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State Park and Forest Commission $tate of (Eannecticixt PUBLIC DOCUMENT NO. 60 THIRTEENTH BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE STATE PARK AND FOREST COMMISSION For the Fiscal Years July 1, 1936 to June 30, 1938 C^rrt Oct" ezi\, DEAN'S RAVINE. HOUSATONIC FOREST §tats of (Eatinecticut PUBLIC DOCUMENT NO. 60 THIRTEENTH BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE STATE PARK AND FOREST COMMISSION TO THE GOVERNOR For the Fiscal Term ended June 30, 1938 PRINTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATUTE HARTFORD PUBLISHED BY THE STATE 1938 PUBLICATION APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE AND CONTROL The Peiper Press, Inc., WaUingford, Conn. Hartford, Connecticut November 16, 1938 To His Excellency, WILBUR L. CROSS, Governor of the State of Connecticut, In accordance with Chapter 114, Revised Statutes of 1930, and on behalf of the Commissioners appointed under such statute, I have the honor to submit for your consideration the biennial report of the State Park and Forest Commission for the two years ended June 30, 1938, including the report of the State Forester for the same period. HERMAN H. CHAPMAN Chairman of the Commission CONNECTICUT STATE PARK AND FOREST COMMISSIONERS Appointed by the Governor Arthur L. Peale, Norwich, Term ends Sept. 1, 1939 Dwight C. Wheeler, Bridgeport., Term ends Sept. 1, 1939 Herman H. Chapman, New Haven, Term ends Sept. L 1941 Edward H. Wilkins, Cobalt, Term ends Sept. 1, 1941 Lucius F. Robinson, Hartford, Term ends Sept. L 1943 Thomas Hewes, Hartford, Term ends Sept. 1, 1943 Ex-officio Walter 0. Filley, New Haven, Forester, C.A.E. Station Officers, June 30, 1938 Chairman, Herman H. Chapman Vice-Chairman, Edward H. Wilkins Treasurer, Walter 0. Filley Secretary, Albert M. Turner Office 165 Capitol Ave., P. O. Drawer 1558, Hartford, Conn. CONTENTS Page Report of the Commissioners 8 State Parks Field Secretary : 10 General Superintendent 14 Treasurer 21 Shade Tree Inspector 20 Indian Tribes 17 Statutes of 1937 concerning State Parks and the State Park and Forest Commission 28 Report of the State Forester Introduction 32 Forest and the Economic Conditions of the State 32 Personnel and Educational Work 35 Prevention and Control of Forest Fires 36 The C. C. C. in Connecticut 39 Acquisition and Survey of the State Forests 43 State Forest Improvement 45 Forest Research 52 Forest Recreation 56 Private Forestry 57 Forest Taxation 59 Financial Statements . ... 62 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS To His Excellency, WILBUR L. CROSS: Governor of the State of Connecticut. The thirteenth biennial report of this commission was in preparation at the time of the hurricane which occurred on September 21, 1938. The damage done to the state parks and forests was appalling. Emergency funds must be made available at once if Hammonasset Beach and other parks are to be open for public use during the season of 1939. Down timber to the amount of several million feet must be salvaged on both forests and parks; not only to prevent waste of usable material but to remove a tre- mendous fire hazard and to make the areas accessible to the public. Such emergency needs only serve to emphasize the necessity for in- creased facilities for public use of both parks and forests. Buildings which have not been adequately cared for, because of insufficient funds, must be repaired even though not damaged by the hurricane. New structures are needed in some cases while others should be completely rebuilt. Some miles of permanent roads should be built to reduce the cost of upkeep and adequately serve the public needs. The budget which the commission has submitted for the biennium of 1939-1941 is divided in two portions as follows: State Parks 1st Year 2nd Year Recurring expenses $282,740 $285,260 Equipment 25,000 25,000 Purchase of Land 300,000 180,000 Development 398,000 518,000 $1,005,740 $1,008,260 State Forests and Fire Wardens Recurring expenses 161,915 158,795 Equipment 24,135 20,135 $186,050 $178,930 Total Park & Forest $1,191,790 $1,187,190 The State Parks budget is based on a carefully planned program for extension and development of existing parks and their adequate main- tenance during the two year period. It has not been altered by the hurri- cane and the present emergency needs are entirely supplemental to it. The budget for State Forests and Fire Wardens has been increased to cover increased expenses due to hurricane damage which must be met during the biennium. These include the cost of salvaging down timber on the State Forests and the necessarily increased cost of fire prevention in all the forest lands of the state. Only by adequate prevention measures can very heavy fire damage to forest property be avoided. REPORT OF STATE PARK AND FOREST COMMISSION 9 Your commissioners submit this report in the sincere