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S1a1eoc New Hampshire
BIENNIAL REPORT
of the
Foreslry and Recrealion Commission
For the Two Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 1938
CONCORD 1939
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1
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Inc.
by
SON,
FT.
&
N.
Bound
and
Manchester,
Printcd
FITZPATRICK
F. P. L PUBLIC REPORT RECREATION FOREST STATE EMERGENCY Statement Revision Town List State The Newly State Charges Operation, Review Organization Lookout The Civilian Portable Nursery Forest Establishment Camp Camp Camp Camp Camp Connecticut Camp of Franconia FORESTS FOREST Forests Recreation Hurricane FIRE Forests . Town Supervised Monadnock, Hemenway, Warner, Cardigan, North Planting Claremont, of at Conservation of Output Saw Stations to Fire Recreational Maintenance Laws—193 7 CONSERVATION ADMINISTRATION CONTROL the and Lakes, Forests and Mills Woodstock, Accomplishments of Notch NURSERY Conditions S-56 Governor Centers Reservations S-54 Camps Personnel Areas P-57 S-53 S-55 P-58 CONTENTS by Profile Corps Centers Towns and Supervised and S-59 and Improvement Council Statistics and WORK of Camps Counties Costs 40-4 21 21 25 26 16 31 33 33 34 39 45 45 54 47 55 55 56 59 62 70 63 70 7 70 74 72 76 75 77 77 1
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:1
90 93
88
87
87
85
84 85
84
81
80
79
108 106
. CONTROL .
.
Mapping—1938
Mapping—1937
RUST
SP-3
Towns—1938
Towns—1937
SP-1
SP-2
Area
Area
with
with
Funds—1938
Funds—1937
Camp,
CUT
ARBORISTS
Camp, BLISTER
Control
Control
Relief
Relief
Brook
Pawtuckaway,
RESEARCH
and
and
Brook
PINE
APPROPRIATIONS
Cooperation
Cooperation
LUMBER
Federal
Pine
in
in Pine
Federal
Bear
Camp
Moose
STATE
THE
REGISTERED
FOREST
WHITE I- REPORT
To His Excellency, t/2e Governor and the Honorable Council. The Forestry and Recreation Commission submits herewith its report of the various activitiesof the Depart ment for the biennial period ending June 30, 1938. The timber blow-down of September 21, 1938created prob lems of immediate and pressing concern to many people of New Hampshire as well as to the Forestry and Recrea tion Department. Anxiety to secureprotection from fires was supplemented by the desires to have timber losses salvaged as far as possible and confidence restored to owners of forest and other properties damaged by the hurricane. Activities of the Department during the last biennial period were over shadowed by the needs for planning and organization to meet the emergencyprob lems ahead. Every line of activitywhich this Department has pursued during years past has been to some extent thrown out of adjustment. Brush and down timber createda tremendous fire hazard. Public roadsideswhich the laws of this State have required to be kept clean of lumber slash for upwards of 30 years suddenly became littered through no fault of the owners. Wood roads and trails used for fire purposes, woods operations and for recreation were temporarily or permanently out of use. The destruction of merchantable timber all at once has upset the balance of normal production and marketing for many years to come. Forest industries do not know what the future holds for them. Forest activitiesin some sections must wait years until plantations and young growth which escapedseriousinjury will becomemarket able during which time they are exposedto extraordinary hazard. Tax adjustmentswill result in reductionsof valu ations in many towns. Owners of private recreational properties whose standing trees were of particular value 8 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION have become confused and disheartened. Most of the state forests and recreational areas shared the very severe damage to private property. Our forest fire servicehas up to the present been eco nomical and effective. The annual records of number of fires, areas burned and losses compare favorably with those of any other state. To meet the emergency condi tions of the next few years, it is necessaryto spend more money for (1) Strengthening of officeand district chief organization, including educational work and prepara tion of detailed fire plans; (2) Repair of lookout towers, buildings and telephone lines and additional temporary or permanent lookout stations; (3) More fire fighting tools and equipment; (4) Patrol and stringent law en forcement; and (5) Fire suppression. The towns will I have to bear a greater burden than ever before in sharing the suppressioncosts. If extremelybad firesoccurin poor towns the costmay becomegreater than they should bear. Increasedwarden serviceswill add to fire expensesof the towns as well as of the State. Many towns should share in the purchase of equipment which, however,is not re quired of them. Aid can be expectedfrom the Federal Forest Servicein the clean-upof inflammablematerial and the use of tech nical personnel, CCC and other work crews to help ex tinguish fires, as well as purchasing the merchantable logs at designated delivery points. CCC Camps will be equipped and organized for work at all fires where needed. Meetings of Federal and State fire agenciesare being held for purposesof fire planning and coordinating 1 the technical and other man power available. Daily specialfire weather forecastswill be broadcastedfor pub lic information through Federal channels. It is important that the State district chiefs and town wardens continueto be responsiblefor the prevention and suppression of fires in their towns and that assistance from Federal agents shall supplement and not supplant n REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 9 or disrupt existingfunctions of the State and towns. Our forest fire laws provide for control and supervisionby the State Forester, State responsibilityfor prevention and de tection work and sharing of fire fighting and warden ex penses equally between towns and the State. The forest fire wardens, one for each town, and their deputies ap pointed by the State Forester are responsiblefor the sup pression of fires and are paid only for servicesrendered. This suppliesa force of some 1200men representing the back bone of our organization which through the years has rendered a high degree of public service at a mini mum of cost. Towns pay no other charges than are vol untarily provided for fire tools and equipment. Town warden servicescould become very costly if freely used. In normal years exceptin extinguishing fires and investi gating causes,they serve oniy in issuing brush burning permits, posting notices and on occasioninspecting mills and slash. In time of emergency they may be used for patrol. In some sparselysettled towns it is impossibleto obtain forces to fight fires comparable to those in popu lated communities. The State suppliesthe preventionand detection machinery with such financial and advisoryas sistanceas it is entitled to receivefrom the U. S. Forest Service under the Clarke-McNary appropriations. Our Federal funds are used to supplement State funds for dis trict chiefs and fire lookout station operation, mainte nance and new constructionand for fire equipment. It is the function of district chiefs employed by the State to adviseand assistwardens especiallyat important fires, as well as inspect mills and slash, and direct the lookout watchmen at their stations and enforce the forest laws generally. The organization of County Fire Warden Associationshas helped greatly to bring the wardens to gether and increasetheir efficiencywithout adding great ly to the cost. There is need for fire equipment in many towns subject to great fire danger. It has been the State policy to share
.
S S - S
S. S .
1
It
77
fire
two
are will
this
hose
that
next
and
past
and and
dry,
lines.
even
units
other
avail
equip
funds
do.
super
spend
towns
towns
should
power
in
of
of
protect
reason
purpose
in
and
use
the
available
to
a
towns
64
50
to
considera
towns and
completion
connection
feet
in
what
for
a
State
pumps
or
good
pump
or
trucks
cutting
demands
the
in
cooperate
120 shelters,
salvage
and
funds
telephone
has
general
portable
the
for
towns
Department
equipment
burning
within
fire
cent
to
2,000
cent
unable
COMMISSION
or
lack
other
13
under
and
the
Government
replacement
with
and
gale
the spread
this
that
and
per
knapsack
277
among
per
State
such
fires
all
knapsack
with
cent determine
reconstruction
and
for
the
27
towns
22
the the
willing
of
and
year
to
wardens
wide
with
contemplated
its
The towns
expenditures
per 1,737
emergency
cabins
by
placing
towers
certain
each
begins,
be
RECREATION
by
reduction
With
cost
are
51
is
combat
were
Nearly
passed
power
About
purchase
next
by
About
tools
time
altogether
it
areas.
to
AND
will
to
includes
be
units,
down
the
distressed
and
season
through
strategic
lines
pumps
making
this
are
with
stations,
need
towns
needed
hand
hazard
costs.
responsible
emergency
additional
in
use.
at
in
occur,
fire
there
This
town
another.
is
available
available.
pump
many
the
blown
carry
willing
for
needed
protection.
for
six
FORESTRY
power
fire
other
There
it
6,800
when
etc.,
and
fires
or
protection.
next
the
to
blowdown
to
fire
OF
to
telephone
if
were equipped
equipment
with
been
wherever
made work.
meet
tools
sums
use
of
wholesale
the
appropriation
fire
power
New
ahead towers
forest
work
type hose,
niggardly
with
be
to
impossible
four
of
and
proper
and
for
pumps,
well
tools
forest
fuel
some
funds
is
distance.
never for
be
REPORT
large
the
time expected repairs
one
forest
Before
It special
half
spring.
ment
of
From
lookout
planning
be
of
a
seems
not for
themselves
State,
ble
with ing
should
able
water
able
portable
vision
trenching
helped
pumps,
of
fairly deep
have
at
have
10
State
small equally —
REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 11 together with many more knapsack pumps and supplies of small fire tools for many of the towns must be in the equipment program. Extra district chief and special ser vices of wardens and clerk dispatchers will be provided if possible. Except for a balance of about S1O,000in the Federal Clarke-McNary Fund we would be helpless to undertake any emergency fire work this coming spring period.
Owners of hurricane felled timber have been assisted by this depart. ment in logging and salvage problems. (Department photo) The State Timber Salvage Committee and various fact finding sub-committees set up by your direction have worked whole-heartedly together and with similar agen cies in neighboring states to help the Federal authorities, chieflythe U. S. Forest Service,who have come to the aid of the New England States. The Forestry and Recrea tion Department with your approval has set up a timber salvageadvisory agency to assistland owners who do not know how to proceed to salvage their logs and need ad viceas to the quality of their timber, cost of logging, con-
.i
its
on
on
as
at
in
in
of
the
do
de
are
454
the
for
road
mil Out
The
task.
years
that
CCC
tim
acres
man
Forest
build
a
36,884
timber
by
of
to
are
that
with
can
reserva
working
the
area,
work
work
the
217
acres
two
easy
town
the
Hiilsboro.
for
and
half
income
owners
twice
down
years.
sold
in
or
camps.
and
Nottingham
hope
that
137
in
tile
parkway
past
supplies.
of
small
Brook
owning
centers
be
the
over
addition
from
in
fund
two outing
least
Notch,
the
a
authorization
roads
Of
labor
COMMISSION
the
clean-up
acquisition
the
towns
is to
can
simple
teams
at
net
hoped Service
of
Bear
recreational
water
which
Forest
past
day
It
CCC
a
your
is
and
and
of
no
Reservation.
improvement
of at
lands,
of
acres.
these
mapping
It
report
the
own is
and
by State Dixville
Park
and
furnished
the
During
return
of
of
budgeted
Hampshire
out
recreational
in
benefit Park
recreational
Reservation
RECREATION
the
by
Lakes
work
has
forest
who
21,106
on.
Research
has
areas.
disposal
period,
expenses.
which
logs
forests including
in the
during
New
many
and
camps
of
possible
AND
State
Airplane
and
protection
of
National
done
of hurricane
amount
State
in
later
Fox
used
98
state
roadsides
brush
acres
have
for
reasonable
1932
including
defray
etc.
of
the
the
forest
made
timber
Farmers
feet
lands
the
biennial
of
continued
been
Brook
a
assisted
as
assist
of
are
Connecticut
towns
its
FORESTRY
land,
to
Pawtuckaway
help
reforesting
Department
scenic
at
since
organized
tile
to
areas
42,219
the
has
been
has
area
their
of
OF
to
the
down
well
logging 140
value.
is
acres of
intensively
for
the
tile
50
result
Moose
of
million
has
The
considerable
at
able
operations,
forest as
acres
financing,
of
out
a
taxes
now
restoration
to
are
total
at
lands
during
of
sets
own
is
be
as
funds
500
73
trees
8,631 REPORT
more
least
areas
very
protect
The
The
project
State
a
standing
work
will Service
two
tile
capital
salvage
volved.
At
ings
lion
agement
Department
ests
acres
faulted
and
added
There
to
acres
tions
addition.
stumpage
Government
their
amount
State
least
12
tractors, ber II 4
I
the
one-half overhead
$30,000
appropriation. bathing 750,000
past
tenance
concern where
should tenance
the tenance
in are ing Similar
ricane Nursery
produced
to planters. and
has used $14,200 need
Plant allocated
the nished
Besides
Revenue
There
White
Vermont.
4-H
last
Highway
now REPORT
stock
two
amount
been
State
of
having
except
will
Quarantine
people two
per
be
and
provisions
the
with centers,
of and winter funds.
because
in
work
the are taken
and
seasons.
pine
through to
during
given
obtained
steadily
forest about OF
year—the
the
require
seasons
cost
similar
in
replace
indications
town
of
by
Department some
ordinary been FORESTRY are
Of
blister
but
next
1938,
care
work
Several
of
eradication
and
increased
sufficient to
8
estimated
these the areas
Alterations,
to
the
not
all
made
and
at groups, an to
continued.
selected
oiling
few
placing from
51 of
forest
maintain
five
other
biennial
rust
in
15
operating
Federal
10
increase
on
towns AND 15
maintenance
this
and
WPA short
years.
that
pine supervised
it miles
include
areas
relief. recreational
eradication to
of
appropriations.
funds
growth
to
to half RECREATION
possible
work way
by
the
sold
be
the
park
voted
sections
two
have
period
and
Bureau
all
crews improvements
About
in
under In of
the
paid
being and
responsibility
by
In
demand
are
park at
the
each
camp counties
State
destroyed
control visited
1937,
roads
$13,050,
areas
towns
addition
to legislative
cost off-season
which
for
the
and
3,091,000
not
output by
supervision,
of
of
from
fees
roads COMMISSION more
year
park
Entomology
out grounds.
54
the
our
CCC
paid
to
are
distributed
these
available
for
Consideration
from
area and
and
the
totals
and
recreational
towns private
are of
by of Department WPA
than
roads park and
matters
tree
for for
trees expenses,
provision.
assisted
crew
areas
its 15
the
mapping.
charges
the
in
those
also
12
about
about
main towns,
main
main double
plant
roads Over
effect
funds
voted
with
State
any were
hur
land
men
the are
free
13
and
fur
of
in
in _____
II
is
or
of
in
a
for
dis
re
on
for
has
or
tree
150
It
The
as
logs
none
part
other
assis
small
town
town in
during
is
and
has
Monad
Monad
possible
possible
of
hope
published
charge
the
work
on
saw
and
foremen.
contribu
surveys
about
involving
fund.
being
all
the
eradication Monadnock
eradication
in
actual
near
future
operated
only
and
important
made
in
of
in and
with
been
Commission.
subject
crew
Ten
on
instrumental
biennium.
1933 scouted
information
the
problems
owners
the which
re-eradicated
State’s
the
on
COMMISSION
small,
are
the
areas
publishing
parasites
the
of
been
employed
by
the
this
both
have
been
of
for
Baldwin
crews
since
public
of
were
The
much
years.
and
studied
has on
either
outside
cent
various
improvement
insect
cordwood
1937
were
leaflets
capital
faced
and
Dr.
the
infestations
infested
area
to
during
of established
means
WPA investigation
per
time.
three
to
subjects
Development
RECREATION
were
timber
men
situation
Forest
forest
25
on
the
furnished
during getting
carefully
edited
and
sawfly
discouragingly
sales
first
past
AND
and
the
735
present
Ten
seasons.
working
employment
enormously
by
and
acres
infestations
relating
difficulties
men
Information
find
has
the
in
have
spruce
is
the
and
been
available
authoritative
been
the
completed
The
two to
years
mapping. thoroughly
spruce
found
management
for
1,600
has
for
FORESTRY
work
years
serious
have
Planning
183,000
two
brief
diseases.
market
accounting
particularly
not
made
pine Department’s
been
overhead
increased control
during
OF
Demonstration
ribes
this
over
yield
five
thinning
Advances
the
the
progress
and enemies
the
and
necessary
woodlands.
containing
of
were
European
all
investigations
Over
of
been
work
have
While
Fox
have
white year
office of
region
in
and
careful
research
encouraging.
to
REPORT
in
the
The
The
During
always
estry
other
each
insects
distributing
our
been
permanent natural
too
nock
1938.
region
nock towns
tance
cently
markets private
through results
markets.
with
sustained
planting,
tion
of appropriations
cleared
work.
crews
and
14 control REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 15 tributing results of investigationsif this character of work is to be effective. It is significant that the number of portable sawmills registered within the State each year has fallen below 200 since 1930until 1938but the number has quite steadily increased during these years from 125 in 1932to 207 in 1938. The lumber cut has also steadily increasedfrom the low of 62 million in 1932to 153 million in 1937which are the last figures available. Although the number of operators has more than doubled since 1932the majority of cutting has been done by less than 50 operators. Two- thirds of the timber cut is used within the State and two- thirds of the total cut is white pine. The lumber cut of the next two years, 1939and 1940,due to the hurricane will make interesting statistics. Proposed amendments to the laws relating to the forest fire organization and to the emergency conditions gen erally are now being considered. While some proposals being made are obviouslydesirable the fundamental for est fire code which has been developed and improved over a period of many years should not be materially dis turbed. W. R. BROWN, H. K. ROGERS, B. K. AYERS, Forestry and Recreation Commission.
