federal authorities urged to give consideration to forest manage ment and other conservation practices in plans for flood control.
FORESTRY DIVISION APPROPRIATIONS Appropriations authorized by the Legislature for the Forestry Division for the biennial period ending June 30, 1952 are given below. Detailed financial statements of all funds, revenues and appropriations may be found in the annual reports of the State Comptroller and the State Treasurer.
I,
I 90 N. H. FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Table 33 FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION FORESTRY DIVISION July 1, 1950 to June 30, 1951 Reserved for Balance Appropriation Expenditure Bills Payable Available Ii Administration $33,223.22 $32,420.71 $802.51 Nursery 12,871.85 Transfer 71.62 12,943.47 Reforestation 3,073.44 Transfer —71.62 3,001. 82 District Fire Supervision 12,041.20 12,041.20 Lookout Stations 34,453.74 Transfer —97.63 34,200.68 155.43 Training Conferences 4,800.00 3,080.86 1,719.14 Prevention of Fires 11,555.50 9,985.16 1,570.34 Forest Fire Bills to Towns 28,636.0 26,981.96 18,636.82 Transfer 8,048.07 Added Appropriation 8,934.71 White Pine Blister Rust Control 12,621.41 11,202.89 1,318.74 Northeastern Interstate Forest Commission 500.00 Transfer 97.63 597.63 Federal Norris - Doxey Cooperative Program 11,314.00 12,314.00 Transfer 1,000.00 Old Year Reserve 8,123.43 7,823.74 $191,196.57 $166,594.12 $24,202.98
July 1, 1951 to June 30, 1952 Reserved for Balance Appropriation Expenditure Bills Payable Available Administration $35,095.00 $34,785.50 $94.10 Nursery 17,364.19 24,087.85 237.00 $3,906.41 Federal Grant— C. M. 4 10,867.07 Reforestation 3,749.00 3,212.74 District Fire Supervision 26,495.71 87,873.07 1,814.23 981.72 Federal Grant— C. M. 2 64,173.31 Lookout Stations 33,169.41 Transfer 3,302.01 36,471.42 Training Conferences 5,000.00 1,778.72 3,221.28 Prevention of Fires 17,425.00 Transfer 180.00 13,836.43 3,555.98 Forest Fire Bills to Towns 2,0,00.00 282.22 1,717.78 White Pine Blister Rust 12,390.00 12,312.46 75.87 Northeastern Forest Fire Compact 692.00 692.00 Federal Norris - Doxey Cooperative Program 14,500.00 14,500.00 Old Year Reserve 24,202.98 14,439.55 $270,605.68 $244,271.96 $10,716.24 $4,888.13 -rp ii REPORT OF RECREATION DIVISION 93
RECREATION DIVISION
DIRECTOR’S INTRODUCTION Notable changes in the operation of our Recreation Division have come about during the past four years. Most of these resulted from a legislative act, effective July 1, 1950, reorganizing our State govern mental departments. Under reorganization, the Public Works and Highways Depart ment acts as the professional agency from the several State depart ments, providing engineering, architectural and contracting services. This procedure changed the previous practice whereby the Recreation Division had provided these services within its own staff. Four of the five men constituting the Design, Development and Maintenance Group of the Recreation Division were transferred to the Public Works agency. However, there was left with the Recreation Division the re sponsibility for design and layout and the problem of annual and normal maintenance of the State Park system. To carry on this work and coordinate the planning with Public Works, the position of Mainte nance Engineer was created. The scope of operations was also enlarged by transfers of admin istration and by several acquisitions. Crawford Notch State Park, Mt. Sunapee State Park, and the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway in Franconia Notch, all came under the responsibility of the Forestry and Recreation Commission. Also transferred to the Commission were the functions of the Shore and Beach Preservation and Development Commission; viz, to make studies and subsequent recommendations to the legislature concerning the erosion problems of the coast; to regulate harbor navigation at Hampton, Rye, and Little harbors; to appoint harbor masters and establish regulations for the use of these three harbors. Among major acquisitions were 603 additional acres at White Lake State Park, where a completely equipped new campground was made in 1952; and 521 acres comprising the top of Mt. Kearsarge. Silver Lake Park, with its buildings, was purchased in 1949; but, as funds were not available for its operation, it was leased to a private operator. Rye Harbor State Park, with some 160 acres, also was trans ferred to the Recreation Division from the Adjutant General’s Depart ment.
a
of
by re
for
on
be
was
the
the
and
all)
used
with
area
have
land
horse
were
Gov
condi
abut
State
Pierce
advan
at
stands.
Several
morale.
Frank
in
systems
worthy
conven
refresh
Sunapee
have
develop
Franklin
Work
a
season,
at
were
The
areas
of
the
state these
purchasing
committee
funds prices.
authorized
picnic
snow
significance.
promoted
less,
Mt.
agencies,
Park
of
gatherings
A
the
staff
barn,
higher
Several
responsible
landing
concerts,
its
sale
westerly
vending
area.
or Service.
1950
Franklin
had
serve
Contracts
tolls,
other
State
is
new
for lower
each
as
posters
are
bridge.
development
all
Two
the
State
State
and
the
and
the
consideration
boat
Memorial
advisory
wayside
the
on
1950.
also
parks.
frequent
recreational
Park
from
to
more
historical
with
and
at
for
and
a picnic The
from
the
At
this for
such
were
an
in
and
useful
of
They
for
of
can
of
up
it
operational
COMMISSION
and
prime
legislature
made
different
stands
report
acres,
Webster
several
Penacook.
During
accordingly.
efficiency
area
a
Notch
parcels
end
set
and
control,
folders,
Bridge
system.
Natioiial
together
to
purchasing
and
at
area state.