belief that the people of the state desire the extension and development of the state parks and forests as well as their proper and adequate maintenance. Your Excellency's appointment of Mr. Thomas Hewes in place of Commissioner Whittemore was duly approved by the Senate. Commis- sioner Hewes attended his first meeting on September 22, 1937 and has been active in the affairs of the commission since that date. Respectfully submitted, HERMAN H. CHAPMAN Chairman. REPORT OF THE FIELD SECRETARY To the Connecticut State Park and Forest Commission: Gentlemen: During the two year period ended June 30, 1938, no new parks have been added to your list, but certain additions have been made to three parks, as follows: SHERWOOD ISLAND Under Special Acts 242 and 243 of the General Assembly of 1937, you have acquired by purchase a total of 127.08 acres of land, with improve- ments, on Sherwood Island, making the total holdings on the Island and adjacent mainland about 175 acres. Of the additions, 106.46 acres, including the Elwood, Fairbanks, Gair, Luckey and Frese, and Burr parcels, are free and clear of encum- brance excepting only a life use of a small portion of the Elwood parcel; 20.62 acres, including ten parcels acquired from the Sherwood Island Co. or its successors in title, are subject to the restriction for residential use, which will lapse with the further acquisition of some eighteen acres adja- cent thereto, now held in about thirty-three titles, of which thirteen include buildings for residential purposes. There remains on the Island but one upland holding of about fifteen acres, subject to no restrictive encumbrance, but in a high state of private development for residential use, and occupied throughout the year by its owners. While not immediately needed for park purposes, this parcel should not be overlooked, since a change of title might be seriously adverse to the public interest. Since you have now acquired by direct negotiation and agreement, within a period of two years, some 78% of all upland on the Island, at prices you considered fair, and including both improved and unimproved holdings, you are now in an excellent position to proceed with acquisition as rapidly as funds are made available. In appraising values in these recent acquisitions you have been guided largely by the Grand List valuations in the recent Assessors lists of the Town of Westport, with due allowance for special conditions and circum- stances in each case, and have thus purchased property carried on the Grand List at $243,400 for a total sum of $378,300, or an average of about 155% of the Grand List valuation. The remaining 33 acres of upland with improvements is carried on the Grand List for about $220,000, but being largely in small holdings and with some 2,800 feet of water frontage, it would be unsafe to estimate its proba- ble cost on the same basis, though many of the owners are now ready to sell, and some at prices well in line with those already paid. REPORT OF STATE PARK AND FOREST COMMISSION 11 There are an unknown number of small holdings of salt meadow not included in this statement but the total value of such holdings is relatively small, and their acquisition may safely be left to the future. Rut until the eighteen acres of upland restricted to residential use is completely acquired, it is obviously impossible to undertake any satis- factory program of development for use, since so much of this area lies on or near the water front. SLEEPING GIANT Ry gifts from the Sleeping Giant Park Association four small parcels have been added to this park, including about three acres on the mountain and eleven and one-quarter acres on the Whitney Avenue front, the latter including the very valuable parcel formerly held by the New Haven Water Co. from which the Association purchased it. The continuing interest and activity of the Association after its primary purpose of saving the Head was accomplished is especially note- worthy and gratifying. FORT SHANTOK A small parcel of three-quarters of an acre was acquired from Frank and William Sautter, in exchange for twelve cords of wood which was cut on the park and delivered to the grantors in the course of ordinary silvicultural work. This parcel was badly needed in the construction of a new road through the park, under Federal aid, and the good-will and co-operation of the grantors in thus assisting in such improvement is sufficiently unusual to be duly recorded here. FEDERAL LANDS During the past few years, by Congressional authority, some eleven thousand acres of farm and woodland in eastern Connecticut have been acquired by the Federal Government under a general program of con- servational activity, which have this year been leased to the State for a period of 99 years through the Commission 011 Forests and Wild Life, for park and forest purposes.
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