JOHN H. FOSTER, State Forester.
1
I
or
of
as in
ap
for
the
the
the
the
per
park
said
and,
field
prop
areas,
shall,
under
in
area
by
proper
annual depart
the
matters
of
changes
out
Chapter
with
as
said
and
such
of
and
state,
an
the
follows:
thereof
all
under
by
caretaker
matters on
at
with
as
Department. forester
promotion
the
for
hire
shall,
reservations
and
or
33
approved
all
of
place
striking
dollars,
this
the
council
state
have,
recreational
clerk
protection
may
following execute
and
of in
by
or
amended
for
and
terms
agent
forester
recreational
the
the
The
section
shall
necessary
chief
council
execute
administration
a
co-operation
hundred
forests
for
LAWS—1937
state
are
Any
jurisdiction
upon
sections
after
the
and
made
operation
public
amended
state.
Laws—as
into
the governor
state
OF
The
commission,
reservation
and,
Forester.
appropriation,
the
new
for
government
of
constable.
forester
1937
the
the
eighteen
under
were
commission
including
Arrest.
a
the
the inserted
commission,
enter
Public of
of
use
State
within
as
forest,
of
governor
affect
4-a
1937: commission
of
of
duties,
state
area
was
of
the
the
federal
within
the
of
may
Assistants.
the
inserting
the
his
state
and
the
of
REVISION
of
to
limits
exceeding
which
assistants,
33-a
4
of
recreation
the
of powers
forestry
of
approval reservations
Powers
by
work federal
any
and
Laws
191
Duties
to
of
the
Legislature
not
and
laws
the
Duties;
on
same
supervision
office
any
151,
Section
33-a.
4-a.
the
4.
Sections
The
the
on
pointed estry
erty
cluding
the purposes.
pertaining
with
forestry
ments
commission,
execution
and
salary
judgment
taining
approval supervision within
sections follows:
Chapter in REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 17
Chapter 192 of the Public Laws—as amended by Chapter 151, Laws of 1937: Section 5 and 6-a were amended by striking out said sectionsand inserting in place thereof the following new sections: 5. Gifts. With the approvalof the governor and coun cil, the commissionis empowered to receive,in the name of the state, land by gift, escheat or otherwise for the purpose of a state forest or reservation, in such manner that no costof purchaseshall accrueagainst the state, and may arrange for the registration of necessarypapers,map and survey the land, protect it from fire, plant, cut and otherwise improve the forests within the limits of the appropriation. 6-a. Privileges and Concessions. On terms approved by the commission and the governor and council, the state forester may make contractsfor the leasing of priv ileges and concessionson state forests and reservations, for periods not exceedingfive years. Section 6-b was amended by inserting after the word “contracts” in the first line the words “extending for a period of more than one year or for an annual considera tion of more than one hundred dollars,” so that said sec tion as amended shall read as follows: 6-b. Recording. All such contracts, extending for a period of more than one year or for an annual considera tion of more than one hundred dollars, shall be recorded in the registry of deeds in the county, or counties,where the lands to which such contracts relate are situated. The following sections6-c and 6-d were inserted after section6-b: 6-c. Fees, Development of Recreational Areas. With the approval of the commission and the governor and council, the state forester may (1) furnish accommoda
/ -4 —
-j
1
as
as
for
in
the
act
any
and
and
pro
state
pro
and
into
from
made
or
which
lessee.
of
cabins
of
limita balance
federal
forests
as
of
and
lands
services
this
services
revenue,
revenue
be
treasurer
purposes.
governor
known
paid authoriz
or
the
of
stock
sale
for
section
this
forests from commission.
and
be
be as
the
forestry
state
All
cabins
accommoda
said
such
and
such
state
by
to
the otherwise
of federal
the
fund.
fees
of
said
thereon
that
the
state
for
accommodations
fund
section:
the
for COMMISSION
shall
as
of
passage
nursery
and
of
on reservations, All
unexpended
out
buildings such
fund
by
furnish
suitable
improvement
from
year
of
fees
the
forward
construed
of
consent
to of
purposes.
overnight
the
and
recommendation
furnished
reservations
kept
of
sleeping
and
except
be
provided
sale
buildings
public
in
rentals
and
following
or
hereunder
recreational be
striking
are
recreational
year RECREATION
treasury.
derived
develop
the
not the
upon
jurisdiction
carried
time
forests
leasing
the
by
and and
continuous
state, jurisdiction
shall,
and
to
authority
subsequent
reasonable
a and
shall
either
AND
furnish
advice
state
be
(3)
the
the
fiscal
forests
on,
the
purchase
as
shall
state
recreational
the
the from
to
improvement
the
made
at
The
revenue
the
the
thereof
on
authorized
by
in
the
shall
6-c,
for
each
public
charge
be
state
services
amended
under
and
All
affect nursery,
into
FORESTRY
state
with
under of
fees
use
for
account
reservations
forester
(2)
place
received
was
OF
commission
public
accommodations
may
not
the
improvement
improvement
for
owned
7
from,
paid
in
section
forest money
render
placed
close
and
from
the
state
that
by
Limitation.
the
transient
be
placed
by
Created.
be
forester,
council,
to
shall
and
separate
accommodations
accommodations,
reservations
REPORT
the
state
said
forest
the
forest
a
the
7.
Section
6-d.
of
may available
administration
At
forests
and
state
the payments
in
the
vided,
except
recreation
lands
and
products
inserting
where
tion owned
buildings
tions ing to
vided
the
and
and
received
tions
18 reservations, L
I
Fish
adding
Chapter
Fulmer
ceived
provisions
said manage
ceived terms the
forestry
and
an
of
government
vided
Chapter
products for
and ceptions:
state
of
and
Chapter
XI.
Referring
1.
11.
Section
this
this
agreement
forestry
188,
general
recreation
151,
and
lands
the
inserting
treasurer,
REPORT
Forestry
of
for
from
from
Fires.
Application
after
section
state
196
and
Laws
such
and Act 99
from Laws
Game
15
federal in
.
of
11
in Laws
.
to
of
of
state
revenue
and
chapter
such
OF paragraph
.
law
recreation
and
develop
shall
agreement
It
(H.
was
revenues
entered
accordance
of
in
duties
lands
and commission
referring
the
as the
of
FORESTRY
Department,
shall
recreation
relative
lands government
1937: provided
of
place
lands.
placed 1937:
Public R.
amended
Public
hereafter
Recreation
of
1937:
192
under
of
be
of
said
6914),
into
Receipts.
shall
X
from
thereof
the
commission,
conservation
the
of
to
and
AND
to
Laws—as
under
Laws—as
the
with
lands
in
which
the
the
this
by
commission
the
duty
state
not
by
distribute
be
RECREATION
section
fees,
section
or
following
pursuant
Commission.
Public
the
jurisdiction
disposition
department
a
the
striking
acquired
apply
Moneys
in
the
of
any
with
shall
new
rentals
governor
amended
all
amended
accordance
terms
18
10,
officers
in
jurisdiction
Laws;
other
the be
to
such
section.
the
was
shall
shall
accordance
new
to
COMMISSION
out
received
the
credited
and
by
proceeds
of
of
thereof.
following
the is
conservation amended
.
If
of and
similar
by
said
paragraph:
revenue be
the the
revenue
administer,
by
as
the
any
the
with The
so-called
available
Chapter
follows:
Chapter
forestry
council
federal
of
as
by
sale section
lands
State from
with
The
pro
part
act,
the
the
the
re
re
by
ex
of 19 20 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION officers, while in and about the forests, to Cautionper sons of the danger from fires in the forests, and to ex tinguish a fire left burning, if in their power. They shall give notice to all parties interested when possible,and to the forest fire warden in particular, of firesthreatening to extend beyond control. Pending the arrival of such fire warden, they shall assumeall his lawful powers.
Referenceto Other Laws: Referenceis made to other laws of 1937relating direct ly or indirectly to the work of this Department, as fol lows Chapter 130. An Act to provide for the construction and operationof an aerial tramway on Cannon Mountain in the Franconia Notch. Chapter 26. An act relating to the Land Use Board.
- F-c-, PUBLIC FORESTS
HE acquisition of public forest lands in New Hampshire has not materially increased since the I’¶ last biennial report. Additional important areas were acquired by the White Mountain National Forest which now includes 663,005acres in New Hampshire. The Federal Forest Servicehas constructed about 20 public forest camps which are now availablefor motor campers in addition to several picnic spots and camping sites. Eight cabinsand 35 sheltersof the Adiron dack type are availablealong the trails maintained by the National Forest. Several scenic automobile roads have been constructedthrough the Forest and accommodations made on nine forest camps for home trailer camping, the most important being at Dolly Copp. Tuckerman’s Ra vine is undoubtedly the greatest public winter skiing spot in the White Mountains as ideal conditions continue in the ravine through the months of April and May. The total public forest acreage is as follows: Federal 663,005 acres; State 42,219;and Town 36,884;total 742,108acres.
State Forests and Reservations
During the years 1937and 1938the State acquired 544 acresof forestland. The most important addition was the purchase of 137acresin Dixville Notch. One tract of 32 acres was returned to the former owner by the State in exchangefor 27 acresof more accessibleland. Recent sur veys on the Kearsarge Mountain Reservationin Warner, Wilmot, and Salisbury reduced by 58 acres the former acreage as given in the last report. The acreage of State Forests and Reservationsin the last biennial report was 41,765acres. The net addition of 454 acres during the last two years brings the total to 42,219acres. The fol lowing table indicatesthese changes:
I 22 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
STATE FORESTS AND RESERVATIONS Acquired and Conveyedby the State during the Years 1937and 1938
Name Location Acreage Year How Acquired Cost Dixville Notch Dixvifle 137 1937 $1,370.00 Kingston Dam Kingston 11 1937 Gift Pawtuckaway Nottingham 201 1937 1,000.00 Cathedral and White Horse Ledges Bartlett 48 1937 250.00 Pulpit Rock Bedford 27 1937 By Transfer Shadow Hill Sutton 24 1938 Gift Toll Gate Warner 7 1938 100.00 Pawtuckawav Nottingham 16 1938 350.00 Fox Reservation Hillsboro 73 1938 440.00
TOTAL ACQUIRED 544 TOTAL COST $3,510.00 Pulpit Rock Bedford 32 Conveyed by State Kearsarge Mountain Warner, Wilmot and Salisbury 58 Correction in Acreage TOTAL CONVEYED WITH CORRECTED ACREAGE 90 NET ADDITION 454
A Brief Description of Tracts Acquired During the Years 1937and 1938 Dixville Notch State Reservation. The State purchased 137 acres in Dixville Notch from the Trustees of the Brown Company in January, 1937. This forest tract is located on the southerly slope of the Notch and extends for over a mile on both sidesof the main highway. Flume brook adjacent to the highway and the Cascadesnear the picnic grounds are included in the purchase. Trailer, camping and commercial concessionsare not permitted. This purchase puts into public ownership the last im portant scenicnotch. Kingston Dam. The Merrimack Valley Power and Building Companyof Boston,Mass.,conveyedto the State as a gift six separateparcels of land in the town of King ston. Four of these tracts are located at the outlet of IV V V
V
ing
of Nottingham Park. into
chased tracts of ston
from dle Kingston
acres. cluded setts. outlet. away
in ible and
Ledge
who from Several tion.
for one
R. to
auto
June,
H.
Pawtuckaway
In
Cathedral
John
water
arrange
the
Davis
Kennett
wood
Mountain
the
of
and
borders
State
Lakes.
August,
REPORT
have
road:
Reservation
The
1937. Mrs.
This
Mrs.
of
the
by
towns
in
by
years
site
H.
forest
adjacent
on
all
for
Pond
this
funds
control
released
first
the
total
for
lot
Bartlett
Stuart
Katherine
The
of
Henry
OF
of
tile
on
of The
&
and
ago
1938
public
of
to
tract
lies
the State
tile
to
Conway,
White
land
FORESTRY
North
and
acreage
the
shores
for
Nottingham
State
the
Additions.
be known
a
purpose
the
and
to
another
A.
just
parking
old
a
road
of
arc
J.
use, westerly
acquired
State
from
comprising
rigilt
two
tile
south
dams
Munson
Hatch,
is
Raymond,
Horse
extend
D.
farm
Conway
to
several
of
indebted
of
N.
was
a AND
main
between
as
the
unemployment
Eastman
of
the the
tract
of
tract
tile shores
of
H.
the
that
are
way
Ledge.
built
RECREATION
by
shores
north
these
Myron
from
During
and
cars,
bathing
administrator
attractive
road
Pawtuckaway
of
and
of old
of
adjacent
the
201
directly
N.
to
across
of
Little
Cliftondale,
to
48
Deerfield
16
for
tile conveyances
Shaw
of
of
tile
State
Frank
through
H.
of
acres
Round
This
the
acres
acres
C.
tile
beach
North
March,
toilet
road
Round
These
following
their
and
camp
Davis
COMMISSION
top
affect
to
as
relief.
farm
reservation
in
old
was
was
E.
tile
a
Pond
around
facilities
is
of
of
the
Great
the
at
land
gift
Reservation
lots
Conway
and
Shaw
lots
the
Pond. Massachu
now
purchased
and
purchased
were
Cathedral
1937
tile
Pawtuck
Kingston
is
In
Reserva
town
in
persons
includ
and
for
Robert
height
access to
King
estate
Mary
order
Mid
1,288
1901.
tract
pur
two
was
and
put
the
In
its
23
of in 24 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Pulpit Rock. An exchange of land was made between the State and Harold J. Campbell of Manchester, N. H., adjusting certain boundarieson the Pulpit Reservationin Bedford. One tract of 25 acresof forest land and another of 2 acreswere deededby Mr. Campbellto the Statefor 32 acres of pasture and forest land during June, 1937.’The purpose of this exchangewas to provide more pasture for Mr. Campbell’sstock and to increasethe acreageof forest land along the southerly side of the New Boston-Bedford road. No State funds were used in the transaction. The hurricane of September21, 1938,blew down all the soft wood growth about the Pulpit Rock so that the future policy of managing this Reservationis uncertain. It may be to the bestinterest of the Stateto reconveyto the donor all the land to which it now holds title; the consideration to be the total cost of acquiring these lands. Shadow Hill. Referenceis made in the last biennial re port to the acquisitionof 10acresof land on Gile Pond in the town of Sutton. The Societyfor the Protection of New Hampshire Forests has presented to the State two other tracts, the first being of 5 acreslocated at the south ern end of the pond and formerly owned by Ada L. Little of Sutton and the second,19acresadjoining and conveyed to the Societyby James E. Carroll of Warner. The total area is now 34 acres and includes about half of the shore of Gile Pond. Toll Gate. A tract of 10 acreswas acquired in 1935at the entrance to the auto road leading to KearsargeMoun tain in the town of Warner for the development of a parking area and picnic grounds. Arrangements for pur chasing an adjacent tract of 7 acres was made with the owner, BlancheN. Abbott of Warner, and the title passed to the State during the summer of 1938.
II Fox Reservation. The Caroline A. Fox Research and Demonstration Forest of 400 acres in Hilisboro, N. H., was seriously damaged by the storm of September 21, REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 25
1938. Additional land consisting of mixed growth was under option prior to this storm. Little damage was suf fered from the storm and the owner, Herbert H. Tracey of Nashua, conveyed 73 acres to the State for $440. The deed was signed in December, 1938. A list of State Forests and Reservations by towns was included in the 1935-36report, to which reference is hereby made.
TOWN FORESTS In order to secure the latest information about town forests in New Hampshire a questionnaire was sent out to all towns on April 1, 1938. Valuable informa tion has been received from 218 of the 221 towns re ceiving this questionnaire. One hundred and forty towns reported having town forests, not including parks, com mons and cemeteries. Ninety-eight towns reported the acquisition of forest land by defaulted taxes since 1932 and all deeds had been recorded. Many of the towns re ported their total acreage as divided into numerous sep arate tracts. Some towns acquired forest property of much value; others were holding cut-over or slash lots of little value. A few of the towns felt that the State should assume title, while other towns were not concerned about title. The 140towns having forest land reported a total acreage of 36,884acres or about 263 acres per town. The valuation of all this forest property was returned as $523,- 552.00. This high valuation is probably due to the num ber of towns having valuable water supply forests. One town reported that it had acquired 3,580acres for a water supply costing $45,000.00. It is expected that the towns which have owned forest lands over a long period of years will retain them; that towns recently acquiring title will endeavor to put them to good use by accepting free reforestation stock from the State if planting is necessary. The State would expect to be reimbursed for trees supplied without cost if the Ii
to
8
for
are
the the
the
10 55 50
175
162
452 200
1112 Total Acres
2868 3969 2077 5934 4801 1443 9353 3062
2265
dam
Total these Acres 1112
36884
in
of
of
men
further,
follows: of
acquired
wood
towns
storm
Out
towns
16
64
130
were lands 140 757 865
478
4198 using 2771
9419
COMMISSION
Purchase
disposing
deserves
COUNTY Purchase the several
lands.