The
maintain
features
highway
recording
Merchandiser,
exhibits
effective
the
$72,521
memorial.
been
under
making
to
the
small
Daniel
picnic
of
in
old
the
Commission
the
used
north
and
Park
area,
and
the
(twelve
to
vending
greater
a
Adams
history.
of
became fully
RECREATION
have
special
Sullivan up
the
developed
at
two
Bridge.
the selection,
Franconia
Booklets,
parking
the
reorganization.
of
this representatives
combined
and or
were
attractions
view
called
monument
extent State
unable
set
AND
outside
on
selling,
and
a
State
bridge
groups,
were
the
previously
became
the
promote
come
site,
better
the
repairs
Governor
administrative
under
was
and
General
Recreation was
parks
addition
personnel
to
overlook
opposite
1951.
this
Hilisboro,
to
with
tourist to
Scammehl
promotion
celebrated
Duston
displays
and
in programs.
plans
sites, operation
when
located
it
the
have
at
Division,
in
the
of
an
and
as
and
FORESTRY
transferred
site
Bridge
Tramway
in
in
was
held
of
and
within
and
and
parcels.
H.
1949
educational purchasing,
the
achieves
necessary
interpreting
the
General
N.
gained souvenirs
Special
particular
Hannah
in
elements
historic
started
been
Day”
states,
and
freeing
Council
Department
in
these meetings
skiers
Bridge
responsibility
the change
the
potential
advertising
etc.
and
Forestry matter
installed
within
developing
Homestead
improvements
abutments were
Scammell
Park,
on
a to
method
was
development
of
and
Meetings
A
Publicity
selection,
added
Three
such
and
other
Upon
for promote
the
this
the
the
high
in
peatedly
To
the
This
agent
originated
tages ments
tions
special
to
shows,
the
State
iences
Homestead,
“Webster
historical
purpose
a
lin,
Pierce
came
these
Sullivan
at
let
on
ments
capital
administration,
ment
to
at
ernor
picnic
Highway 94 REPORT OF RECREATION DIVISION 95
State departments have cooperated in providing staff members to advise regarding the legal and practical aspects of enforcing rules and regulations; matters of public relations; and a mutual exchange of services and information among the several State departments. Many diverse factors influence the use, operations, and income from the State Parks. Foremost is the weather. Generally favor able summer weather has sustained increasing park patronage yearly. Epidemics, however, and closure of parks because of forest fire condi tions had an adverse effect and thus eliminated considerable revenue. Wintertime weather conditions we.re entirely adverse to our operations for both 1949 and 1950. The lack of usual snowfall at the Cannon Mountain Tramway and at Mt. Sunapee State Park made them frequently inoperable. A marked change in patronage and income came about with excellent snow conditions during the winter 1951- 1952. Whereas in most states the State Park systems provide services to their own citizens, in New Hampshire the use of the State Parks is largely by out-of-state visitors. But interest by our own citizens has grown rapidly in the past few years. Local organized groups used the parks increasingly. Many of the State Park beaches are used regularly by organized groups for classes in water safety and swimming, sponsored by the local Red Cross chapters. Schools, churches, and fraternal clubs appear to be sponsoring many family and children’s outings. Special rates and services will, we hope, encourage more local use. Continually growing are the numbers of groups brought to many of the State Parks for hiking, swimming, picnicking, etc., by hotels and inns. More frequent references to State Park facilities are being noted in the announcements of hotels and cabins as a service to their guests. Many of these resort operators are requesting State Park in formational folders to inform their guests of the wide variety of local opportunities they offer. Thus state-operated parks are of increasing economic benefit to the communities. Our State Park system now comprises 35 areas, of varying types and sizes; and the attendance records indicate that our constant maintenance and improvements may contribute to their increasing popularity. The number of patrons who visited all areas during the calendar year 1952 was 1,940,602—an increase of 271,357 over the previous year. By serving the dual aspects of economic benefit and public service, we hope the integrated State Park system will promote greater economies in operation, better business for private operators, and more recreation for all who use the parks.
of
the
the
the
the
and
safe
date
com
meet
work 1949,
1951:
study
Army
Public
to
harbor
a
harbor
To
Federal
5,
to
harbors.
masters,
problem.
not
indicates
Develop
improve
interests
meetings
of
1950,
the
of
for
Engineers’
Recreation
year
during
erosion
1950;
of
made
July
and
any
small
of
under
could
improvements.
Little
out
with
which
and
concerning
plan
harbor
erosion,
on
to
AND
erosion
Region
examinations
was
available.
too
Army
March,
services preliminary
series
and
and
law
calendar
work
dredging
a
other
In
on
was
the
the
carried
November,
were
the
Beach
appoint
problems
coastal
area the
contract
6
it
Rye,
directly
Forestry
and in
COMMISSION
developed.
request
Seacoast
of
Preservation
Federal
1950,
Engineers
but
long-range
as
work
also
for
shall
into
a unfavorable
funds
the
of
of
were
was
with
authorized
1950,
immediate
to
Beach
defense
undertaken.
harbor
Hampton that
and
funds
were section
three
matters
Act
made
a
Hampton,
December
harbor,
24,
PRESERVATION
examination.
Chief
Engineers
of
Navigation
were
and Regulations
entered
reports
the
Subsequently,
was the
RECREATION
sufficient
of services On
was
The
1950-51
was
of
Rye
the
in
of
There
if
Commission
advised enlisted
AND
of
of
study
State
Commission Hampton
Shore
and
study
requested
DEVELOPMENT
years.
Harbor
BEACH use.
this
Harbor
a
Chief
transferred
Although
in
1951
involved:
regulations.
allotment
November
its
the
the
were
studies
its
were
harbor.
portion
As
in
preliminary
the resulted study
/
winter following
of
such
Reorganization
On
problems.
are
AND
three
for
were
conditions, for
FORESTRY
by
the
if
Recreation
1950, for
that
meeting
had
the
the
harbor
or the
H.
protection,
Recreation
developed.
Harbor:
to
further
awaiting
of
23,
and
anchorage that
N.
shoal
by
interests
another
Highways
and
1952.
two project
coastal Harbor:
harbors
SHORE
town
functions
for
demand
within
River
and
commenced
Harbor:
during
have
the
of
and
approved no
June
and
for
local
Engineers
be
Commission
of
replied
deferred
Little
Pursuant
On
Hampton
rfhree
Rye
After
held
Forestry
public
plans
would appointment
office
summer Hampton
was Army improvements, authorized channel rphese
Works control, the
ment the mence
navigation, accretion ment no
Commission Forestry Hanipton
regarding
96 Engineers Though was
throughout number
increased
which
10%
with ent an number office
these
our only shown
saving $418,000 stockroom for
doubled gifts, unit
$313,000 and
of
Rye
their
Harbor,
Hampton
benefits
re-sale
estimated
bringing
two
anticipated
In
The
Also, The
While Gross
The
Problems
to
Harbors
within
of
$12,000.
private
for
use.
results:
and
is
a
pricing
of
our
bring
years
of
of
from
proportionate
Jack
which
Merchandising
in
two
in
attractive
number
a
from
merchandise,
Harbor,
Meanwhile,
$25,000,
foodstuffs
it
and
purchase
vendors
income
the
needs
year.