COUNTIES
acres
disposition
forest
unemployed
and
and
September
Towns
assist
to
EACH 8
65
80
142 150 182
263 835
652 888
350
Gift
best 175
263
their Acquired Gift
able 1397
4924
to
problem
IN
21,106
The
title
RECREATION
forests of
timber
the
How
or
the
lands.
only.
This
AND
F0RESTS—By
put
Title
town
55
50 10
FORESTS
Title
849
forests.
having continue
acres 162
372
200 8-19
1805 1426 1276 1238 down 1201 6400 1437
2134 3340
57.2%,
21106
Tax
planted
Tax
taxes.
best
trial
TOWN
will
determine
their
its
should
their
towns
‘IOWN FORESTRY
acres, OF management
the
to
of
OF
OF
sells
of
State
indicates
LIST
and
list
defaulted
schools 36,884
study
LIST
later A
The
figure
improving
salvaging many
REPORT
of
in
Hampton
Thn
26
Town fuel aged work slash.
now total planting through
serious lands.
Carroll Coos Cheshire Belknap Merrimack Grafton Hillsborough Strafforcl Sullivan Rockingham
BELKNAP
COUNTV
Barnstead Belmont Sanbornton
Alton Gilmanton Meredith Tilton New REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 27
CARROLL Total COUNTY Tax Title Gift Purchase Acres Conway 10 10 Eaton 75 Efflngham 195 • 195 Freedom 285 285 Madison 70 70 Ossipee 1250 12 1262 Sandwich 20 20 Wakefield 60 60 Wolfeboro 100 100*
1803 142 130 2077 CHESHIRE Total COUNTY Tax Title Gift Purchase Acres Alstead 90 90 Dublin 40 40 Hinsdale 174 174* Jaifrey 367 130 517* Marlboro 53 53 Nelson 550 550 Richmond 125 467 592 Roxbury 7 7 Stoddard 180 180 Sullivan 100 100 Swanzey 175 175 Westmoreland 104 104 Winchester 220 66 286
1276 835 757 2868 coos Total COUNTY Tax Title Gift Purchase Acres Clarksville 200 200 Dalton 400 400 Dummer 128 128 Errol 150 150 Gorham 3580 3580* Lancaster 160f Milan 100 250 350 Northumberland 240 240* Stewartstown 726 726
1426 150 4198 5934
GRAFTON Total COUNTY Tax Title Gift Purchase Acres Alexandria 365 363 Bethlehem 150 150 Campton 25 25 Grafton 880 880 Hanover 300 1417* 1717 Haverhill 2033 2033
I 28 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
GRAFTON Total COUNTY—Continued Tax Title Gift Purchase Acres Landaff 685 685 Lisbon 10 5 15 Littleton 112 1000 1112* Orange 806 806 Orford 700 700 Plymouth 50 50* Warren 95 95 Watervjlle 304 304 Wentworth 376 376 Woodstock 40 40*
6400 182 2771 9353 HILLSBOROUGH Total COUNTY Tax Title Gift Purchase Acres
Antrim 303 58* 361 Bedford 50 50 Bennington 230 6 236 Brookline 4 430* 434 Derring 116 116 Goffstown 125 250 375* Greenfield 22 22 Hillsboro 115 55 170 Hollis 25 201 226 Hudson 25 55 80 Litchfield 1St Lyndeboro 5 5 Mason 51 27 78 Merrimack 60 10 70 Mont Vernon 10 10 New Boston 17 137 56 210 New Ipsvich 50 50 Pelham l000t Peterborough 13 13 Temple 90 90 Weare 75 200 275 Wilton 42 1 43 Windsor 40 40
1201 888 865 3969 MERRIMACK Total COUNTY Tax Title Gift Purchase Acres
Allenstown 15 15 Andover 235 235 Boscawen 6 30 36 Bow 35 20 55 Bradford 35 35 Canterbury 217 217 Chichester 214 214 Dunbarton 272 305 577 Epsom 54 27 81 Henniker So 50
I 65
t
/ 9.: Milton Lee Middleton Durham Barrington Wiodham Strafford COUNTY Nottingham Northwood Newington Newfields STRAFFORD Stratham Seabrook Sandown Raymond Londonderry Fremont South Salem Hampstead Exeter Derry Auburn Greenland East Deerfield Danville Atkinson Candia Brentwood COUNTY ROCKINGHAM Webster Nnrthfield Warner Sutton Pittsfield Newbury Lnudon Hopkinton Hnnksett Hill Salisbury COUNTY—Continued MERRIMACK Kingston Hampton REPORT OF FORESTRY Tax Tax Tax . 2134 1238 3340 349 498 116 100 237 175 250 152 562 200 140 149 369 250 188 900 258 307 Title Title 40 52 26 18 30 11 37 Title 30 13 23 65 37 9 3 AND RECREATION 1397 Gift 652 Gift 400 Gift 112 800 65 119 12 30 75 18 16 30 50 5 Purchase COMMISSION Purchase Purchase 140 140 16 64 10 20 24 2 4 5 3062 1443 Acres 4801 1169 Acres 349 256 498 Total 100 250t 175 242 262 Acres 430 112 Total 562 152 140 275 188 149 258 900 270 307 119 119 65 40 52 18 26 11 30 34 lOt 18 47 29 55 23 37 2 9 29 3
98
240
9
40
30
8631
100
160 380
572
200
100
100 488*
Total
Acres
2265
1,287,850
$523,552.
title
35
30
100
478
313
tax
Purchase
COMMISSION
and
only
50
350
12)
175
Gift
purchase
title
RECREATION
tax
gift,
by
by
AND
SUMMARY
75
60
40
50
Title
160 380
572
100
1437
areas
lands
lands
Tax
available.
supply
forest
forest
total
FORESTRY
of
value
OF
water
having
having
planted
in
Supply.
divisions
towns
trees
estimated
towns
acres
REPORT
Water
No
t
Total
Total
Total
Total Total
Unity
Sunapee
Springfield
Goshen
Grantham
Newport
Lempster
Claiemont
Cornish
SULLIVAN Charlestown
COUNTY Acworth
30
I II THE FRANCONTA NOTCH PROFILE
URING the winter of 1936and 1937articles ap TtJ pearedin severalnewspapersthroughout the coun _?J try indicating that there was danger of disintegra tion and loss of The Profile in Franconia Notch L” if steps were not taken to preserve it. This did not seem probable to those who were acquainted with The Profile and the conditionsaround it over a period of time. However, on July 3, 1937,Mr. E. H. Geddes, an engineer who was in charge of work on The Profile in 1916,Mr. C. T. Bodwell,Director of the Flume Reserva tion for the Societyfor the Protection of New Hampshire Forests and Mr. Lyle N. Watson, AssistantState Forester, climbed the mountain to check the conditions and note any change that had taken place since 1916.At that time Mr. Geddes took measurements of The Profile which made it possiblefor him to check what changes if any had taken place. After inspecting its condition again and measuring crevicesin the ledge,Mr. Geddeswas ableto sayhe could not determine any movement of the rocks or ledge that would endanger The Profile. It did seem desirable,how ever, that loose boulders in back of The Profile should be anchored to the ledge and, also that sectionsof cement be run in cracksin the ledge to make it possibleto deter mine from time to time if there was any movement of this part of the ledge. This was done as recommendedby Mr. Geddes and it is very gratifying to be.able to say that in the following spring of 1938careful checking showed that neither ice nor frost had had any effecton that part of the ledge. A great deal of credit is due Mr. Geddesfor his interest and unlimited effort in making this fact finding trip possible. Although Mr. Geddes was seventy-two years of
in
the
did
“The
of
he
of
climb
benefit
orders,
COMMISSION
the
difficult
NOTCH
preservation
have and
doctor’s
the
his
hard
RECREATION
for
might
FRANCONIA
AND this
against
trip
PROFILE,
available.
responsible
Mountain”
attempt
FORESTRY
the
the
to
OF
those
of
made
that
information REPORT Man
hesitate
and
best
Old order
not age 32 bers tional
sonal to istration,
However,
erate year
by
ford
The
others
this
J
have
Bellamy dough Forest Endicott Hampton Cathedral
Kearsarge
period Peterborough Monadnock Moose Kingston Wellington Wadleigh Notch White Wentworth
charges,
personnel
areas
HIS
general the
During the
following
RECREATION
NOTE: Department
previously
come
by
operation
State’s
administration,
Lake
placed
Reservations. were Brook
Lake
division
State
inaugurating
State
Rock
Three one-half
Lake
Ledge
Beach
State
the lines to
State
has
State
State
State State met
public
use
are
State Reservation—Weare
in under
State
State Park—Dover
past
State
operated;
been
State
in
Reservation—Andover—Wilmot italics
as
of
and Park—Sutton
State
these
State the
by
Reservation—Bristol
the
Reservation—Dalton
Reservation—Jaftrey
Park—Woljeboro
addition
Forest
were
the
two
recreational
Park—Gorlam
Pool—P
Park—Laconia ADMINISTRATION
newly income. supervision
Park—Kingston
employed;
areas
a
total
maintenance operation
Reservation—Con
areas;
Reservation—Hampton
Department schedule
years
established
supervised people
Park—Tam
expenses
supervised
to eterborouglz
a
there
Franconia
larger
areas
and
of and
expenses
in
in
general
the
increasing
have
of
have
has maintenance
four
facilities
along
number
worth
past
the
and
way
carried
been
and
two years
of
increased.
fiscal
but
the
operated
years.
admin
of
added
Craw
num
mod addi same
ago.
two
sea
out
of
of
of
For
and
pro
1937
old
trails
trails,
pro
cabin
land road
picnic
services
site A
was
the
of
area.
and
The
reclaimed
in
the
time
which
During
Ellis)
shoulder
Hiking
area
picnicking
to
by
section
public
State.
summit. part
places Firewood,
COMMISSION
a
supervisor
for
grounds
work.
photo
a
the
the
the
the
leads
elevation
on
fire
recreational
to
the
Areas
area
by
northwest
provided.
an
1936
house.
Flat
are
site
from
for
the
season,
the at
of
are
clean-up
splendid
REcREArION
extend
owned
(l)cpartrncntal
on
care
used
for
This
is area
shelter
AND
Nearby
and
Wilmot
Supervised
to
Site.
separate
a
water
summer
attractive
summer
have
is
mill
Dover.
House
able
full
and
grove the
from needed
view.
summit
This
parking old
Reservation
Newly
Park,
FORESTRY
a the
an
people
was
the
running
hole
road
OF
were
in
State
for
to
State
nearby
During from
Supervisor
Winslow
a
and
who
splendid
years
man
cellar
in
a
1938
the
public
REPORT
Bellamy
Kearsarge.
a
Old
A
vided
and
of
hiking.
many
start
for
tables
hotel
vides
terminates
extending
Mt.
the
Kearsarge 34 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 35 serve visitorsin various ways and, during the past sum mer season,to collectauto parking fees. Visitorsincluded many from nearby towns, organizedgroups from juvenile camps,and increasingnumbers from distant places. Dur ing 1937the operating costof $254was borne by the State. During 1938,however, all but $67 of the cost was con tributed by thosewho used the area. It is planned to con tinue the supervisionand to make improvements at the Reservation.
Hampton Beach State Reservation At the south end of this reservationis an extensivearea along the shore which was reclaimed from the marshes. A fine bathing beach over a quarter of a mile long has been formed. The area has considerablepotential recrea tional value. The first steps toward development were made in 1937when a modern bathhousewas built by the State. The balance of $20,000departmental bond issue funds and state building funds were combined by the Governor and Council to construct the building under a private contract. Preliminary plans by the National Park Serviceconstitutedthe Federal assistance.Dedicationtook place on July 4, 1937. The bathhouse has spacious airy dressingcourtsfor men and women in either wing. Each is providedwith some75cubicles,showerbaths, and toilet accommodations. The central portion of the building contains clothing and valuables checking systems for nearly 3000patrons, an office,storage and servicerooms, a refreshment counter, a first aid room, public waiting rooms and toilets,and a spaciousroof used as an observa tion deck. Operationsstarted directly after the dedication and the seasonextended to September 12. A schedule of fees was based on the parking of cars (as at other State areas), admission and checking of clothing at the bath house, and rentals for bathing suits, towels, beach chairs and umbrellas. At the Central Beach just off the high way another parking area is operated by the Department.
I
of
of
pub
Be
other
other
July
which
beau
Ellis)
carried operated
at
needed
a
operating
hours
meet
by
September
(including
sufficient.
from
personnel,
and
was
offers
income.
provide
the
were
than
of
photo
than
weather
was
of
to
season,
COMMISSION
cost
rearrangement
services
plans cool
Conway,
more
bathhouse,
crew
the
excess
greater
the
found
and
inspection
the
shortening maintained
North
of
Total
in
(Departmental
here
be
season,
be
by rainy-week-ends,
regular
RECREATION
telephone
Day)
close
slightly
effort.
$3000
can
by
1938
can
and
through
of
nominal
winter.
Rc5ervation,
AND
and
the
was
the
supplement
Labor
ways
about
the
at
attendance
State
smaller
of
which
marked
a
minimum
closed,
water
basis.
and
will
was
a
that
Ledge
1
FORESTRY
bathhouse
income
and
economies
was
with
through
July
OF
affected
Thus
the
season
However,
which
of
total
electric,
hoped
beginning
at
view
Cathedral
effect
profitable
is
season
the
4th
the a
demand,
the
tiful
to REPORT
The
December
It
to on
lic
features
11, cost.
adversely centers.
the
The
operation.
services
out
1
fore
supplies,
periodically
After 36 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 37
Cathedral Ledge Road This two mile road leads from the low river land just west of North Conway Village to a parking area, trails, and observationpoint some 700 feet higher in elevation than the start. On top of the ledge a safety fence and picnic tables have been provided through the CCC. Peo ple visit the area to enjoy the unusual view,to picnic,and to hike. Travel over the steep grades of the road and the use of the area necessitatefrequent maintenance work and clean-up. During the 1938summer seasona man was employedto attend to this work and to collecta toll of 15 cents for automobilesusing the road. Slightly more than half the cost of this maintenance and supervisionwas de frayed by this income. These arrangements were not wholly successfulsince the man stationed at the start of the road for collectionpurposeswas not readily available when needed at the top. Furthermore some local public resentment was expressedin regard to the toll. Experi mental plans may be undertaken to see if income can be obtainedhere through other methods so that maintenance and somesupervisioncan be continued.
FACILITIES PROVIDED AT STATE RECREATION AREAS
Summer Season 1937 1938
Number SupervisedAreas 14 15 Number Bathing Centers 12 12 Number PicnicAreas 11 13 Number Camping Grounds 5 5
Attendance and Events During the 1937seasona general increasewas noted in attendance at all areas. A decreaseof some 15% during 1938can be attributed to general adverseweather condi tions. Apparently people within the State are coming from more distant points to visit our areas. However, the J
REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION largest percentage of patrons are visitors to our State. It is observedthat patrons are extending the length of their visit at the areas and that they are using severalfacilities rather than one. Among the few specialeventsthe swim Ining meet held at Wentworth State Park seemsto have becomea regular affair. The Department helpsto provide prizes and publicity and the supervisor cooperateswith local peopleto assurea sporting and instructiveevent. At Peterborough Pool this season a pageant was produced through the cooperation of many organized camps and individuals of the town. It was written and directed by W. E. Longfellow, American Red Cross Representative. Several hundred persons attended the first evening per formance. On account of rain it was repeated the next evening to a larger group. The gay and interesting cos tumes as well as the pageant itself were displayed to ad vantage under the floodlights of the pool. The expenses in connectionwith aquatic meets,pageants,etc.,are small. Their successdepends largely upon the interest and vol untary servicesof local groups. We hope to give con tinued assistanceand encouragement so that interest in outdoor recreation,greater proficiencyin these sports and the enjoyment provided by such events can be increased. Charges and Income The major change of policy over the past two years was that of making servicecharges; a practice which is general in many state, county and municipal areas throughout the country. Study was made of the rates charged by these agencies and it was finally concluded that a fair and easilycollectedfee would be that for auto mobileparking. Chargeswere also made for specialserv icessuch as the checking of clothing at most bathhouses, admission and checking at two others and for camping (coveringautomobileparking, camp site,firewood). Thus those who used the facilitiescontributed toward their op eration and upkeep. These costs had been previously paid wholly from legislativeappropriations. Auto
Books Camping—party
charges
those
felt, Now lected past tions ment
Development
of
(complete
Experimental
At
Each these
The
recreational
REPORT
Parking
GENERAL
most summer
that
of have
first
that
Commission
is
Endicott
are
eight
additional
areas
used
being
— equitable
some
largely it
OF
report
made
area
is
(unlimited
tickets
season Rock FORESTRY
Commission
CHARGES in
if
generally
of
variations
resentment
on
public,
they
operating
to
disappeared.
State and
two
in
over Lake
and
be
good
by
objected
cooperation
Park,
per
AND
will
AT
made
Winnipesaukee. the
least 12 these
time)
understood
at
RECREATIONAL
in
night
years Weirs,
and RECREATION
of
State
was
be
all
the expensive
public
areas
to
A
the
centers continued
maintaining
is
expressed
spring)
thus
survey Planning
with
the
above
by should
that (Departmental
only
contributing
COMMISSION
until
to
the
this
made
asked
CENTERS
complete
the
collect.
to
by
Planning
and schedule
also
used
Department,
areas,
money
determine
those
during
of
Develop
photo)
public
be
patrons
$0.25
objec
to
1.00
who
free.
.25 .10
39
and
col
the of
the THE FOLLOWING TABLES SHOW OPERAT:ON, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT COSTS, INCOME AND ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE BY CALENDAR YEARS January 1—December 31, 1937 0 ‘-3 LI be 0 n C) I) 1-3 0 V 0 U.’ - 0 AREA ii C - -s _ii B n 0 C/I C 0 .I) 00 0 01 1— * 3-3<
Bellamy Park 3 $63 $567.32 $253.62 $820.94 $29.43 $791.51 26134 Clough Reservation 1 75 375.00 83.75 458.75 39.00 419.75 13810 , Endicott Rock Park 2 87 494.17 313.18 807.35 604.33 203.02 27670 Forest Lake Reservation I 75 337.50 30.16 367.66 52.05 315.61 12741 Hampton Beach Reservation 38 80 7,810.19 2,304.86 10,115.05 7,075.04 3,040.01 100000 Kearsarge Reservation 1 80 216.00 38.25 254.25 254.25 19995 - Kingston Park 5 68 1,308.67 598.20 1,906.87 1,126.17 780.70 65210 Monadnock Reservation 2 82 794.08 719.96 1,514.04 1,084.00 430.04 25201 Z Moose Brook Park 2 75 277.50 33.55 311.05 91.74 219.31 16376 c Peterborough Pool 4 67 699.60 489.46 1,189.06 333.93 855.13 15955 Wadleigh Park 2 77 563.17 345.22 908.39 65.59 842.80 10165 Wellington Reservation 3 78 583.15 238.32 821.47 1,477.40 49102 Wentworth Park 1 80 474.00 177.96 651.96 64.65 587.31 14268 White Lake Park 3 85 832.04 514.96 1,347.00 836.87 510.13 12289
$21,473.84 $12,880.20 408916 ______38333
January 1—December 31, 1938
Cd ‘aCe — , Cd 0 -‘a Q 0 ‘a 0 ,0 AREA ‘o ,,.5 — —9 .9 o “ .9— So tx C o C,, 26596 ‘ $928.30 $277.05 $1,205.35 $39.18 $1,166.17 Bellamy Park 5 $66 88.00 2687 1 60 208.00 5.00 213.00 125.00 Cathedral Road 50.65 461.88 7467 2 75 430.00 82.53 512.53 Clough Reservation 825.88 144.87 11670 : 3 75 617.30 353.45 970.75 Rock Park Endicott 48.16 393.16 75.30 317.86 14680 Lake Reservation 1 75 345.00 Forest 3,420.83 8,001.91 7,493.99 507.92 95000 Hampton Beach Reservation 15 85 4,58108 10770 35S.50 66.91 422.41 355.00 67.41 Kearsarge Reservation 1 75 189.22 34870 5 74 1,643.69 350.68 1,994.37 1,805.15 Kingston Park 483.82 11411 ,. 82 908.67 477.50 1,386.17 902.35 Monadnock Reservation 2 563.35 27328 3 67 522.03 199.88 721.91 158.56 Mooce Brook Park 1,213.88 286.90 926.98 12500 Pool 4 70 796.13 417.75 Peterborough 557.65 1,487.55 788.95 698.60 14901 Wad!&gh Park 3 85 929.90 0 81 1,021.04 305.03 1,326.07 1,631.02 Wellington Reservation 3 709.66 18852 2 70 578.33 227.39 805.72 96.06 Wentworth Park 1,108.01 358.92 14987 4 75 1,200.20 266.73 1,466.93 Cd, White Lake Park Cd, 342052 — $22,121.71 $15,742.00 zC Electric, Telephone and Water Cost. * Supplies, Eiuipmeot, Maintenance, Improvements, Includes etc. -I,. j Includes income from Concession, Parking, Checking, Camping, 42 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION operation and maintenance; of 203 replies, 195stated they had no objections. Income during the 1937 season amounted to $13,880and increased to $15,742in 1938. Income from parking accounted for the largest part of this. Camping income increased over 100per cent during the second year. In 1937sixty per cent and in 1938,sev enty per cent of operating and maintenance expense was met from income. Personnel The total number of seasonal personnel has increased in the past two years due to (1) collection of fees, (2) newly supervised areas, (3) increasing maintenance work. The newer personnel is generally employed for a short season and for specificpurposes, such as life guards and collectors. Most of the supervisors who have charge of our areas have had severalyears experiencein the service. It is felt necessaryto obtain police powers for our super visors and in a few instances it has been necessaryto ex ercise this authority. Their duties are to maintain the grounds and buildings in good condition, to assistin any way which will enable patrons to get the most enjoyment from the facilities and to see that the privileges are not abused. Actually there is very little abuse or disorderli ness. A type of uniform has been used so that employees may be readily identified.
SEASONAL PERSONNEL FOR SUPERVISION AND MAINTENANCE 1937 1938 Supervisors 15 (81) 14 (85) Assistant Supervisor 3 (78) 5 (73) Women Assistants 5 (70) 5 (56) Life Guards 8 (79) 11(73) Collectors 16 (83) 12 (77) General 22 (80) 7 (80) Total 69 54 Note: Average Monthly Wages in Parenthesis. REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 43
Maintenanceand Improvements When these areas were newly developedor were being improved by the CCC very little maintenance work was needed. The situationis now changing. Upkeep to build ings, grounds, and equipment is already mounting. The regular supervisorycrews attend to general maintenance work, but the need for extra help is growing. Certain areas are more easily maintained than otiTersbecause of the layout of the area. Where the development was not completedby the CCC,it will be necessary,in the interest of economicaloperations,to finish this work. Assistance may be sought from the state highway department for the maintenance of some scenicauto roads. A large portion of patronage occurs during week-ends and at these timescertain areasare being used at capacity. This may lead to irreparable damages to the natural fea tures which give an area its recreational value. Some means may be tried to spread this patronage more evenly over a period of time. Failing this it may be necessaryto set limits. It is becomingapparent that the need for more recreational areas may soon be recognized. Where and how these can be developed and what their facilities should be, will be given serious consideration. Hurricane Damage Considerabledamage to several recreational areas was causedby the hurricane of September,1938.Most serious was at Wadleigh StatePark in North Sutton. Many acres of fine old pine and hemlock groveswere laid flat. Some damage to the buildings was apparent but not until the area is cleared will the extent of damage to the under ground water and electricsystemsbe known. Repairsare already being made to the buildings. Considerablework will be necessaryto restore and rearrange the area for recreationaluse. At the entrance to Wellington State Res ervationa groveof about an acrewas completelyuprooted and some two acres by Hornets Cove was blown down.
I
I
ef
is
of
at
to
of
the
pic
sani
busi
used
pic
state
and
com
com
been many
trails
pines
stimu
health
“New
affect
largest
by
various
provide
remov
salvage
to
true
and
maintain
have
to
and
work few
encourage
phases
By
has
have
in
degree
not
a
safety,
large
to
favorable
and
The
blow-down
public
developments
They
also
at
areas
of
will
a
Their
recreation
Talks
others.
who
planting,
125
contained
other
booklet,
work
is
on
mountain
lesser
should
published
our
to
The
COMMISSION
camping
had
valuable
a
it
A
logs.
recreation
cutting
probably and
available.
the
those
this
restorative
as
beauty.
about
centers.
exhibits
to
endeavor
This
are
of
of
thus
them that
to standards
of
considerable.
by
salvage
into
not
far
will
Areas,”
cleaning,
recreational
we
instances
our is
and
is commercial
cost
Park Exposition.
Department
as
scenic
cut
winter.
area. Commission
have
high
RECREATION
of
the
necessary.
after
centers effect
forms
Pool
through
aid
recreation
the
spread
the
some
State
Park
approval
the the
Damage
States
be been
is
and
which
The
AND
certain
pur
considerable
The
developments.
natural
indirect,
until
forms
State
recommend
CCC
of
given
In
regarding
defray
Lake Recreational
describe
various
if
have
will
that
Reservation
others
general
use
was
to
who
during
Eastern
values.
concerning
for
Development
this
private
FORESTRY
Where
operations
people.
Wadleigh
various
though
operation
conserve
Reservation,
These
work concerned.
the Public
apparent
State
of
and
such
information
OF
of
used
for
land
at
probably
and
at
Kingston
benefitted.
be
of
groups and
are
as
Peterborough
recognized
travel,
They
information
with
types
At stimulated
areas
salvage
were
will
are
morals,
repair upon
and
down.
is
funds
stumps.
not
REPORT
recreational
Department
It
Information
high
meet
tation,
fect
ness
have
lating
and
thousands
opportunities
ways.
these
amount
Hampshire
Planning plete
munity
tures
fairs
the
General
seek
ing needed
Wellington
value
done.
blew
will
nicking
the
Monadnock
around
After
road 44 FOREST FIRE CONTROL
Introduction OREST fires in New Hampshire were placed un jEJ der State control nearly thirty years ago when, !TJ in 1909, after several unsuccessful attempts to bring about the enactment of necessary legisla tion, a statewide protective organization was created by the State Legislature. Before that period large-scalelogging operations, the reversion of abandoned farms to woodland, the lack of aggressive action to control fires and other factors all combined to create serious fire danger and inflict grave losses. The best records availableindicate that values ag gregating $300,000were destroyed in 1909,the very year when the present organization came into being. The importance of adequate fire control thus came to receive suitable recognition and the first work under taken by the Department was the appointment of forest fire wardens, according to the departmental reports of that period. The first appropriation to financethe various objectivesof the department was nearly all expended for fire control. Since that time, a process of constant refinement has been in progress and the organization today is in every respect what its sponsors hoped it would become and costsare well within economicbounds.New Hampshire’s year-to-yearrecord is well up to that of the leadersin the Nation. Organization and Personnel Municipal crews consisting of the forest fire warden, his deputies, men and equipment form the backbone of the fire control organization. These are grouped into eight fire districts headed by a State district chief who
em
just
them
Gov
the
section
Moun
Fed
today’s Hamp
and
pump
conserva
moun
tremen those
of
suppres
photo)
the
make
of
to
New
staff
Hampshire
of
White
Federal
received
fire
game
railroad
power
municipalities
increased
the
the
of
the
the
system
New
COMMiSSION
and
of
a in
of
positions
addition
(Departmental
forerunner
agencies
costs
program
fish
hurricane
portable in
between
the
States.
Act,
patrolmen,
whose
Service
1938
Association,
control
problems.
State
control
RECREATION
maintains
patrolmen
the
district
service,
cooperation
fire
the
fire
by
Weeks
AND
others also
Forest
the
adjacent
the
highway
and
cooperation
reduction
S.
Ovner’s
the
with
of
caused
State and Law.
municipalities
whose
U.
Forest, many
State
financial
hazard
FORESTRY
includes
The
the
stations,
with
State
fire
facilitate
and
OF
and
through
of
devastation
to
personnel
cooperates
first
Timberland
officers,
National
dously
shares
Forest
Government
and
lookout
the
REPORT
The
districts.
tion
foremen
tain
ployees
shire
mentioned,
Clarke-McNary
ernment approval
was eral
sion
tain
and units,
functions 46 L REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 47
available for action when needed, a total of some 1,300 men whose servicesare always available. Important administrative changes were not made dur ing the current period, existing laws, cooperative rela tionships and other phases of fire control having been deemed reasonably adequate. The valuable assistance given by all agencies just mentioned, as well as by the State Extension Service,the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests and the several County and dis trict associations of forest fire wardens is hereby grate fully acknowledged. The efforts of the warden associations are especially commended. These groups began to form nearly six years ago and their membership includes “all wardens and their deputies, all chief, their assistants and mem bers of fire departments, and any person interested in the protection, improvement and development of “New Hampshire woodlands.” Three newly organized associ ations in Merrimack, Grafton-Sullivart and Carroll Counties bring the total to eight and the opportunity to confer each month on mutual objectivesto approximately 75% of the men engaged in fire control. Only a small portion of the State does not have organization facilities, due to difficulties presented by sparse population, rela tively large territory and long travel distances. It is prob able, however, that even in these sections the develop ment of modified associationswill be attempted. Review of Fire Danger Conditions Critical fire danger did not occur during the biennium until the spring of 1938 when late April and the first part of May witnessed serious precipitation deficiencies, high temperatures and low humidities. Woodlands were closed by gubernatorial proclamation on May 4, tempo rarily opened on the 7th and automatically closed again on the 8th, being finally opened on May 11. Notable fires of the biennium occurred in Windham during October, 1936,Nashua, Londonderry, Rochester, 48 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Derry, Hanover, Wakefield, Gilmanton and Alton dur ing April and May, 1937,and Brookline,Hooksett, San bornton, Gilmanton and Northwood during April, 1938. The Brookline and Hooksett fires occurred on two suc cessivedays and burned an area equal to one-half of the total for the whole fiscalyear.
Fires of the Fiscal Years 1937and 1938 Fires during this biennium were somewhat more numerous than average but seasonalrecords were other wise fairly satisfactory. Total area burned was low and while the occurrence of several seriouslylarge fires has again shown the necessity of continual improvement, there is reason to assert that control forces are basically organized on a sound footing and that steady progress can be expected. The following tables show fire occurrencestatisticsby months, annual totals and averagesfor 29 years, County summaries, railroad fires, distribution by causes and a statewidesummary:
NUMBER OF Fs BY MONTHS (Exclusiveof Railroad Fires)
FISCAL YEAR FISCAL YEAR Ending June 30, 1937 Ending June 30, 1938
July, 1936 50 July, 1937 40 August, 1936 44 August, 1937 25 September, 1936 14 September, 1937 13 October, 1936 12 October, 1937 30 November, 1936 13 November, 1937 16 December, 1936 1 December, 1937 1 January, 1937 0 January, 1938 0 February, 1937 17 February, 1938 5 March, 1937 35 March, 1938 59 April, 1937 99 April, 1938 200 May, 1937 138 May, 1938 74 June, 1937 10 June, 1938 25 I Totals 433 Totals 488 I
REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 49
FOREST FIRE RECORD FOR TWENTY-NINE YEARS (Exclusive of Railroad Fires)
Average Average Area Area Burned Damage Year No. Fires Burned Per Fire Damage Per Fire
1910 272 9,038A 33.2A $40,000.00 $147.06 1911 462 30,958 67.0 175,000.00 378.79 1912 344 8,474 24.6 62,000.00 180.23 1913 609 14,507 23.8 100,000.00 164.20 1914 315 8,119 25.8 53,000.00 168.25 1915 792 29,480 37.2 174,567.00 220.41 1916 128 6,630 51.8 40,075.00 313.09 1917 197 1,680 8.5 18,205.00 92.41 1918 357 8,693 24.3 94,468.00 264.61 1919 308 3,502 11.4 41,287.00 134.05 1920 138 1,996 14.4 17,681.00 128.12 1921 276 7,172 26.0 59,503.00 215.59 1922 295 9,484 32.1 94,917.00 321.75 1923 199 2,333 11.7 27,786.00 139.63 1924 330 5,351 16.2 83,347.00 252.57 1925 486 8,368 17.2 97,508.00 200.62 1926 295 8,181 27.7 115,614.00 391.91 1927 367 9,420 25.7 75,762.00 206.44 1928 271 4,714 17.4 27,090.00 99.96 1929 192 1,661 8.7 9,188.00 47.85 1930 765 18,750 24.5 93,191.00 121.82 1931 363 4,882 13.4 38,994.00 107.42 1932 485 5,080 10.5 39,760.00 81.98 1933 542 7,485 13.8 55,524.00 102.44 1934 370 2,920 7.9 10,043.00 27.14 1935 488 2,667 5.5 15,122.00 30.98 1936 387 2,011 5.2 12,548.00 32.42
27 years 10,033 223,556A $1,672,180.00 1937 433 2,906 6.7 13,451.00 31.06 1938 488 4,400 9.0 20,524.00 42.06 29 years 10,954 230,862A $1,706,155.00
SUMMARY OF AVERAGES
Average 27 Years 1937 1938 29 Years
Fires Per Year 371 433 488 378 Area Per Year 8,279 2,906 4,400 7,961 Damage Per Year $61,932.59 $13,451.00 $20,524.00 $58,832.93 Area Per Fire 22.3 6.7 9.0 21.1 Damage Per Fire $166.67 $31.06 542.06 $155.75 FIRE RECORD FOR FISCAL YEARS 1937 AND 1938 (Exclusive of Railroad Fires)
Average Average 0 Number Total Area Per Average Total Cost of Acres Fire in Total Damage Cost of Fighting ‘ County Year Fires Burned Acres Damage Per Fire Fighting Per Fire 0 Belknap 1937 29 228 7.9 $676.00 $23.31 $207.14 $7.14 1938 32 395 12.3 539.00 16.84 571.26 17.85 Carroll 1937 36 161 4.4 634.00 17.61 811.03 22.53 1938 38 67 1.8 452.00 11.89 570.46 15.01 Cheshire 1937 36 86 2.4 298.00 8.28 303.91 8.44 1938 54 118 2.2 982.00 18.19 477.22 8.84 Coos 1937 20 73 3.7 1,067.00 53.35 595.31 29.77 1938 22 129 5.9 761.00 34.59 406.57 18.48 Grafton 1937 39 259 6.6 1,217.00 31.21 434.28 11.14 1938 49 205 4.2 1,654.00 33.76 899.28 18.35 Hillsborough 1937 109 448 4.1 797.00 7.31 787.61 7.23 1938 102 1,130 11.1 3,245.00 31.81 2,160.68 21.18 Merrimack 1937 43 301 7.0 2,036.00 47.35 778.52 18.11 1938 62 1,792 28.9 4,931.00 79.53 2,316.82 37.37 Rockingham 1937 93 1,008 10.8 2,965.00 31.88 1,486.10 15.98 , 1938 82 389 4.7 4,475.00 54.57 1,300.40 15.86 0 Strafford 1937 15 304 20.3 1,327.00 88.47 433.70 28.91 1938 13 75 5.8 2,577.00 198.23 152.15 11.70
Sullivan 1937 13 38 2.9 2,434.00 187.23 335.55 25.81 C,, 1938 34 100 2.9 908.00 26.70 943.68 27.76
State Totals 1937 433 2,906 6.7 $13,451.00 $31.06 $6,173.15 $14.26 State Totals 1938 488 4,400 9.0 $20,524.00 $42.06 $9,798.52 $20.08 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 51
RAILROAD FIRE RECORD FOR FISCAL YEARS 1937AND 1938
Total Average Average No. Area Area Total Damage Year Fires Burned Per Fire Damage Per Fire
1937 45 176 3.9 $54.00 $1.22
1938 80 314 3.9 $879.17 $10.99—
TOTAL NUMBER OF FOREST FIRES, AREA AND DAMAGE BY CAUSES For Fiscal Years 1937and 1938
Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent Total Total Total CAUSES Number Area Damage of Fires Burned Causes
Railroad 12. 6.3 2.7 Smokers 43.5 40.9 47.4 Burning Brush 23.8 19.5 21.1 Miscellaneous 10.2 26.3 18.1 Lumbering 1.9 1.2 5.2 Incendiary 1.7 2.5 2.1 Lightning 1.1 .6 .2 Camp Fires 3.5 1.1 2.4 Unknown 2.3 1.6 .8
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
to
E.