1952,
the
1950,
the
them
has
led
550
and
operations
Sweetser.
This
about
an
ago,
brought
merchandise
staff
approximately
summer
income
would
Recreation
State
to
estimated
from
the
in
been
a
and
about
to
leads Charles
REPORT
an
5%
during
from
to
legal
half
of
the
orders
better
to
$418,000
cost
data
rise
the
accrue
amount
variety
eight
about
New
of
of
reduction
possible
to
the
us may
office
income
current
years
MERCHANDISING
in
which
action
close
of
effect New
OF
from
traveling
Moody;
the
is
to
Division,
issued
and
retailing
3,000
the
Hampshire
vacationing
was
goods
be
by being
RECREATION
hope
from
was
100
in
sufficient
of
of
to
summer
foodstuffs
hastened.
merchandise
to
Hampshire
$26,000
to
increased
savings extreme
year.
neighborhood.
established
in
1952,
in
operation,
$500,000
has
in
items
organized
enforce
sold
Rye
that
encourage
gathered
harbor
the
1950,
public.
in
1950,
procedures
increased
order
Harbor,
for
enterprise.
we
and
to
months
through
public.
to
operating
offered inadequacy
DIVISION
we
to
to
from
$36,000.
reasonable
might
will
the
cover
improvements
This
to
from
the
in
to
has
in
over
nearly
to
endeavor
many
same Franconia
We
produce
result
indicate
An
1950
Ben
from
facilitate
winter
$361,000
in
for
has
program,
centralized
been
be
the
July
5,000
margin
office
selling
are
250
able
Saunders;
period
of
sale
small as
increased
367
regulations
payroll
in
purchased
to
1,
Hampton
business
the
an
governed
in
merchandise in
a
to
and
be
has
1950,
Notch.
purchasing
in
in
that
fiscal
applied
non-exist
souvenirs,
1952. 1952.
operators operating
increased
purchase
economic
controls,
“in
1950,
19M
of
central
nearly
Little
show plan
from
line”
year
this
The
The
has has
and
for
by
to
to
97 to 98 N. H. FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
state health standards as the minimum in purchasing food items. Working with manufacturers, we try to develop quality and repre sentative items so that those who purchase will also remember their visit to New Hampshire.
CRAWFORD NOTCH STATE PARK Crawford Notch State Park, previously administered by the Forestry Division and leased to a private operator, was transferred to the Recreation Division early in 1950. The Commission approved a proposal that the facilities for sale of refreshments and souvenirs at Willey House Site, and the operation of a newly created campground and other recreational possibilities, be a direct operation of the Recreation Division. This necessitated many changes, including removal of a number of sleeping cabins used by the lessee but not permitted by law as a State operation. On the old cabin sites picnicking accommodations were developed in a most attractive setting and proved immediately popular with the public. The diesel operating plant was in need of immediate overhauling and the electrical wiring system was badly in need of repair and re placement. New counters and signs, built by the maintenance crew at Bear Brook, were set up. A stock room was built, the kitchen was re vamped, and new equipment added. At Dry River, in the south end of the Netch, a 20-site camping area was constructed and completely equipped with roads, water, fire places, tables, and toilets. The operation was officially opened on May 28, 1950, for the season which ran some five months. In order to utilize more completely the existing area and to hold the interest of patrons in the Notch for a longer period of time, a native New Hampshire wildlife exhibit was set up on the far side of the pond across from the Willey House Site. This proved to be a popular attraction. Paths around the pond were cleared and improved and two bridges at the north end were rebuilt to complete a circuit of this area. Much re-landscaping also was carried on along this pond and around the souvenir shop. Ox cart rides for children proved very popular when introduced during the 1952 season. The new camping area at Dry River showed a use of 1,280 camper days during this first summer. In 1952 this had increased to 1,980. The violent windstorm of November, 1950, caused damage at the Willey House area which necessitated extensive re pairs. A new parking area was built there. REPORT OF RECREATION DIVISION 99
The growing popularity of this park since the Recreation Division assumed control is shown by the fact that the total attendance in 1951 r was 384,950; during 1952 it rose to 438,150. Plans are now being developed to set a pattern of long-range improvements and extension of recreation in this notch.