the
the
and
1936 time 574
482 avail Total 7,809 1,056 4,726 3,083 21,416.00 $34,921.00
$13,505.00
Director
Progress
given
when
With
YEARS
years
Walter
Hampshire number
Forest weather,
1
0.00 been becomes 6 0.00 4 0.00
Mountain
by
of 13 two 12
10 Works
COMMISSION
New
FISCAL of
Station,
formerly
studied. has
National
the
White now
in the
FOR
studies
of
and
effect
Dana,
were fires 80
45 FIREs 176 125 490 879.00 314
$54.00 1938 $933.00
Railroad
reporting.
of T.
OF usual RECREATION
. investigation RECORD
BURNED Experiment
AND
the information
DAMAGE assistance
AND
consideration
1931-1935
1921-1925 to FIRE
AREA
Samuel
1937 analysis 488 433
921 agencies
Town Forest
4,400
2,906 7,306 of distribution,
NUMBER
Analysis further
20,524.00 by $33,975.00
$13,451.00
project
All
detailed a
FORESTRY period
FOREST
thorough
addition
1928
period of
OF
Record
statistical
the
In
in
the
fires,
through
of
geographic
first
Fire
Northeastern
of for
R.EPORT
1937. made COMBINED Total Total
Total
the The Year 1938
1937
able
area causes,
Forest
Brown, and 1938 of
completion 1937 1938 was
Administration,
52 1937
records
[ 1I REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 53 required for control from initial discoveryto final sup pression,as well as other factors affecting fire behavior. This analysiswas made to facilitate the work of U. S. Forest Service officers in inspecting cooperative efforts under the provisions of the Clarke-McNary Law and should otherwise be of great value to district chiefs, wardens in the towns and others engaged in the control of forest fires. The study is to be published in pamphlet form, copiesof which will be made availableto all those concerned.
Lookout Stations Lookout stations have always played an important part in the work of controlling firesand New Hampshire woodlands are under observationthroughout the danger period from 27 State stations, 11 Federal stations in the White Mountain National Forest and severalin adjacent States in accordancewith reciprocal agreements. During the biennium, one new station went into opera tion in Carroll County on Great Hill which is within the Hemenway State Forest Reservationin Tamworth. This was the only major addition to the State systembut the developmentby U. S. Forest Serviceauthorities of an of fice method through which to measure areas directly visible as against “blind” spots led the Department to undertake such an investigation. This was conducted by Mr. Robert G. Dustin who not only made “seen-area” maps of State stations but had previously made similar studies of Government stations in the White Mountain National Forest and many other elevationswhich might prove to be useful. We now know how much territory is directly visible from establishedstations as well as the location of areas which are not thus under observation. In time to come, new stations may be establishedwhere the total area to be observedwarrants such development and other means
/ 54 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
of protection can be devisedif lookout stations cannot be economicallyjustified. The following table summarizes the number of smokes observed and reported to proper authorities, as well as the number of visitors who registered at each station. Attention is especiallycalled to the latter because these contacts with the public provide an extremely useful medium for the disseminationof fire prevention informa tion.
FIRE LOOKOUT STATION STATISTICS
Number of Smokes Number of Fires Number of Visitors Discovered Reported Registered Name of Station 1937 1938 1937 1938 1937 1938
Agassiz 5 13 3 13 9,900 9,600-I- Belknap 49 74 16 31 4,745 3,847 Black Mt 48 77 24 36 881 504 Blue Job 41 53 20 22 861 1,324 Cabot 2 11 168 166 Cardigan 227 271 68 128 2,611 3,043 Crotched 80 72 8 3 2,026 2,029 Croydon 80 114 49 51 143 251 Deer 0 13 0 2 640 126
Federal Hill 131 158 88 110 729 - 882 Great Hill 27 * 14 * 659 Green 39 71 27 19 1,705 1,447 1-lyland Hill 225 210 77 66 330 249 Jeremy I-Jill 256 266 91 111 2,412 4,646 Kearsarge 126 183 17 33 7,199 7,793 Magalloway 36 47 0 4 33 14 Milan Hill 49 43 4 4 3,436 2,686 Monarlnock 142 434 53 147 18,779 13,744 Oak Hill 20 60 13 40 814 774 Pawtuckaway 1-13 171 41 53 4,468 3,588 Pitcher 16 39 12 30 1,753 1,533 t Red Hill 46 60 8 4 2,264 2,316 Rock Rimmon 483 552 85 126 741 838 Signal 21 6 7 1 80 48 Stinson 96 115 18 12 997 1,116 Strathain I-Iill 142 320 67 109 3,323 5,382 Uncanoonuc 109 173 55 78 3,259 3,195
Totals 2,663 3,671 853 1,258 74,297 72,002
Service inaugurated 1938.
-I-Estinsated. REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 55
The Civilian Conservation Corps The accomplishments of the Civilian Conservation Corps are describedin detail elsewherein this report but its place in the organization for the control of forest fires should be briefly described here. As a matter of policy, the CCC has not been used as a primary fire fighting force. This course has been followed so that existing town organizations might be kept up to desirable stan dards and also to prevent too great an encroachment on the CCC work program itself. However, the presenceof the Corps has been kept constantly before the district chiefs and its serviceshave been requested on a number of occasionswhen fires could, or actually did, become so seriousas to require extreme suppressionefforts. Notable among casesof this kind were the Brookline and Hook sett fires which occurred almost simultaneously and to which crews were sent by the Bear Brook Camp of the National Park Service,among others on the scene. The CCC from the North Woodstock Camp and Thornton Camp of the White Mountain National Forest also ren dered yeoman service when suspected incendiarism threatened to cause a seriousseries of fires in the famed Franconia Notch State Park and Memorial Reservation.
Portable Saw Mill Operations Fires attributable to the operation of portable saw mills were fairly numerous in the days of steam but the increasinglyfrequent use of internal combustionengines for power is serving greatly to reduce fire risk and few fires now result directly from operations. The law requires the annual registration of each mill, permits to operate on each new setting, slash disposalfor 100feet around all mills and the maintenance of effective spark arresting devices on steam mills. The following table gives statisticsof mill operations since 1925: IE
&
a
81
in of 188 194 192 128 192 191 165 be
233 208 248 243 273 304 203
Gas
Sep
Others
brief
were
Permits
to hour.
Long being
ended major
of a
p.m.,
on
rainfall,
a
as
at
breaking
southeast inches
82 88 80 83 47 68 95
per
163 118
106 137 265 267 255 207 10
r”—m
Steam
and
therefore
or
and
quarter
PORTABLE
period the to Number
9.49
is
of
miles COMMISSION OF
inland conditions
the
175
459 440 244 443 432 310 298 276 323 273 3-13 340 361 387
p.m.
Total prolonged
occurrence
disastrous
from
56
Permits
history
which 5
Number
Soil bending
opposite
Concord
so
came
the
&
and
situation
85 77 83 47 69 88 91 72 72 74 99
during
in
the
103 101 127 133
Gas
Others
from
Used
fire
RECREATION
during
after
MILLS
England
forests.
wind exceeded
REGISTRATION heavy
fires
from
the
uprooting,
AND
Power
51 60 69 66 77 75 69 74
the
hours
116
177 111 164 171 145 of
102
1925. r—’--—---m SAw
windstorm
Steam
contemporary
New
recorded
on
period such
1,
the
a
which
written
winds five
in
tropical
to
is
of July
SHowING
to
Mills a
record
after
163
125 174 167 143 196 141 149 effect 202 249 240 254 190
248 207
FORESTRY
battered
Total
10-day
raking
No.
from
Registered
a its
officially
OF
1938,
1938,
Y.,
were
velocities
of
wind
effect
30, precedent
was
21,
biennial
N.
susceptible
in
average
occurred,
they
REPORT
accustomed
Hurricane
TABULATION
approximately
June
Law
official
year
This
Following
1926 1925 1927 1930 1928 1929 56 1932 1933 1935 1931 1934 1936 1937 1938 14 Year
on tember
order. The without rainfall at Island, flood sustained For what statement highly trees L_ -
REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 5i
force which followed and the net effect on New Hamp shire woodland was that an estimated 11/z billions of tim ber had been blown down or otherwise damaged on hundreds of thousands of acres,creating problems of Sal vage, fire protection and restoration demanding the ut most from all agenciesin a positionto act.
The 1938 hurricane blew down an estimated 2F/ billion feet of mer chantable timber. (Departmental photo) An emergency gubernatorial committee of foresters, lumbermen, legislatorsand landowners was formed and Federal assistancewas solicited,with the result that the President of the United Statesauthorized the U. S. Forest Serviceto administerfunds of the ReconstructionFinance and Surplus Commodities Corporation in salvaging windthrown timber, and Congress appropriated $5,500,- 000 for special emergency fire hazard reduction. Since that time, both programs have been inaugurated through the efforts of the New England Forest Emergency Proj ect and bid fair to go a long way in alleviatingwhat are probably the gravest forest conditions with which we have ever been confronted. 58 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
The State program in this connectioncontemplatesthe appropriation of $100,000for special emergency fire measuresand the probable enactment of new legislation. Fire districts will be re-alined, additional fire lookouts will be established,extra equipment and apparatus will be procured for direct State use and for distribution to municipalities, local patrol during high danger periods and other means will be used to cope with probable fire danger worse than any we have ever known. The fire hazard reduction program of the U. S. Forest Service will include the re-establishment of fire com munications and lookout towers, opening of roads and fire lanes, clearing of high hazard material from around dwellings, villages and along roads, railroads, streams and other areas of concentrateduse, as well as such other clean-up work as will assurethe greatestpossiblemeasure of public safety. Special fire weather forecasting service will be instituted and crews engaged in hazard reduction, as well as all members of the Civilian Conservation Corps, will be trained and equipped for fire fighting to bolster the wardens and their crews in times of necessity. In this connection, a thorough-going plan will be de velopedto co-ordinatethe effortsof all men and resources at the disposal of fire control agencies throughout New Hampshire and in adjacent States. The presence of the U. S. Forest Service, an agency with which the Forestry and RecreationCommissionhas already had years of friendly and helpful relations under the Clarke-McNaryLaw and in other ways is heartening and everyonehaving a part in the work of fire control looks to the future with determination and confidence. STATE FOREST NURSERY
HE distribution of trees from the State Forest Nursery during the past bjennial period has shown ¶an increase over previous similar periods for sev eral years. However, with the larger acreages of state land reforested and with less lumber being cut, smaller amounts of seed have been sown both years in the Nursery with the intention of reducing the output. This again seems to need adjusting as the hurricane of September, 1938, has forced the harvesting of many thousands of acres of timber and an increased demand for forest planting stock will naturally follow. White and red pine and white spruce are the species that are in the greatest demand for forest planting and these speciesmade up 92 per cent of the Nursery output. There has been a noticeableincrease in the number of in quiries for balsam fir. This is due to plantings being made for growing Christmas trees. The policiesof giving trees to boys’and girls’education al groups and to municipalities for planting on public land, have been continued. The 4-H Clubs of all counties planted a total of 276,685 trees divided by counties as follows: Belknap, 7,400; Car roll, 7,000; Cheshire, 32,750; Coos, 29,900; Grafton, 20,- 675; Hillsborough, 88,000;Merrimack, 42,585; Rocking- ham, 41,275; Strafford, 4,000; Sullivan, 3,100. Smith- Hughes or Agricultural High Schools planted a total of 84,150trees and were divided by counties as follows: Car roll, 1,100;Cheshire, 18,450;Coos, 4,500; Grafton, 5,000; Hillsborough, 13,600; Merrimack, 18,150; Rockingham, 10,850;Strafford, 12,500. Trees were given to all counties, cities and towns that were interested in reforesting public and municipal lands. Two counties and fifteen municipalities took advantage as
of in
all
the
68,- 29,-
and
that
stor
State
cities
stock
hold
about to
2,000; 7,000;
of
free
Recrea consists Recrea
Warner,
the
and
sizes
State and
and
divided
takes
and
and
Hollis,
given
the
County, with Franklin,
equipment
section supplies
1,200;
large
Claremont,
trees
towns COMMISSION
a
are
ornamental
This
assistance
to
the
receiving to
fire
of nurseries
about
12,000;
Forestry
Forestry
over by
30,000;
This Belknap
400.
96,000; 514,550
cooperate
and
the
shrubs
the
Nursery
points to
Northwood,
amounts. RECREATION
by
of
given
growing
and
giving
work.
equipment 30,000;
distributing
area.
planted
commercial AND
Dunbarton,
Walpole,
Forest
and
by
supplies
1,500;
been
trees fire
various
Hilisboro,
grown
departments.
and
and the
continued
at
Nottingham,
branches
from
wholesale
County,
and
have
in
16,000;
Nursery
trees
small
30,000;
State
has FORESTRY
in
carrying
750;
Concord
of
187,000;
other stock
beautification the OF
areas
needed
the
recreational quantities Department
to
of
other
Sullivan
to
opportunity
2,000;
to
growing
Salem, Nursery
until
species
Hanover, REPORT
Hampstead,
Department Department
both
acres in
purchased it
roadside
this
receiving
needed.
The All Service
60
of
follows: 1,200; Manchester, 000;
500; Highway Dover, are charge of two Nursery also tion tion wholesale ing as for ing recreational REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 61
The following table shows the value of stockdistributed by years and the agency receiving same.
VALUE OF NURSERY STOCK PRODUCED Year Ending June 30, 1937 Trees sold to private planters $3,381.56 Trees given to 4-H and other juvenile clubs 824.85 Trees given to towns 975.90 Trees used on State lands 2,105.15
$7,287.46
VALUE OF NURSERY STOCK PRODUCED Year Ending June 30, 1938 Trees sold to private planters $3,320.06 Trees given to 4-H and other juvenile clubs 951.51 Trees given to towns 1,695.85 Trees used on State lands 1,130.07
$7,097.49
I
C
597,373
389,002
25,104
522,671 44,775 20,150 9,300 2,000 1,610,375
2
yr.
seedlings 215,000
50,000 10,000
300,000
9,300
584,300
3
yr.
root pruned
seedlings 344,921
207,575 11,775
160,526 40,900
13,650
779,347
4
yr.
transplants
9 37,450
118,177
3,329
62,045
3,875
6,500
2,000
233,376
5 yr.
transplants 2 13,250
100 13,352
AGE
OF STOCK
Pine
Pine
Pine
Spruce Spruce Fir
Ash
Peuce
Total
White
Red
Scotch White Norway Balsam White Pinus
NURSERY
OUTPUT: 1937 FALL 1938 SPRING —
e
>
594,333
527,895
67,775
221,387
46,850
10 22,600 1,480,850
<
yr. 2 seedlings
155,000
228,000 25,000
408,000 ....
3 yr.
root pruned seedlings
395,685
181,100 93,438 29,350
40,300
10,600 750,473
4
yr.
transplants
38,648
118,795
127,949 13,425
6,550
10
12,000 0 317,377
5
yr. transplants
5,000
5,000 ...., .,
AGE
OF
STOCK
Pine Pine Pine
Spruce
Spruce
Fir Spruce
Total
White
Red
Scotch -
White Red Norway Balsam
p
0
NIn.sERY
OUTPUT: 1936 FALL
1937 SPRING — FOREST PLANTING
HE need for forest planting and advising pros pective planters how to plant is so great at this time that it seemsimportant to outline briefly the more desirable methods. The Forestry and Rec reation Department has tried many species of trees and planting methods which are not as satisfactory for general use as those mentioned in the following rec ommendations. There are also limitations in the use of forest planting stock purchased from the State which should be understood. The New Hampshire Forestry and Recreation Depart ment is authorized to grow reforestation stock for plant ing on public land and for sale to private parties at cost F.O.B. shipping point for planting within the State. In return for this considerationthe planter agrees to furnish a brief report from time to time as requested and not to use the trees for ornamental use or resell them with their roots attached. Only a few of the more desirable species of timber treesare grown in order that a reasonablysteady demand may be anticipated and the costskept as low as possible. White and red pine and white spruce make up a large percentage of the total amount grown, while a few Scotch pine, Norway spruce, balsam fir and white ash are grown for special use and sites for which the others are not well adapted. Kind of Trees to Plant The tree most generally planted in the southern and central section of the State is the white pine. It should not be planted on high elevations,in swampswhere water stands several months of the year, or on light sand and heavily burned areas without shade, and never within 1000feet of any wild or cultivatedcurrant and gooseberry bushes because of the danger from White Pine Blister Rust. It would be more desirable to plant a 1000foot
be
or
by
is
soils
pine type.
dam
other
will
soil
with
(2)
sides
insects
heavily
pine
10”.
causes
It
it
growth.
should
leader
9”;
yrs.
the
wet
Red
wind
with
white
and
4
and
gooseberry
root-pnsned
preferred
to
gravelly
inferior
(5)
on
yrs.
the
use
for
is
each.
plant
and
4
or
sprout
of
plant
and
mountain
7”;
soils,
shade.
its
to
Spruce
COMMISSION
well
kills and
to
trees
yrs.
transplants,
growth
snow
(3)
and
Ellis)
4
immune
pine
sandy
and
to
20
pine
among pine
tree
by
grow
under 6”;
transplants,
substitute
currant
which
to
4
gravelly
or
Red
advisable
yrs.
light
retards
not
pine
photo
10
3
transplant,
good
RECREATION
swamps
white
(6)
it
subject
on
growing
a
of
is
practically planted
will
remove
as
shade
white
all
Weevil
excellent
6”;
vegetation
blows,
the
is
AND
It
It
Spruce
to
be
well
fast
seedlings,
(1)
yrs.
an
also
3
(4)
Pine
sometimes
a
pine
is
is
sand
stands.
groups
affect
(Departmental
not
partial
is
around
areas.
It
is
6”;
enemies
stock:
without
grows
on
reason.
but
FORESTRY
It
that
seedling,
yrs.
White
root-pruned
small
such
pine
OF 3
mixed
pine
this
under and
inadvisable
should
Norway
worst
areas
shade.
planting
in
to
grow
pine
in
is
logs.
shade,
The
or
red
for
its
it
and
well
diseases
of
REPORT
root-pruned
seedlings,
white
will Forest
of
pine
Scotch
Red
age
limited
burned
It
species
many
under
and
without
generally
grow
red
crooked
one
bushes.
strip
where 64 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 65
White Spruce and Fir Balsam are desirable for plant ing at high elevations. They will stand a reasonable amount of shade and are the best trees to grow for the Christmas tree market. ‘iVhiteAsh is the most valuable hardwood that can be grown but is not easy to trans plant and make live. Sizesof Trees to Plant Reforestationstockis of two kinds, seedlingsand trans plants. Seedlingsare trees that have remained in the seed bed where originallyplanted. This is usuallyfor only two or three years,although it may be more. Transplants are treeswhich have been taken from the seedbed and trans planted in the nursery with more space for developing. Three year transplant means that the tree has been trans planted one year, and four year transplant, that it has been transplanted two years. The four year transplant is the best for reforestationpurposes. It is the largest tree that can be planted economicallyand has the best devel oped root system for competing with other plants and trees among which it is to be planted. New Hampshire does not distribute three year transplants but has devel oped a three year root pruned seedling that is nearly as good for planting as four year transplants and can be grown for less money than three year transplants, but might fail where the four year old tree would come through. There are some sites where two year seedlings might come through fairly well. However, they should not be used except by experienced planters and where conditions are thoroughly understood. Three year root pruned seedlings are satisfactory for planting on most sites but do not have as good a root system as four year transplants. Cost of Trees It costsabout $8.00to raise a thousand four year trans plants, about $6.00to raise a thousand three year trans plants, and about $5.50to raise a thousand three year root
a
as
to
as ft. be
of
re
in
go
re
in
ex
de
and
give
will
8
trees acre.
four
lum
some
point
satis
other
little
of
of
How
when
degree
before
just
on
x
to
not
a
weevils
always
ft.
is
June
a
or
of
also
8
the
per is
for
8
placed
to
initial
should
produce
over
ft.
and
x
majority once
8
spacing
these
be
three
especially
8
from
spring.
amount
species
the
x
with should
at
trees
trees
planting
cannot
south.
trees
quality
charge
as
ft.
where
8 is
the
set
8 all
COMMISSION
the
reasonable
themselves
the
spacing
the
of
possible
and
takes
the
the
x
a
thinned,
1200
used This
in
should
plantations
period
it
8
for
as
ft.
planted
shade
unthinned,
farther
be
a
While
demand
are 6
growth
or planting
prune
As
recommended
with
reduce
be
as
nurseries
takes
and
x
The
yields,
of
start
to
spacing
ft.
orders
the
Hampshire
for
cheapen
6
ground
a
carrying
Weevil.
6
trees
plantations
RECREATION when
where
other
will
been
ash,
here time
to
Postponing
should
x
of
of
profit.
and
high
the
should
6
The
year
trees,
New
a
80 wider
AND
Old
spacing
and
a
Pales
of
has
enough
any
a
This
Acre
they
cost
in
better
satisfactory.
exception
white
the
ft.
over
among
of
spacing.
best
much
set
ft.,
only enough
out
Commercial
6
shown soils
make
Per
the
common
close
possible. of
as
6
advance
that
is
areas
the
cut
x
the
as
and
be
most dominant.
x
product.
as as
FORESTRY
6
in
planting
dry
6
growth.
large
and
still
winer
must have
planting
be
time
trees
maturity
less
are
account
Trees
OF frost
pine
with
planting may
competition.
are
to are
been
is
arrives
to
spruce
of
cut
the
light
on
recently
while
the
they
produce plant
seedlings.
for
best
with
cut
they
general
advance
valuable
trees
not
cutting
as
as
for
to
trees
have on
REPORT
desirable
time
planted
knots
success
in
found
anticipated
The
Areas
For
of
soon ever,
have
sections terfere
lease
where cently
tremely sirable. the
less
the
ber more
the
through used
‘ihe
vestment spacing
recently
will
persons factory
be
Number
far
years be
more
pruned
66 Ii REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 67
September. Dry periods and other unusual conditions should be taken into consideration.
Methods of Planting There are two methods of planting reforestationstock: mattock planting and spade planting. The mattock was the first implement used in planting forest trees, and is still used by a large per cent of planters. The work is usually done by two men although one can work alone at a slight disadvantage. One man digs the holeswith the mattock,keeping the dirt refflovedfrom the hole closebe side it and in one pile for the convenienceof the man fol lowing with the trees. The hole should be made deep enough to allow the roots to occupyas natural a position as possible. The secondman followswith a pail of trees in which a little water is kept to keep the roots from dry ing out. One tree is removed from the pail at a time by the second man, who sets the tree in the hole and the pile of earth is then filled in around the roots by hand and stamped solid with the heel. The spade method while not as well known is usuallypreferred when under stood. It is less back breaking for the planter, fully as speedy, and the tree is left in a better position to with stand drouth. The operationis as follows: first, drive the spadeinto the ground and bend it backward and forward to open up a hole; withdraw the spade; next, place a tree in the side of the opening and push the roots down well and straighten out the roots with the fingers; last, stamp the ground firmly around the tree with the heel. Specialplanting spadesmay be purchased from the For estry and Recreation Department at cost. Planting sites with a heavy cover of grass or vines should be planted with a mattock. The proper procedure under such con ditions is to turn back a turf 12 to 15 inches square and set the tree in the center of the opening. This gives the tree a chance to start before the grass can grow close enough to stop its growth and kill it. One man can set 68 P.EPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
500 trees per day on an average planting site and the total cost will usually average about $15.00per acre.
Care of Plantation After the trees are planted they do not require any at tention for four or fiveyears. After this time they should be watched for weevil injury, and where the trees were set on sprout land and among bushes the area should be gone over and all limbs and hardwood sprouts which are whipping the tops of the trees should be cut back. All such hardwoods should be cut two or three feet from the ground. This allows the sap to flow into the stump, and sprouts which naturally start from the stump will not make as rapid and vigorousgrowth as when the stump is cut low. The averagecost of such weeding is about $1.50 per acre. State Land Planting Reforestation work on State areas during the past bi enial period has been considerablyreduced over previous years due to the extensiveCCC and relief planting pro grams that were in force previousto that time. Only the more desirablespeciesfor producing forest products were planted and the following table showsthe detail of plant ings made on State areas during the planting seasonsof 1937and 1938: 35,150 102,000 125 48,250 37,625 1,650 3,000 6 56,180 10 8,800 30,000 2,000 7,125 26,800 42 82,975 24 21,350 60 15,000 r
AND SPECIES PLANTING ON STATE LAND BY TRACTS, NUMBER Eur. Jap. Pinus White Acres White Red Scotch White Norway Black Balsam Spruce Spruce Fir Larch Larch Peuce Ash Total Tract Covered Pine Pine Pine Spruce Annett 45 23,450 11,700 o 61,000 Bear Brook 100 41,000 ‘ Park 123 Bellamy 13,250 2,000 Mountain 45 8,000 25,000 Black 22,500 Mt 75 15,125 Cardigan 650 Carroll 2 1,000 3 3,000 s< Casalis 6 Notch . Crawford 15,500 7,255 250 500 300 400 Fox 104 9,950 19,650 2,375 Z 10 Hampton Beach 8,300 Harriman-Chandler 9 500 10,000 Hernenway 45 20,000 1,000 62,500 Hubbard I-till 80 60,000 1,500 Jeremy 1-1111 4 2,000 North 15 7,125 Kearsarge, 11,150 South 55 15,650 Kearsarge, 6 Z Kmgston Lake Park 36 c Merrimack River 80 55,875 27,100 0 Peterborough Pool 24 Poncmah 35 1,350 20,000 Park 24 36 Wacileigh 12 Wentworth Beach 24 24 15 15,000 White Lake 54,805 250 500 300 400 2,000 1,000 540,732 Total 712 158,948 176,320 49,475 96,734 I EMERGENCY CONSERVATION WORK IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
URING the biennial period a considerablechange took place in the number and location of forest 4j camps of the Civilian ConservationCorps. The Hemenway Camp in Tamworth, first occu pied on June 5, 1933,was discontinuedSeptember 30, 1937. In Rindge, the Monadnock Camp, established June 5, 1933,ultimately closeddown on June 7, 1937. At Danbury, Camp Cardigan opened on June 16, 1933,was abandoned October 11,1937and the Companytransferred to North Woodstock taking over buildings formerly occupiedby a National Forest unit. The Cardigan Camp was reopened October 24, 1938,in order to assistin fire hazard reduction as a result of the hurricane of the previ ous month. Camp Claremont, set up in Unity, September3, 1935, largely for moth control work, was discontinued March 31, 1937. Camp Monadnock was reopened October 19,1938,also due to fire hazard occasionedby the Septemberhurricane. At the present time—(December31, 1938)—thereare five State Forest camps located in the towns of Danbury, North Woodstock, Rindge, Pittsburg and Warner. Side Camps are at Haverhill, Laconia and West Stewartstown. The entire man power of all camps is utilized in fire haz ard reduction, exceptthe Pittsburg Camp which has only a small detail assignedto this project. A brief description of work projects conducted by the severalCCC camps follows: Camp Hemenway, S-53 Located three miles from the village of Tamworth on the Hemenway State Reservation,this camp has car- --
ned
acres Hemenway House finements half
38 tower. strung fill-ins a White Tamworth other made of ly disposal and built. larged, this tion. Crawford and lard the the
point
Improvements
Located
Further by
At acres,
a
on
REPORT relocated surface. mile
tract 14,750 completed lifeguard, but
road
the
recreational
the
Improvement from
Improvements were Lake
throughout on projects
near
Forest
necessitated
slash upon
of
Hemenway
of Willey
were
of
the
through
Notch
improvements
trees along
Reservation OF
time this
refuse, the
Reservation carried
truck
Turn-outs
258
sections.
burned
telephone
FORESTRY
eleven
was improvement not
made
with
Great
planted.
state
to
House
within
acres
State
facilities. the
trail,
the only
additional
partially time.
a
on
by thinnings
other Camp
were other
to
stone upon
property
Hill
southern
reservation
and
Park to were
AND
the over from
Site the
line
and
A
were
completion
Tower, made
funds. state
34
the and increased It RECREATION
and adjacent
cottage,
general constructed
this
built
work leading
the
drainage
has
were
and
outside
made offers
parking
improvements
tracts.
shores
property
cement to
school
been at plantations.
was
To
32,500
the was
made
repairs
12’
various parking
to
to use
and
ideal
further
finished
of
and COMMISSION roads developed
of x
with the
house
area the conducted
incinerator
trees of 24’,
of
on
additional
the
White
were
bathing
gravelling
nearly
fire
points Mount
the
area.
throughout eight further
CCC for
aid
have
set corner
and
I-{uckins
lookout
made
reserva
the
entire
out
in
Lake,
2,000
One-
along acres, labor
wire
been
over
Wil
and
was
use re
the
en 71
to
as
of
to “L1
to
At
an
off
and
own rails
pine
serve Bow
high cliffs.
truck
point stand
in
recrea
further
reserva
a
original
to
mile .
planting
the
additions
the
Pond
previously one foot
blowd leading
blowdown
as guard of and
the
was
private
of
the at
Forest Freedom.
at
and filling
the 700
of
and
in
of
road
COMMISSION
area
over Morey
by
cable
one-half
beach
needed
the
miles
acres
previous
of
situated
from
acres
erosion
building
of
snags a
S-54 1.5
Forest
roadside,
76
so
and
picnic control.
of
the
is
1,550
bathing
shores mountain the
edge
from
headquarters.
State
check
Conway,
over
conducted
Danbury, rust RECREATION
about
The
enlargement
removed
the
to
the
the
on
of
accomplished
camp
AND
reservations. an
to also Cardigan,
of to
clean-up
Along
popular
along stumps
blister
North
Area.
included
were
Reservation
was Huckins order
landscaping
this
was
in
road
in
Tamworth,
carried
this
forest village
supervisor’s
work
In
Camp
the
road.
In
of
FORESTRY
rocks
Forest,
This
adjacent
the the
on
town was
work
Parking
buildings,
OF
Reservations
necessitated
use
Beach
conducted
to covered
Ledge,
in
through
and
Mountain
the
highway,
lane
swamp. area.
construction
acres.
important
was
State
tract
were
installed
removed.
fire
made
REPORT
automobile
from
maintenance
State
Winslow
11.5
Stumps
Located Road
Increased
72 State-owned
debris
built way. Other were ditch-Runnells
tion Maintenance were lands
the several Kearsarge
trail also
the improved were on tional improvement adjacent
parking Wellington
H
Cathedral REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMiSSION 73
along the beach front, a rough laid wall 300 feet in length was built. A cabin, 12’x 24’was also constructed to housethe lifeguard. Franconia Notch Reservation Through the establishment of a side camp (about 25 men)—from enrolleesof the Cardigan Company, several projectswere carried on. Among them were included the
Wellington State Reservation, Bristol, most popular of 11 fresh water State bathing beaches. (Departmental photo by Ellis) completionof a Ranger’sCabin and an information booth near The Profile. At the outlet of Profile Lake the dam was repaired with new planking. North of Echo Lake an earth barrier was made and landscaped in order to hide a large sand pit. The parking area at the top of Three Mile Hill, intensivelyused by skiers,was improved and resurfaced. Other State Reservations On the Cardigan Mountain Reservation 1.6 miles of roadside were cleared of debris and ski trails improved.
- 74 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
At the Hotel Site parking area a rustic shelter was con structed and needed guard rails erected along the Burnt Hill truck trail. Reforesting of certain sectionson the Merrimack River, Cardigan, Mascoma,Sugar Hill, Wellington and Welton Falls State Forests totalled 46 acres. At camp, during in clement weather, 94 folding picnic tables were built for use at State recreationalareas.
Private Lands In Grafton, white pine blister rust control was con ducted on 1,350acres,while in Enfield, 2,070acres were J scouted and 19 thinned and cleaned in moth control.