FRANCONIA NOTCH STATE RESERVATION During 1949 and through June 30, 1950, this Reservation was operated as two units. The Aerial Tramway Commission operated the ‘I’ramway as a summer and wintertime service. The Forestry and Recreation Commission operated The Flume, Lafayette Campground, and Profile Shop for summertime services. Coordination was brought about by engaging a Notch Director to take over the Forestry and Recreation Commission’s functions. Under the 1950 Reorganization Act, the Tramway Commission was abolished and, as of July 1, 1950, the Forestry and Recreation Commission, through the Recreation Division, assumed its responsi bilities in addition to all state recreational functions in the Notch. The late Roland E. Peabody, an original sponsor and later Manag ing Director of the Tramway, served the Forestry and Recreation Commission in the administration of the combined operations. Upon his passing in the spring of 1950, his son, Roger A. Peabody, has been Managing Director, carrying out the administration and operations in the Notch for the Division. Through this combining of operating units, it was possible to initiate steps for the more efficient utilization of staff and equipment, toward a combined administration of the Notch facilities and operations on a year-round basis. It is expected that with integration of this area into the State Park system, general benefits will accrue from sharing of experience, personnel, merchandising, and equipment, effecting greater economies and efficiencies. Physical improvments were made by additional picnicking facili ties at The Flume and improvement of its parking areas; mechani zation of Flume trail maintenance; and enlargement and extensions to the building used by the Merchandising office. Plans were developed for a bathing beach at Echo Lake, extension of ski facilities on Cannon Mountain and the Basin picnic area. How ever, financing was not available to carry these out. Past maintenance and operation of the Tramway has brought nothing but praise from the American Steel and Wire Company, which erected it in 1937. A continuous and intricate pattern of inspection and maintenance has been carried out. Replacement of cables and wear- 100 N. H. FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION ing parts has been attended to meticulously and the structure and equipment is basically “as good as new.” Periodical examinations are made by the original contractors as well as the Westinghouse Company and the University of New Hampshire. A point of interest is an estimate of cost of the replacement of this mechanism made by the I original erecting company, which found it to be in 1952 approximately double its original cost. Both safe and continuous operation has been achieved since its construction. In addition to the Tramway, there was also originally developed an Alpine Ski Lift extending from near the summit a distance of 2,000 feet; a rope tow; and an extensive pattern of excellent ski trails. This development has given New Hampshire a strong appeal with skiers. However, there were some serious drawbacks to be overcome, such as the continuous line of skiers waiting for Tram cars during the winter season; the inadequacy of the present ski trail system to suit the large mass of novice skiers; the need for more capacity at the Tramway parking area; and the congestion within the Valley Building. Attention was focused on these and other factors adverse to efficient operations. Through legislative capital funds to provide betterments in the State Park system, the Alpine Lift was extended nearly two hundred feet at its lower section. This provided a much better “take off” area and general circulation of skiers. At the Base Building, a separate by-pass entrance was provided for skiers going to the Tram cars. This afforded greater ease and speed of Tram operation. New and improved trail signs were appreciated by skiers. A re-alignment of the rope tow on the practice slope provided greater speed, safety, and easier “take off.” Considerable experiment ing in snow treatment proved successful for the better maintenance of trails and included several innovations developed by the Ski Patrol and maintenance crew. Mechanization of maintenance was accom plished by utilizing a heavy freighter model sno-cat, rollers, “magic carpet,” and other devices. Emphasis upon public safety on the trails was rewarded by national recognition in the form of a Safety Award from the Eastern Division of the National Ski Patrol for 1950-51. Minor changeovers in the parking areas and parking plan as well as a new approach to the Valley Station provided greater capacity and easier access. Improved entrance signs, use of flags, lighting, and snow sculpture provided a more pleasant scene calculated to enhance patronage. Snow sculpture was carried out by volunteers from the membership of the Dartmouth College Outing Club.
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Le ‘Ic ‘ol ‘ed bhe he ith any
‘ea the ?nt ped
ll
ed een and
uit
of ed
the
ed
ils.
are
of an
ing
informal
brought
experiments
more
Association.
them Mountains
be public
maintenance
operations opening
this
Bridge changes
this
for
groups.
during
ing moderately
years more
Since
$29,000
snow
vices
advisory
considerable
with
developed
pattern
bus
By
is
Several
Under
Structural
scenic
There
Camping
Here,
Pursuant
purpose
useful
in
this
favorable
on
conditions
and
this
rapidly
esteem.
the
utilizing
was
increased
transportation
to
all
in
in
horse
an
committee,
committee
operating
in
Region, area is
wider
1949
1950 as
of them
were
matters
undeveloped
the
to required
good
new
The
for was
to
this
extension
a
required
trail
growing
at
at
New
show
Surveys
trend
reinforcement
snow
may
to
fire
and
provide
is
the
(a
Reorganization
increases
for
public
services
carried
Mt.
Forestry
Lafayette
Notch,
season),
patronage
reflected
BEAR
rides
became
poor
recommendations
trails,
to
Hampshire
REPORT
losses
1952
greater
longer
was
soon
and
during
seasons.
at plans
Sunapee,
do
more
to
and
replacement
use
will
portion
all
was season),
through
saddle as
byPublic
seasons.
held.
with
were
the
need
BROOK
hiking
have
also
to
and
a
the
OF
of
well
have
and in
different
Campground
this
public be
during
popular
available.
concern
about
Boulder
gross
the
RECREATION
and
For
present
some
very
experimented
the
carried
residents.
in
Recreation
been
safer
as
of
horses
period.
trails,
Act, with
been
to
Some
admissions
parks,
STATE
the
the Works
services
re-roofing
the
the
difference
income
approximately
scenic
of
$75,000
added
as
types
cut
of
service.
moderate
made
Cabin.
developed
mountain.
A
other
plans
and
out
winter
first
70%
and
motors
a
and
Mechanization
the
to
it
has
show
Most form
and
DIVISION
area
of
feature
PARK
to
long-range
show
Commission
this
rising
would
old
summer
Directors
State
of
skating.
each
by
with
The
grown
for of
ski
sold
Highways
between
ascertain
program,
wood
ring these
hopeful
of
of
and
success.
Notch
the
a
through
trails
the
from
indicate
two for
improvements vacation
Parks
The
to net
at
to
$52,000
was
lots,
of
other
rapidly
visitors
famous
hold
make
the
Both
1952
gain
Governor’s
of
buses
plans
can
of
good
Gorge.
of
the
and
approximately
feasibility
confers
It
the
built
personnel
in
an
this
consultation
Flume
Flume
these
its
that
is
provide.
in
biennium.
for
the
in
structural
this
and
up-ski
of
interest
that
old
also and
felt
used over
Covered
place
1951
and
income.
Region
family
White
these
camp
were
CCC
park
1953,
with
trail
that
paid
gate
poor
and
can
for
the
an
101
for
de
ski
of
in (a
is
of
is
to
en
in old
the and
ex
and
only
per
new kept
CCC
sites,
have
state
upon
them
build
other
minor
park
should
the
of
Shingle
for
flooded
and
also
Adiron
through
24
Fish
and
half
Forestry
all
which
safety
132
areas,
who
parks
were
on
the
25
Hampshire with
in
adjuncts
was
twenty
construction
they
the
maintenance and
to
from
all
several the
depend
the
the
approximately
some
as
section
up
other
bowmen
by
of
and
of
these
of
of
of
by
items
economy.