Fire Hazard Reduction Shortly after the hurricane this camp was reoccupied and cleaned up wind-falls and slash in the towns of Alexandria, Andover, Bristol, Grafton, Laconia, New London, Orange and Wilmot.
Camp Monadnock, S-55 Situated on the Annett State Forest, in Rindge, 23Y miles from East Jaifrey, this camp has performed much servicein the way of public land improvement.
MiscellaneousProjects The main truck trail through the Annett State Forest was widened to 11 feet for a distance of 2.5 miles. On the MonadnockTract, 640feet of water pipe was laid. At the Peterborough Pool improvements through landscap ing, painting and the completion of a seweragedisposal bed were effected. A new well was constructed on the Casalis Reservation in Peterborough. Forest plantings were made on the Annett and CasalisState Forests and on town-ownedlands in Jaifrey.Corner postswere setand
Toll Kearsarge
vista
in drainage water tively, ward boundaries
structed. cleaned and area the clearing
ing toll wall-guard. pleted. from in 6,955 work
side of
and
At This
The
Reconstruction
order
Mount
reducing
purpose
and
area
southwest.
of
REPORT
Gate
to
to
Chesterfield
acres
the
with
Warner
was
hole
are
camp
camp
Kearsarge
the
the
About
up
caretaker’s
debris
to
ditch
has
A
entrance
generally
Kearsarge.
partially
Reservation
carried
were
the
provide
constructed painted
along
portion northeast.
of
left
OF
This
the
was
been
is
Village
rebuilding
entire
FORESTRY
is
in
1.5
Two
has
covered
located
fire
now
of
reopened
four
3.1
Camp
Gorge
offers
on
Mountain,
to
miles
provided
house, completed,
a
of
improved.
on
the
been
right-of-way
more
others,
miles
hazard
the
upon
the
75 and
To
adjacent
the
adjacent
Toll
AND
north
in
Warner,
an
from
the
per
road
mountain constructed
Forests.
garage
reduce
satisfactory
gypsy
was
in
of
Annett,
five
RECREATION
to
excellent
and
Road old
cent
by
work
October,
of
the
the
at
the
the
established
towns.
reservations.
to Toll
moth
opening
and
this
the
fire
Tory
cut S-56
completed.
second
mountain
has
Toll
right
Forest
it.
on
Miller
road
point
grounds
rest
and
hazard,
Road
with
entrance.
view
gone
control.
On
1938
Hill,
the
COMMISSION
Gate
and
room
offering
a
2.8
up
improvement
was
primarily
up
the Park,
Morey
a
combination
to
steadily
and
road
three
left
miles
debris
substantial
In
roads
a
about
the
relocated
the
northern
was
A
parking
assisted
Jaifrey,
respec
Farrar
and
slopes
a
park
Pond
miles
com
west
con
fine
was
and
for
the
for
75 a 76 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Other State Reservations Forest stand improvement was conducted on the Car roll, Davisville,Fox and Harriman-Chandler StateForests over a total of 731/2 acres. Fire hazard reduction took place on the Fox and Harriman-Chandler properties.For est plantings were made at the Fox, Harriman-Chandler, Carroll and Merrimack River areas, aggregating 71¼ acres.
Miscellaneous On the Warner Town Forest 128acreswere given stand improvement. Elevenwater holeswere constructedin the following towns Warner, 2, Bradford, 1, and Sutton, 8 White pine blister rust control was carried on over 2,333acres and during the fall and winter months pine and control areas aggregating 6,478acres were mapped in Henniker, Hopkinton and Warner. Immediately following the September,1938,hurricane, the Warner Camp rendered assistance to neighboring towns in re-establishingcommunicationsand opening up roads. The towns thus assisted are Bradford, Danbury, Henniker, Hopkinton, Salisbury,Sutton, Warner, Weare, Webster and Wilmot. At the Wadleigh Park and Kear sarge Mountain Reservationsblowdownswerecleanedup.
Camp Claremont, P-57 Established solely for insect control, the gypsy moth project was continued in Charlestown, Langdon and Unity, an aggregate of 2,630acres having been scouted. Moth colonies totalling 15 acres in Charlestown, 8 in Langdon and 6 in Unity were cleaned up. Forest stand improvement was also conducted on the Hubbard Hill State Forest. This camp was discontinuedon March 31, 1937. B I
REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 77
Connecticut Lakes Camp, P-58 Establishedto open up a truck trail from SecondLake to the Canadian Border, near Chartierville, Quebec, construction involving right-of-way, cutting and stump removal was finished on 4.5 miles. Of this mileage, sub- grade, grading and surfacing has been completedon four miles. This involvedlaying 45 sixteenfoot culverts,6,000 cubic yards of fill and 8,695of gravel. Construction of a bridge at MooseFalls is underway. On the north and east shores of Third Connecticut Lake stumps and driftwood have been cleaned up. Mis cellaneousprojects included the collectionof 103bushels of fir balsamconesfor the StateForest Nursery, the main tenance of the telephone line to Deer Mountain fire lookout station, and rewiring of a similar line to the Mt. MagallowayStation. On private lands this camp has continued to cooperate in the Coos-EssexTimber Survey, estimating softwood growth on 47,972acresin Clarksville,Colebrook,Colum bia and Stewartstown. Following the September, 1938, hurricane, assistancewas given in the reestablishmentof telephone lines, opening up roads and trails.
Camp North Woodstock, S-59 The activitiesof this camp have been confined largely in projects centering around the new Aerial Tramway in Franconia Notch. A large parking area, capable of ac commodatingover400carsis nearly completed. Its slopes have been seededand over 1,000shrubs and trees set out. A walk, 700 feet in length and 8 feet wide was con structed. Over 1,200feet of guard rail was built around the parking area. At the summit station,more than 2,100feet of gravelled walk was constructed leading to the summit of Cannon Mountain and looping back to the station. Assistance 78 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION was given in the construction of an observationplatform on the summit. The Cannon Mountain Ski Trail was nearly completed and in addition a practice slope was developed adjacent to the summit station. Near The Profile an information booth of log and stone constructionwas built and the environslandscaped. Two foot-bridgeswere rebuilt and two additional ones constructed. Foot trails, as well as the Lafayette camp ground, were improved and maintained. Over 400 acres were improved by thinning and 19 bushels of cones col lected.
BlackMountain Forest A side camp locatedin Haverhill made many improve ments to the Camp Chipewasbuildings. Thirty-one brick chimneys, 48 foundation ventilators and 171 brick and cement foundation piers were constructed. A concrete diversiondam and 200feet of ditch were built in order to increasethe water supply for fire protection. At the camp area a 60 foot cement dam provides for recreation and fire control. Thirty-five picnic tables were assembled and painted. Forest stand improvement was conducted on 197acres and 67reforested.For the StateForest Nursery, 54bushels of cones were collected. Forest improvement was also carried on upon the Fay Reservation. Following the hurricane, wind-blown timber was re moved from trails, along the Franconia Notch road and about buildings. Assistancewas also given the towns of Campton, Haverhill and Woodstock in fire hazard re duction work. Similar work was conducted in Kinsman Notch.
1
J.
necessary.
convenient
lavatories,
common provided. ing
the
30
sites, of
out scaping
septic quarters
spacious and February,
National
the November
ferred
when
was
gan
camps
changes
The
Near
Bear Bellamy,
During
Bear
native
acres
campground
facilities.
Forestry
camping
Forest
turned recreational
REPORT
each
sewage
the
“Moseberry
as
to
Brook
Brook,
has
the
and
took
for
to
public
Park
shrubs
first
the
junior
1937.
shower
Centrally
with
the
1,
to
SP-3,
Camp
the
entrance provided
OF
into
and
At
now
the
Moose
unit.
1935, place
systems
old
and
set
the
SP-2, Camps
FORESTRY
region
period
twenty
rooms,
is
fireplaces,
and
Recreation
established
enrollees
park
up.
a
building
provides
Pawtuckaway
baths
in
Moose
an
several
Camp
and
in
veteran’s
Along
Brook
established
located
trees.
of Danbury.
a
adequate
have
the
Park
were
operated
supervisor.
of
lawn
was
covered
this
fireplace, and
AND
Brook
Ground”
these
personnel
camp
were
a
State
a
been
picnic
was
Camps
used Department.
permanently
is in
RECREATION
property,
laundry complete
company
ioop
and
a
water
1935,
sites,
as
under
transferred
constitute
installed.
Park,
completed.
building
Camp,
sites. by
where
attractive
tables
a
sanitary
road
covers
Water,
and
junior
tent
at
this
system
trays.
and
the
an
SP-1
Shrubs
in
Dover,
landscaping
are in
COMMISSION
location
floors
and
closed
complete
administration
report
approximately
October,
the
supervision
General
camp
well
Deerfield,
facilities
to
arrangement
electric
Throughout
with
thirty
It
auto
remaining
the
was
have
and
rounded down
provides
in
of
faucets
several
Cardi
camp
park trans
land
with
trees been
these
1935,
1938,
was
and and
on
of in 79 —a
1
a
in
a
a
25
feet
and
con and
—
pipe,
well,
areas
tank,
move
1,000’
10
a
Brook
bridge
shelter,
proved
flowage
with
of
are
x
about
Andros
parking
building
entrance
conveni
the
of
permits
pools
and
water
has the
14’
new
entrance,
the
area
the
headquarters
mile
a
a
Moose
picnic
there
removed
of
small
feet
From
a
of
a and
provide
COMMISSION
ditch
length
impound
park
is
have
campground
down-stream
consisting
period
in
being
1,737
SP-2
parking where
one-half
and
swimming
provides
portion
the
will
reservation
waters paths
administration
of
tower.
and
feet
and
A
necessitated tower
of area
new
yards
area
diversion road
this
An
up
Camp,
170
This
Mountains
a
nearly
Foot
flood
biennial installed
a
RECREATION
buildings
fire
house.
the
of
This
to
built.
warming,
lookout
cubic
the
to
AND was
elevation
acres, dam,
parking
the
carry
Brook
bath
parking
White
a
Both
pump,
water,
the
cars.
also
to
fire
its
leads
allowing
section
127 fireplace.
5,000
and
the
Park
the
the
It
120
Near
a
Bear
treatment.
Park
system
gravity
high
During
the was constructed.
—
to
rearrangement
of Brook
but
FORESTRY
since
new
electric
protect
points.
in
by
State
and
near
a
OF
State
was
about
to
the
built.
fishway,
water
located
trout,
Bear
view
supervisor.
during
outlets.
constructed
of
system.
A
Valley.
A
these
tank
flows of
Hill
Brook
toilets
was
popular
excavated
a
garage
were
the
order
landscaping
REPORT
approaches
height,
dam automatic
been
Along
Comprising
I
During
In
acres.
ment
was
in
Bear
for
and
sewage
and
water with
venient
an
added.
splendid road
coggin
very
Milan
and
ent
capacity
area
portal-gate,
around
the
has 80
feet
addition this
Bellamy
rust
and
ested
gallons,
Meeting
fence
American
around
capacity
along
1,200 varied
Trail
feet
and miles dren,
were
ter,
also order
area.
Many
Scouting
Adjacent
A
In
On
through
recreational
446,270
control,
wide,
41
stone
constructed.
stone
REPORT
order
feet
about
built
seats
the
528
the A
of
to
these
design
fireplaces
an
improvements
Park
was
of
of
bathing
create
House,
truck
of
other
so-called
Revolution.
and
have
of
feet wall,
500
of
for
old
to
to
egg equally
130
OF
guard
the
1,275
paths.
constructed.
plank
have
logs.
facilitate
a
Camp
gypsy log
loads
FORESTRY
historic
trail
been
a
in
for
automobiles,
clusters
construction
area.
fire
comprising
now
beach
swimming
and
acres
steps,
been
rails
length
“First
adults,
and
Two
between Three
and
of
lane
built.
moth
Pawtuckaway,
The
50
owned
and
travel
were
sand.
cemetery were
logs
of
constructed
destroyed.
AND
together
recreational
one-half
Day”
a
table
Eighty-four
enclosed have
sand,
parking
was Foot
additions
beach
water
were
pooi
RECREATION
worked. 90
of
white
placed
are
The
throughout
by
outing
conducted
a
been and
trails,
some
cubic
completed.
with
placed
and
retaining
of
the
hole,
mile
was
parking
In
and
throughout
areas,
the
about
bench
SP-3
sufficient
have
provided.
fields,
nearby
Daughters
area,
400
white
with
14
acres
increased
yards,
of
containing
Norway
COMMISSION
at
old
the
foot
been
these
on
feet
park
various
with
area
wall
combinations
a
log
one
were
Allenstown
pine
More picnic
park,
3,000
a
was
bridges depth
long,
the
made
was
corduroy
areas.
split-rail
and road,
for
by
pine. a
of
blister
points
refor
2,500
park.
acres
three
built
than
total
fur-
shel
chil
400
the
was
and
the
to
20
of 81 82 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION ther enlarged and general landscaping completed around it and about the bath house and entrance road. A wall at the reservation gate was constructed and the entrance road resurfaced. Portal gates were also built at both the main entrance and the old mill site which leads to the parking area. From the citymain to the bath house,1,900 feet of two inch pipe was laid and in addition, 1,100feet of sewer pipe. The Bear Brook State Park Camp also contributed to the improvementsupon this property by completing the interior of the bath house and installing electricfixtures. A central gate in the dam was also constructed.
Endicott Rock In order to prevent a back-wash from passing motor boats, to enlarge the area and also add to the general ap pearance, a sea-wallwas built along the shore down to the highway bridge. The old foot bridge,leading to Endi cott Rock, was removed and an earth and rock pathway constructed. These improvements enlarged this State Park by about one-halfan acre. A large proportion of the area was loamed and seeded to grass, and considerable landscaping done. Two catch basins and the necessary drainage systemwere installed to prevent erosion.
Belknap Mountain Reservation Activities on this property were confined wholly to improvementsof the mountain road. It was widened for about 1.25 miles and larger culverts, more frequently placed,were added. The road, a gravelledsurface,was put in condition for oiling and about one mile was finally oiled with the assistanceof CCC labor. As a safetymeas ure the reduction of a “switch-back”lessenedhazardous curves. ——
REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 83
Pawtuckaway Reservation Parking areas were built near the entrance and along the center of the Boulder Road and sloping and sodding of the banks was concluded. A ski trail was laid out on North, Middle and South Mountains and a well was con structed near the house occupied by the fire lookout watchman. Blisterrust control was performed on private lands in Chichester and Deerfield. WHITE PINE BLISTER RUST CONTROL In Cooperation with Towns
Town Cooperative Control—193 Action by New Hampshire7 towns, at their annual meet ing, indicated a marked increaseover 1936in the number participating in this project and also in appropriations made available. Whereas, the previous year, 33 towns voted $7,800,the total for 1937was 54 and the aggregate of appropriations$14,200. Town monies for blister rust control were, as was the general policy, increased up to 25 per cent by the State which furnished the crew foreman, it being impossible to extend any greater aid to such towns owing to the limited sum provided by the State Legislature. Necessary field equipment and tools, also constituted an additional contribution by the State. Cooperating with the State Forester’sOffice,district leaders employedby the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, U. S. Department of Agriculture, supervisedwithout cost to the towns the project of ribes removal. For some years it has been the State’spolicy to secure crew personnel by contacting town officials.This proce dure was continued in 1937,the crew members being ob tained from town officersand constituting men needing work but yet not on relief rolls. Rates of pay conformed to those set up by the town for unskilled labor and varied from 32 to l0 cents per hour. The number of hours per week also differed in many towns, but ranged from 40 to 48 hours. A total of 400men were given employment, for varying periods, on these cooperativetown projects and worked an aggregate of 41,034’/4hours.
11I •f
1• REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 85
Federal Relief Funds—1937 Since the spring of 1935,generous allocations of WPA funds have been granted to this state, coming through the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. As a re sult, during the combined seasons of 1935 and 1936, a total of 1396men were given employment. These men, owing to federal regulations, were obtained through ap plication to the several WPA assignment offices. During the Spring and summer of 1937,a further allot ment of WPA funds was received and while not as great as during the two previous years, it did permit the em ployment of 285 men in 36 towns for a total of 69,430 man-hours. Seven towns and one county cooperated in this project by contributing substantial sums for the transportation of these crews to and from work, since the allocation of federal funds for transportation was insuf ficient for all crews. Accomplishments in ribes removal through Town and State and WPA programs are summarized in the follow ing table.