New
system
area
program
In
trend improved capacity
for
will
park
recreation
the
of
the
with
request,
kept
All
garage
degree,
site
the
its
developed
of
in
the
program
boats,
of
a
Park
120-foot
Depot
of
and
Depot
in
charge-offs
storage
greater
the
in
general
24
season.
re-erected
COMMISSION
A
system
program
adjacent and
was
stimulated
parks.
acclaimed
type
cooperation
60-foot
popular
an
the
State
and
the
and
with
a
bathhouse.
continuously
continuance
efforts
the
Supply
been
Supply
signs,
used,
painted
campground
biennium,
Demarcation
division
became beach
and
the
assistance
popular
recorded
the
family and
storage.
and
various
with
cutting
was
the
be
check-in
the
It
has
the
a
improvement
222
to
the
and
their at
somewhat
through
tent
during
and
a
for
RECREATION
as
as
and
near
with
a
were
of
through
purchase
and
camp
may
along
use.
active
range
allowed.
and
and
area
utilized,
AND
been and
deer
quantity
disassembled
capital
well
tables,
out
area
is
Through the
the
crew,
guns
of
law
system,
developed
season
meets
as
maintenance
use. control
course.
an
buildings
were
archery
re-stained
have
services
Warner
were
distribution
growing
and
in
archery
service
larger
the
increased
of
by
picnic
park.
legal
the
and
This
hall
a
worked
old
FORESTRY
prison
in
in
may
were
hunting
taking
improvement
winter
possible
these
Division’s
324
later
by
is
camp
archery
H.
this
regulations,
an
park
experimental
material
sewerage
the
excellent
area,
roving
mess been
inventory
the
N.
the
of
This
park
for
of
the
received Depot.
installed
of
valuable
the
both
an
interest
arrow
CCC
park
used
made
forest
from
the the
and
popularity
has
and This
for
changes
of
.use
throughout.
the
as
Department
and
purchases
strict
sites
produced
more
and
parks.
chairs
it
in
By
Under
The
During
This
The
While
Use
Supply
inter-state
lighted.
considered
water
Game
selves.
one-half
divided hunters
forcement
bow
a
Pond.
utilization
system. projects.
under
crew
material
repairs Division
ings
dack
barracks
made mitted
the
Hiaverhill
used
creased tended
and
state Bowmen,
picnic
102
be
barracks significant and
I .1 1
j
Recreation
nent
maintenance
May
to souvenir
permanent
eliminated.
the
shrank
facilities
Commission
crew
work
work habilitation
cutting Trout
ing
valued men
advance
of
charged
extra
maintenance
officer
and successful.
Division
performed
projects mission
and
April
the
In
Highway Mt.
of
During
staff
30
Some
themselves. a
By
Council,
cut
on
on
overhead
Pool,
success
project
with
from
developing
program
two
to
10 all
the
Sunapee
mutual
for and
sales, on
the
ski
for
vehicles
was
other
October
for
staff of
over a
Organization
Center,”
Work
a
new
of
thousand
year-round
its
to
1952
(pool
trails
inflationary
the
variety
of
buildings;
the
and
per
the
the
augmented
a
Department
the
of
foreman
operation
administer
expenses
agreement
men;
of
the
grounds.
were
than
Bear
prison
Recreation
State
State
this
diem
the larger
winter
problems
built
landscape
the
old
in
for
13
MT.
20
REPORT
area,
of
was to
—
prison program
storage
Brook
for
transportation
CCC
multiflora
the
the
promotion
basis
work
Prison
SUNAPEE
later
Park
crew
utilization
and
cover
is
projects
Cutting
season.
factors
of
incurred
and
the
especially
by
Operating
snow
adopted.
provided
in
between
Headquarters
as
OF
chairlift
range
Division.
personnel
campground
from per
projects.
and
crew
seasonal
by
maintenance
summer
has
November,
came
all
RECREATION
during and
provided
is
bowl
man
During
Fish
the
by
and
roses;
shared
phases
accomplished
program,
by
from
did
September
been
of
with
STATE
the
around
the
to
by
An experiment
this at
development the
were is
grading Based
periods
and
workers
the
The
a
was
season
the
Forestry
an shared
the
these
the
time
great
extensive
the
made
of
by alike
project,
prison.
advertising
Building;
manpower.
1949,
Game
DIVISION
winter
of amount
prison
operation:
set P.ARK
the
the
cut
Forestry
at
Division.
law.
cleaning
approval
of
15
two were
chairlift
at
and
by
deal
this
available
and
at
between
up
after
Spruce
construction,
slogan,
in
below
A
to
except
site
Department)
the
and
The
periods, Bear
season,
from provides
at
brushing
all
on
part-time
of
project
calculated
park,
carried
established
December
A
Mt.
agencies
of
and
Recreation
ways
construction
of
work
and
campaign The
office,
the
original
and
Pond
great
full
Brook
the
“The
December
Spring
the
the
to
Sunapee.
the
polishing
the
to
basis
Recreation
is
Division
has
out
tows,
on
a
carpentry
carry
food
and
agencies;
scale
Governor
Camp.
set
helpers.
crew
measure
thus
to building
security
Family
perma
and
;
by
the
15
all
proven
Brook
funds
plant
from
cover
up
of
Com
was
trail
and
and
this
the
the
the
has
re
15 -1
by out
-“Jo
all
or
in
of
a is 104 N. H. FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION launched in local, state, and metropolitan newspapers showing what was available for every member of the family group. It produced hun dreds of requests for information. Construction projects have been carried out with some S12,000 of funds remaining in the original allotment from a legislative capital appropriation of 1949. These include development of picnic areas at the base and the top of the mountain; erection of a building covering the drive machinery for the chairlift; and general landscaping. A new beach area and parking lot were built on the lake by filling in swamp land. The popularity of this area was such that by 1953 it was necessary to double the size of the parking area. By utilizing full-time personnel during the off season, existent ski facilities were improved, new trails constructed and 22 miles of hiking trails developed. The upper safety system of the aerial chairlift has been entirely re-designed and the cable replaced. For the winter season, great emphasis was placed on the careful maintenance of ski trails and slopes for maximum safety and for use with a minimum of snow cover. A sno-cat was purchased to mechanize ski trail maintenance, and equipment devised by park personnel for this purpose has been widely adopted by other ski areas in New Eng land. Popularity of skiing at this park has doubtless been enhanced by these efforts, but this caused extremely crowded conditions over weekends, indicating that added ski facilities, if developed, would be useful and profitable. Extra activities played an important role in aiding the appeal of the chairlift. One maj or innovation was the holding of mountain-top clambakes each week throughout the summer. The novelty of this feature, as well as the value, resulted in nationwide publicity and great public interest. In the second summer, the number of persons attending the bakes accounted for nearly a third of the total summer business. Another attraction which proved very popular was the exhibition trout pool adjacent to the base terminal. This pool was stocked with rainbow and brook trout, and visitors enjoyed watching and feeding them. Pops Concerts with orchestras and artists have become a regular feature of the park. Though attendance started off moderately, these weekly concerts now bring between three and four hundred people to the park on Sunday evenings through the summer. The layout plan of the area around the main building lends itself well to this purpose and provides a most attractive setting for these occasions. Horse shows have been an annual feature when once a year the REPORT OF RECREATION DIVISION 105
Dartmouth - Lake Sunapee Horse Show is held through the efforts of local people on a voluntary basis. By use of the prison crew and the park employees, a horse show ring of standard size was constructed at the base of the ski slope. This general area turned over to this pur pose lends itself well to this use. Operations of this park during the winter season have been characterized by three poor snow years out of the four. Just what good snow conditions have meant to this park is reflected by the in creased gross income of approximately $64,000 in 1952 over an average for the other three poor snow years of approximately $35,000. Local business appears to have been affected in about the same degree, in dicating the close tie-in between this public function and private busi ness nearby. Skiers overcrowd the park on “good skiing” weekends and holidays. Attention is being turned toward stimulating more dur ing-the-week patronage. Considerable improvement to Route 103 has greatly facilitated access to the park, which is particularly important to the winter business. An excellent ski instruction school has been operated at this park and this, together with a high-grade of trail maintenance, has made it popular with skiers. Betterment of this park and its services has met with increasing favorable public acceptance and has become a growing stimulation to local business.
MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF ALL AREAS During the biennium continuing progress was made in the re I habilitation and development of State Parks. The 1947 Legislative Capital Improvement Program initiated in the previous biennium was carried along until the expiration of funds on July 1, 1950. The Reorganization Act, effective July 1, 1950, established a Public Works agency within the framework of the Highway Depart ment. To staff this new Department, four of the five men constituting the Design Development and Maintenance Group were transferred there from the Recreation Division. The completion of State Park con struction plans already in progress now became a responsibility of Public Works. To coordinate the planning with Public Works and to carry on the design, development and maintenance functions in the Recreation Division, the position of Recreation Maintenance Engineer was created. A brief summary of major work projects performed on the parks from either capital or maintenance funds follows 106 N. H. FORESTRYAND RECREATIONCOMMISSION
Bear Brook State Park — The rotted wooden tower and tank were removed and a steel water tower was erected at Spruce Pond Camp and a 12,000 gallon cypress water tank mounted thereon. A 20 by 120 foot section of CCC barracks was transported from Warner and erected beside the Supply Depot building for storage of supplies. A 25 by 60 foot CCC garage from the Haverhill camp was erected in the rear of the Supply Depot building for lumber storage. A concrete floor was added to the Group Use shelter, and the Camp III cabin was com pletely rebuilt for living quarters. All 132 buildings in the park were re-stained and painted. A 20 by 40 foot coal and wood shed was erected. Major repairs were made to the bathhouse and reinforced concrete slab poured to replace the leaky tile roof. Twenty new picnic sites were built in the area northwest of the bathhouse; complete with tables, fireplaces, and 750 feet of new water lines to service four outlets in the area. All the roads and driveways around the Supply Depot and the shops in Camp III were rebuilt and tarred to eliminate the mud problem. At Bear Hill and Spruce Pond camps, the docks were rebuilt. The old CCC Headquarters Building was completely rebuilt for use as a group lodge. The CCC Library Building was given new foundations and sills as the first step in converting this old structure to a Recreation Hall. The Shingle Pond public camping area was built with thirty-five sites, water and sewage systems, toilet and laundry building, and supervisor’s quarters. The Automotive Repair Shop at the Administration Group was converted to a mess and dining hall for the prison crew. A new wing was added to house toilet and wash facilities. The Bathhouse was converted to winter use as shelter for skating on the pond and lights were installed for night skating. Chesterfield Gorge Wayside Area — Work on this area initiated in the previous biennium was completed. A half mile of trail and four foot bridges were built; eight log picnic tables, six fireplaces, dry toilets, and signs were added to complete equipment of the area. Crawford Notch State Park — In 1949 the Willey House parking area was rebuilt and oil treated; a boulder guard rail was installed around the parking area, and one of the old sections was loamed and seeded. At Dry River, in the south end of the Notch, a 20-site camping area was constructed and completely equipped with roads, water, fire places, tables, and toilets. Considerable vista cutting was carried out to improve the view at points of interest in the Notch.
1.
ri n id re
I— A
b
e
removed
wall
area
ment
native located.
Station
marked line
made The
the
Franconia pump
tended
area,
ming
monument
City added. pumped
was
channel.
salvaged
built.
The of
to
bridges
ford
provement
the
November,
loading
extended
Using
The
Tramway:
was
coordinated
Alpine
Echo
By
Endicott
was A
sewage In
In
of Notch
and
area.
and
Also
to
provided
Willey
from
The
new
Spruce
was
Laconia 1950,
legislative were
1951,
behind
by
from
built
regraded
from
Summit
the
A
lobby
a
Notch
a
Lake
was
during
The
work
bathhouse
parking
new
section.
Lift
repainted, platform
dressing
the
150
disposal
new
widened
with
185
ski
Rock
House
from
the
the
1950.
a
treated
it,
refinished.
in
of
parking
for
main
with
wrecked
tension
signs.
The
State
was
State
foot
John
trails
feet
area
resulting
sheathing
the
Observation
this
to
1952.
the
act
the
REPORT
State
$9,000.
area
area
facilitate base building
the
done
system
road
without
and
Mountain
was
to
granite
in
as
in
Reservation
Deere
acquisition
year,
parking
The
by
Park
and
area
terminal
A
Army
was
a 1951,
railroad
front
was
to
Park
replanked;
station
here.
to
stained
Osmosalts.
better OF
in
new
upper
correct
25,000
on
all
for
the
bulldozer
(North was
built
a
the
erected.
RECREATION
storing
grout
plowing this
—
of
Engineers’
Tower
60
lot
the
trails, This
float
Station.
the
pump
was
boxcar
the
regraded,
ski was
In
site.
by of
and
south
to tow
—
park
board
main
damage
main
the
Conway) order
is
the
and
jetty
150
room,
was
Base
altered
or
completely
was
painted
The
Extensive
purchased
including house
in
at
detailed
was
below of
Willey
entrance.
foot
extensive
carrying
the
feet
dam
project DIVISION
installed
the
cabins
Station
to
was
the
completely
ski
main and
resulting
and
sold
to
winter. sand
—
add
of
and
practice
wa
Dismal
shop, main
in
allOw
asphalt
House
built
Electricity
the
a
Ponderosa
improvements
was
in
rebuilt
by
lobby to
the
to
The
beach
and
skis
the
new
repairs
at
repaired;
1952,
dredge
building
the
and
this
rim
skiers
from
to
dug
separate
the
Pool.
a
rebuilt, Endicott
lower
site,
slope
electric
in
sidewalk
of
wide
at
State
and
entire
retain
trail,
park,
trees
up
the were
swimming
the
the
the
the
much
access
Pine
was
parking
was
in
the
central
all
and
to
lobby.
water Weirs
swim
Craw
storm
using
base
were
made
Base
Rock
were
were 1952.
work
sand
was
foot
was
the
lift
re
ex
im 107
re to I
I
4
is
to
to
re
en
out the
and
eye
and
was and new use.
were
under
Valley
plank
bridge
supply
to line beach.
of
repairs
This an
length,
were
park complete
to
road Hampton
built
signs
bathhouse the
carried
winter
resurfaced.
new feet
full
to
erected,
preservative
bathhouse
joists, water
the
porch
added
of line
area A
new
central
to
buildings the
replaced
was
300
rebuilt. rebuilt.
repaired. the
was drives
were eliminate
tractor
The
of
and Company.
the
with permit the
added was
porch
Entrance
and
to
Store
A
south
were
toilet
of
to
were at
from
parking porch
roof
areas
added.
Steel
site
relocating were
extended
COMMISSION
the
erected, use
lobby.
resurfaced.
the
turnstiles
replace
treated completely and Profile
landscaping
line
and
new
bulkhead
erected.
regraded
reshingled.
renovation was
and lowered
for railings
to the
leading
central
was
and
Tramway the
parking
signs
and
with
of were
was
the
constructed
was
made
planting
was
and was
Wire and
widened.
Construction
area.
the
done built
to
completely
the
the
added area
RECREATION up
from —
counter
and
at
telephone Lake
was built, concrete
area
the
were
center
on
was shelter were All
Lodge
bridge
were
boardwalk
planting
dug
of
AND
were
reshingled
bridges
considerable
moved
new
building
Park the was
of
project
base
American
parking
work
a trails
was The
was cables
vending
for
and foot and
extended
surfaces
sites
feet
by
Lonesome
in
covered all
entrance
State
Shop.
benches
reinforced
The
station out.
turnaround
alterations
landscaping,
station Unit
The FORESTRY
at
Extensive
was
built
main
A replacement. road
the fifty
Cabin
store,
and
old camp landscaping new
Area
H.
pulling and
Headquarters.
park rebuilt,
information
Beach
A line
Crafts
the
the
N.
and
transformer
the The provided
carried
year
1951 resulted
Area:
50 repainted.
considerable
Pool,
new
Interior
Area:
at
contact
was
counter curbing,
main
and
permit
Ranger
Flume: railings. buildings
six
erected.
and
was
loading A
new the
1951, public
and
and
water
out
were Flume.
to
new
to
and
A built.
The and
A Lafayette Profile The The Bridge
Three
The During
Basin Hampton
In
hundred
Arts a
project.
bus
beach
Merchandising
the
new
five
108
Station sore
ing,
supervision was a caned the stains,
at fencing painted. Merchandising built the the trance. A surfaced; Toll the One stored, the interior and fences REPORT OF RECREATION DIVISION 109
In 1952, rusted metal partitions in the men’s wing were removed and roof supports rebuilt. Sixteen rusted metal doors were replaced with new wood ones; the storm sewer was flushed and a sand trap rebuilt; interior of the building was painted throughout; and the en tire sea wall railing was scraped and repainted. Twenty oak benches were made for use at the central beach. Concrete window sills that had f e deteriorated over the years were replaced by new vibrated concrete sills made for u’sat the State Prison. Kingston State Park — The entrance road was oil treated. A new water pump was installed. A new well was dug at the supervisor’s residence. The main sewage system was reconditioned, and a new park entrance sign was erected. In 1951, the vending stand was enlarged e and rebuilt. During 1952, the inner parking area was rebuilt and en- larged; twelve picnic sites were added; and the bathing beach which had eroded badly was rebuilt with sand from our pit. Monadnock State Park — Work on the picnic area started in 1948 was completed. Chlorinated water lines were carried to the new camp ing area. A 20 by 35 foot salvaged CCC building from Warner was converted into a winterized residence for the supervisor with cellar, water, sewerage, furnace, and electricity. The park toilet buildings were enlarged and new fixtures added. One of the old shelters was converted into a vending stand. Nearly a mile of right-of-way was cleared to bring power into the park. A new hiking trail was cut up the mountain. The former Forest Fire Lookout tower on the summit was rebuilt for use as a vending stand. Considerable clean-up was done to remedy damages resulting from the November, 1950, windstorm. A new large sign was built for the entrance road. Mt. Sunapee State Park — A new beach area some 600 feet long was built in a swamp beside Lake Sunapee. Available funds per.mitted construction of the entrance road, dredging of the beach from the bottom by dragline, and partial filling of four acres in the swamp for parking. Temporary dressing and toilet buildings were erected, a well driven, and power brought into the area. At the mountain area, the base terrain was graded, loamed and planted. A 40-unit picnic area was added west of the main building, along with a children’s play area. A group use area was started east of the open slope and a large fireplace erected. A large shelter was built to cover the base engine room and lower terminus of the lift. A toilet building complete with water and sewerage systems was added to the for
the
and
and and
new
con
was was
this
park
area;
grad
pump
obser
safety
rebuilt
of
sewage
towers;
chairlift
included
mapped.
Au’gust,
installed
consider
here
repaired, the
improved
area
Lynx
An
were and
ring;
snow
in
Water bathhouses
on
lift
system
was
constructed
stained to construction Cost
construction
and
improve
cut
entire
and 1951 parking
the
was of
all The
fire
cottage
trees
base,
show
wiring
was to
of
TOw;
cable
to
chairs
on
building.
were
graded. cable;
were
bridge
the
the the
lower
studied
dead
facilities.
fall
Station;
house and
entrance
at
lift
facilities.
funds. in
lift
horse done by
and interior
entrance.
and terminal; of
enlarged;
lubricating
Junior
ground
COMMISSION
welded to was provided.
shelter
and
of
blasted Vistas
for
and
painted;
toilet
the
buildings was
poles
the
area
drilled
gates. area
at
were upper
sites
vending
in and
picnic refined
Mountain were area.
chairs
upper
the were
campground
painted;
spring
clean-up
destroyed
backs
country and new emergency
was
caretaker’s
constructed
of
work
replaced.
picnic and building.
automatic
was the
All
the
The RECRATI0N
picnic
was
parking
well
ladders
Rocks new of 12-unit the
construction —
The
installed constructed,
vending T-bar
chairlift
installed —
parking
sides
were
14
main
hangers toilet
general
to
A
area
shrubs,
AND
attaching —
partially top
A
1952,
during
was —
Park beach sign
was the
erected. Governor’s
sills
and
Park
on
and incinerator
alteration
trails;
a
three
of chairlift
artesian
constructed; of
Park
provide added
noses around
Station;
picnic
out building. redesigned;
summit
the
Park
flowers,
house, road. and
sign
to
ring;
An barn
developed; State extended
and and
motor area,
the
FORESTRY State
new chairs
was
the
with
pit
State
fireplace
erected
spring
around
main H. from
on
upper by-pass The
with
was was
25 the
State
spot. new
show
carried
lift
efficiency
N.
at installed
the altered
chairlift was
of
iViountain
Brook
above
entrance
deck
The
all mountain
rebuilt
into
work
Gate regraded,
rubbish Harbor
and
caretaker’s
to
on
and
Water
picnic
horse
rebuilt.
deck flat
office
bullwheel
clambake
constructed.
new
the
enlargement
was
railing
During
Projects
replaced; area.
Moose a Toll
Rhododendron
Rye
The
A
equipment reimbursed
landscaped
steel
new
the walk
12-foot
110
installation top structed;
vation of all ticket of was new ing painted; system capacity Hanson-Chase around lower able and on
house along the system painted. extended
partially 1951, painted,
was was I
p
pump
carried was was the pumps, dozen on
the building, systems converted all toilet electric campground. building and bathhouse, modeled constructed
posal ing painted, conia
was
finished area,
the
roads
pump
campground
on
required, Wadleigh
Wellington
erected White
installed. Winslow During
Annett
Daniel
Franklin rebuilt
Interv’ale
Other
system
building,
new
the Notch,
house.
islands, the
out. tanks
water
and.pump
and was plans for
in
and
house
into
sites development
new
and Plans
the Lake
in
in
Wayside in
Extensive
Webster
public
1952
was the
The
a rebuilt.
and
and
Pierce
pump Considerable Site and
State the Ski One
1950.
year-round
were
1950
and
roads,
new
highway. the State
old added.
at
playfield. — heating
added.
day-use Slope trees
fall
State
campground a
lines.
Hornet’s
hundred REPORT
house.
use campground sewage
an State
power In
provided.
on
Park
drafted
master
Homestead —
Park
A
of
Birthplace
camp Adirondack
cooperation
Extensive cleanup
the
with — were
A
of
shelter Colonial
A 1949.
Park
system —
Park
New
living
parking
complete
The
line OF The —
disposal
site a
new
improvement
Cove. ice
water plan
A for
sites
salvaged
swimming
RECREATION
A —
The
superstructure brought
rustic
— after new
of supervisor’s
unit
boxes
area building completely —
pump
the quarters.
type — repaired.
New
storm
for
the
An
The
with shelter
with water and area
The
wayside
field
The
water
completion
the
No. were
signs playground
Silver
old
were
artesian for
picnic
house
toilets
toilets
into
old
the was
for salvage
tables
area
November,
was
system
main
CCC
2 DIVISION
An was
lumber.
cutting
gravelled.
pump
were barn
equipped
Public
picnic built the was cottage
the
doubled
Lake
area
was
moved ice
provided.
at
of
camp.
were
erected
and house
well old
work
of park
built
was
the was
completed,
Echo house
was
and equipment
was
area added
Beach Works
the and
campground
was
fireplaces;
suspension
vending in 1950,
installed
rebuilt
from
was
salvaged
and
for
was installed
installed
on enlarged
was
Sunapee
of Lake
size. was
thinning
A
enlarged
to
better
Department, in
20 extended
Cliff
sewage
drilled carried
windstorm
the
the
built,
insulated, with
Hollis.
was including
sites
in
building
and
in
Island.
in
hill
in
bridge
water
mark and
Beach
toilet
Fran toilet
built
new
was
was and and 111
and the
the dis out
the
re
to
to
In
a 112 N. H. FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION addition, field work was completed for further design at White Lake, Daniel Webster Memorial, Echo Lake in North Conway, and the Profile and Basin area in Franconia Notch. Topography for planning purposes, land acquisition and construction layout and supervision was provided by the Division on a variety of areas. The maintenance crew in winter operations at Bear Brook built the following equipment: 324 picnic tables, 222 small signs, 19 large signs, and 12 toilets.