SUMMARY—TOWN, STATE AND FEDERAL
Initial Re-eradication No. Acreage Ribes No. Acreage Ribes Project Towns Covered Destroyed Towns Covered Destroyed
Town 19 9,300 270,299 41 28,837 344,380 WPA 20 23,079 1,067,942 24 32,774 507,603
Totals 32,379 1,338,241 61,611 851,983
Pine and Control Area Mapping—193 An allocation of WPA funds made possible the con of mapping white7 pine lands and the adjacent tinuance areas which needed to be put under control. These maps, made on a scale of 880 feet to the inch, are produced by use of a box compass to obtain bearings of the various boundaries and through pacing, or chaining of distances. — ____I -
86 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Interior features,such as drainage,woods-roadsand trails, stone-wallsand fences are also mapped. The inclusion of such natural as well as artificial features, not only servesto sub-dividethe area into small units for control purposes,but also makes for greater accuracyin produc ing a white pine map. This mapping program was carried on during the cold er months of the year, when ribes were not in leaf. Two periods,January through April, and Octoberthrough De cember, were devoted to control area surveys. A con densed summary of mapping accomplishmentsfor these two periodsfollows:
PINE AND CONTROL AREA MAPPING
1937 I No. Towns Man Total Acreage Worked Hours Mapped Eliminated 60 52,219 282,657 65,254k
Note: Acreage “eliminated” constitutes areas not containing sufficient white pine to warrant blister rust control. During certain portions of the calendar year mapping of prospectivecontrol areas was conductedby three Park camps and one Forest camp. Carefultraining has demon strated that CCC enrollees can produce as accurate and finished a map as have been turned out by the older and more experiencedWPA personnel. The following table summarizes accomplishmentsof these camps.
PINE AND CONTROL AREA MAPPING Civilian ConservationCorps 1937 No. Towns Man Acreage CAMPS Worked 1-lours Mapped Bear Brook 3 2,454 6,190 Moose Brook 2 72 448 Pawtuckaway 3 2,064 3,380 Warner 3 4,912 6,478
11 9,502 16,496 L Federal to foremen—were on about Many from up parture to month skilled—crew ducted, in satisf men those lection during ment make cellent ploved area. Town less cated 1937. tion towns Allocations As During In Following keep which serve a by in of state-wide action were REPORT formerly, certain time set that to three In the an the town Cooperative acting being assistance on but of the the was it Relief the up additional the allotment it State was employed unskilled the this total 51 to calendar three crews over months was by made OF entire officials 120 conduct towns their voted time upon members—at of 1938 Funds—1938 possible, WPA basis. the FORESTRY wage Works set amount blister conducted. hours. in was up WPA in in towns. at state, annual Control—1938 season, the a of men white each. labor, year where in to the blister rates Rates have given 53 total of obtaining WPA Progress rust the their number due made With funds AND cents town general some of and During and pine local and of March expressed of a control cooperative by 0 rust 1938, to proper RECREATION funds, total $13,050. but pay available also per cooperative town cents; difficulty the hours were wages Administration blister town promptly appropriating project. methods generally three for hour, the meeting of extending local work quota. thus authorities made per the their blister skilled 212 paid season This rust as assignment work and relief was COMMISSION and month standard giving compared men employed. sufficient control for approval laborers several control, returns was rust those labor—crew experienced of the the burden, and periods was were and in 1938, were projects. a employ manner control no the of reduc $1,150 work offices times labor were were from with indi con and em Ex un 335 de set se 87 of to of
At
the
rust
blis pine Ribes 814,764
inclu 492,181 322,583
wind
WPA hurri 56,042 Destroyed Eliminated
lands
included
of
mapping .
upon
mapping.
lands.
blister white
April Re-eradication
of 49,458 24,375 of 25,083 Acreage
upon
pine Covered Acreage
to from
conducted
which COMMISSION
forest
December, September FEDERAL Total
mapping
Hillsboro 38 25
city No. MAPPING
results
white Towns
the AND
in
town
diverted
mapping of 178,434
that
forestry, Mapped
the
assistance,
through AREA
of
in
after
general was and RECREATION STATE
1938
1938—January 206,775 793,111 999,886 Ribes
of
1938
acres. Destroyed
V/PA
of AND
of
Mapping—1938 conducted
follows:
Board
indicates
project
October Initial
shortly
Forest CONTROL
that
as
continuance
3,614
year Yj
was 5,631 part
personnel
25,033 Area 30,664 Acreage to Covered
table
the AND
from through
Water Man
V/PA Hours FORESTRY 49,409
first
a 11 21
months, No.
the
areas OF Towns
1938. PINE
control,
calendar
the again
conducted
Control
mapping SUMMARY—TOWN,
control,
aggregating
for
Fall
timber. following
pine
the
rust
permitted
Demonstration
was
the
and
addition, REPORT
rust
Totals the
own
During For
The In 51 Project No.
In white blown sive—and areas
Pine funds Towns
control WPA
State Manchester, Town ter cane, 88 its blister REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 89
Since the first allocation of WPA funds for pine and control area mapping were received, up to the end of 1938,a total of 817,023acreshad been mapped and 169,782 acreseliminated from control work.
Civilian Conservatiàn Corps Program 1937-1938
During 1937,blister rust control was conducted upon private and public forest lands by six State camps of the Civilian Conservation Corps. In 1938,control measures were carried on by one camp attached to the White Mountain National Forest and upon federal lands. The results of these two years follow:
CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS BLISTER RUST CONTROL
No. Initial No. Reerac1ication Year Towns Acreage Ribes Towns Acreage Ribes 1937 ) 2,916 258,644 9 5,227 84,867 1938 724 8,213 348 2,581
3,640 266,857 5,575 87,448 REGISTERED ARBORISTS
ERTIFICATES of registered arborists were is JjJ sued by the Arborist Board to 61 individuals or )JJ firms qualified to advertise, solicit or contract for the protection or improvement of fruit, shade and —‘ ornamental treeS effective during the calendar year 1938 and in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 194 of the Public Laws. Their names and ad dressesare as follows
Aldrich Tree Service,Inc., Pond Street, Westwood, Mass. Karl F. Amalia, Friend Court, Wenham, Mass. Wendall A. Bacon, West Lebanon, N. H. Frank H. Bailey&Sons,Inc., P.O. Box308,Nashua, N. H. Baker River Contracting Company, Plymouth, N. H. (Alfred H. White, Jr.) Ralph A. Baltzer, 179No. Maple Street, Florence, Mass. Eugene L. Barber, Templed Hill Farm, Temple, N. H. F. A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company, 795Memorial Drive, Cambridge, Mass.
Ernest J. Chase,MTestSurry Road, Keene, N. H. 4 John 0. Clancy, 17Cedar Street, Newmarket, N. H. Gordon Cloud, Norwich, Vermont. E. S. Coiprit, R.F.D. 1, Dover, N. H. David W. Cupples,1309Auburn Street,Manchester, N. H. Davey Tree Expert Company, Kent, Ohio. Howard E. Davis, 9 Adams Street, Haverhill, Mass. Ellery Nurseries, 344 Court Street, Keene, N. H. (Laurence C. Ellery) G. E. Ellinwood, 68 Rumford Avenue, Mansfield, Mass. William G. Elliott, 3 Willow Road, East Kingston, N. H. Richard L. Elwell, Winsunvale Orchards, Pittsfield,N. H. Franklin Tree Expert Company, 156 Conway Street, Greenfield, Mass. (C. T. Caidwell) REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 91
H. L. Frost & Higgins Company, 20 Miii Street, Arlington, Mass. George L. Harkins, 19 Lyndon Street, Concord, N. H. Henderson & Herndon Company, Inc., 9 Story Avenue, Beverly,Mass. (R. E. Henderson) Hill Brothers Nursery, R.F.D. 1, Hudson, N. H. Arthur J.Hill, 9 Westford Street, Lowell, Mass. Frank C. Hill, Hill Tree Expert Company, Turnpike Road, Chelmsford, Mass. R. L. Holton Tree Service Company, do Y.M.C.A., Keene, N. H. C. G. Hutchinson, 35 High Street, Lancaster, N. H. JacobyBrothers, 141Laurel Street, Manchester, N. H. Albert R. Jenks, Jenks Tree Service,Central Street, West Acton, Mass. C. B. Jordan, Etna, N. H. Thomas Kezar, 255Main Street, Sanford, Maine. Omer L. LaRoche, 67 Gillette Street, Laconia, N. H. Maine Tree Expert Company, 27 Chapel Street, Augusta, Maine. (Howard M. White) Lindsay L. McKee, 70 Thompson Park, Franklin, N. H. Munson-Whitaker Company, 9 Fellsway East, Maiden, Mass. New England Forestry Service,Inc., 75 Federal Street, Boston,Mass. New England Tree Expert Company, Pawtucket, R. I. Vanna Niemi, 70 R. Broadway, Concord, N. H. Northeastern Landscape and Garden ServiceCompany, Peterborough, N. H. Pollock and Halvorson, Box 183,Pittsfield, Mass. M. L. Raymond, Wolfeboro, N. H. Clifton E. Richardson, Peterborough, N. H. James W. Ricker, 18’/2Ely Street, Littleton, N. H. Lester W. Robbins, Box 154,Freeport, Maine. William M. Sanborn, 33 Cedar Street, Newmarket, N. H. SpencerG. Smith, 303Thornton Street, Portsmouth,N.H. 92 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
The State Tree Expert Company, 84 Leonard Street, North Attleboro, Mass. Carl H. Stickney,98 Duncklee Street, Concord, N. H. William J.Thibault, Box 5, West Peterborough, N. H. John Tierney, 16Liberty Street, Manchester,N. H. R. M. Titus, General Delivery, Laconia, N. H. W. F. Tuttle, Wolfeboro, N. H. Stiliman E. Walter, Wolfeboro, N. H. Myles Standish Watson, Newington, N. H. Russell H. Welsh, 23 Linden Street, Exeter, N. H. Western Maine Forest Nursery, Fryeburg, Maine. (T. E. McSherry) White & Franke, Inc., 30 Cameron Street, Brookline, Mass. Williams Tree Company, 51 No. Main Street, Concord, N. H. (H. B. Jenner) Woodhead & Stickel, 85 Myrtle Street, Waltham, Mass. Glynn K. Young, 4 Avon Street, Concord, N. H. ____ L
1] FOREST RESEARCH
HE investigative work of the Department, cen tered at the Fox Research Forest at Hilisboro, has I9 been carried on with the assistance of several workers. Mr. Francis Gagnon continued under WPA Project 0174 until November 1936 and Messrs.Farrand, Michelson and Armington computed re suits of sample plot remeasurements and prepared maps and charts under WPA Projects 476 and 486 at the Con cord office. Mr. Walter E. Brown was employed at Hills boro from October 1937until March 1938on WPA Proj ect 1323and completed a population survey of European spruce sawflyon state lands, and a compilation of data on forest resources of New Hampshire. Subsequently he has been engaged on an analysis of forest fire statistics at the Concord office. Mr. Livingston Lansing, research fellow in 1936,spent part of the summer of 1937at Hills boro completing his study of forest fire weather. In June 1937Mr. George M. Hopkins, a graduate forester, was en gaged as regular assistant in forest research, and during the first 6 months carried on a field survey of markets for forest products throughout the State. In the course of this survey he visited all primary users of raw forest products in the State, and those in neighboring states using New Hampshire logs and wood. During October 1937Mr. Hopkins was employed by the Society for Pro tection of New Hampshire Forests. He resigned to join the U. S. Forest Servicein November 1938. The last two years have been marked by an increase of administrative work of all kinds, correspondence and answers to in quiries. The Fox Forest has had an increasing number of visitors. Classesof students from Syracuseand Yale For estry Schools,groups from summer camps and from the Deering Community Center of Boston University may be mentioned.
I 1
of
as
of
A.
for the
and and
com
Dur
They grant
A.
matter month
Hamp “Flow
a
fires.
expense
Science,
becomes arrange
by
known
been
list.
by of
method
It no
per
articles
making
printing
The journals
New report.
forest
and
entitled have
two in
for
COMMISSION
definite
partly
Forest” this
brief
Advancement
Hampshire.
mailing 1937.
products.
means
by
Academy
major
way 30
in
about
technical
season
for
of
vicinity unless 9
New
mimeographs
experiments.
this
of
investigation,
forest
allocated
Over limited Research
and
in
under
on
No.
and
personally, a
RECREATION
covered
time
no
page
investigations
various
Hampshire.
cases
to
stock.
Fox
Effect
Hampshire funds
the
in AND
seeding.
sawfly Bull.
one
of
Fund.
that
started,
Forest
at Association
reports
author
period
sent
undertaken
New
as
research of
most
and
experiments.
Hampshire
New
control.
of be
Fox
the
nursery the
was direct
In Fox
following
and
spruce Ferns
agencies.
the
FORESTRY series of appeared in
by
of
forest
the
New
flood
the
progress
apparent
and
OF
of
Notes conditions experiments:
should
by
published American
also fertilizer within for
on
complete, new
issued,
flora
and
resources
various
a
partly
Completed
short
storage
through
available.
European
distribution. are
was
the
Plants by
have
REPORT
been
survey
small,
local
Forest partly
met
1938
Reports
A Weather Forest The Forests Experiments Cold Planting Nursery
Markets A
Studies shire
94
pleted:
planting. Beetle
was Science Publications ering contain magazines from and notes ing Fox ments public
how increasingly have results
I
ii
—F
trees
gypsy
Hampshire
with
be
testing. Research
tributed
ceived
Seed
spotting,
the
these ly
computation
ning
Investigative
planted
Permanent
Experimental
the
results
are
the
samples
REPORT
and
moth
plots,
in
hurricane
The
from
intention
also
Organizations.
weeding
1938
girdling
on
planting.
of
thereby
hatching,
trees
being
OF
from
Projects
forest
of
the
the
sample
these
from
FORESTRY
Hilisboro.
results
of
Vincent
raised
of
Fox
and
nursery
have
continued,
over
cutting
determining
September
experiments.
the
plots
Cooperative
Forest origin
snow is
-
been
at
These
(Photo
at
100
AND
International
Tract
almost
the
for
the
short
depth
remeasured
of RECREATION
different
to
and by
Fox
the
State
were
1938
seed
and
seven Baldwin)
the
complete.
further
study
studies
brief
Forest
Fox Experiments
and
the
best
subdivided
are
destroyed
Research
other
origins
Union
progress
of
results
being
interception
COMMISSION
origin
and
Nursery
observations
of
weeding,
Unfortunate
stations
phenology,
preliminary
Forest
continued.
of
almost
followed
were
for
and
on
reports
Forest
are
New
in
seed
thin
dis
for
by
re
to
on
all 95 I.
I
of
no
ob
and
that
the
de
sub
and
wild
wild been
Sur kept
also
John
1937.
Pills
State
with
short
noted.
species
of
various
to
several
the of
and
Bureau
at
resident
of
coopera
territory.
was
working
been at
Mr.
have
numbered
necessary.
S.
surveys
in Conn.,
Reports
completion.
other
damage
March
his
year
be
U.
Service.
spent
forms
nothing
hurricane
fruiting
a
have
Biological
596
its
forest
as
Office
in
Miller,
conclusions
forest
and
completed, on
COMMISSION
the
of all
will
of
forest
continued
Economics
the
that
recorded
the transferred
the
biologist,
detrimental
Haven,
days
of
economic
Forest
foods
Paul
studied.
waterfowl
York
allow
a
the
deer
Some
of
and
40
J.
S.
from
to
earlier
Porcupine
was
almost
of
Project been
with
England
detailed
when
forest
not
Bureau
generously
New
and
been
U.
game
New
until
map
proven
Mr.
S.
re-writing
has abundance
RECREATION
grouse,
the
about
been
did
years,
and
are
the
agents
also
on
The
New
Miller. U.
-..,
who
and
noted. not
and Agricultural
devoted
of
abundance
by
vicinity
and
1936
confirm
of
rabbit the
AND
to
had
two
time
of
the
Hopkins
spent
of
Mr.
with
have
the
Reservation,
part
have
The
been
important
and
Soils,
cover
by
notes.
Management
carried
but
in
survey
by
past
has
waterfowl
Mr.
be
Pearce
Forest
England
as
also
Agriculture especially
spring
large
FORESTRY he
and
by
to
Bureau
of
was
control
snowshoe
year.
the
headquarters
land
a
reassigned
Game
of
Fox
forest, Mr.
Cooperation recalculation
OF
has
various
the
its
begun
humus Pillsbury
New
less
the
the
Reservation
cooperation
been
operations
employed
of
the
by
in
the
work
ponds
was
such
all
for
observation,
the
known
of
in
the
and
time
during
Dept.
grouse,
use
of
on
has
Pearce’s
with for
REPORT
at
Private
assistance
has
S.
Chemistry
complete
soil
Early
life;
forestry
mitted
means
life
times
and
servations The
under
plants
bury
None
he
Mr.
Pearce,
further
vey
Cooperative biologist
Pillsbury
tion
and
Much U.
days sub-marginal
of of
stroyed begun
the A
plan
mimeographed 96 - REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 97
very scarce, and observations therefore relatively few. Deer and elk show increases. Beaver seem to have de serted the reservationafter severalyears sojourn,but otter are still seen infrequently. CCC and WPA Projects CCC crews from the Kearsarge camp continued im provement work until June 30, 1937. During the year previous, work was continued on forest roads, and on stand improvement work. Large areas were thinned and weeded during the open winter of 1936-37.In the spring of 193730,585trees were planted by CCC crews, and nursery seeding and transplanting performed. A WPA forestry project was started in March, 1938, and accomplishedmuch valuable work, including an ex tension of the forest road to the top of Munroe Hill, the constructionof a large cement water hole for the protec tion of the headquarters buildings, and a new road in to the main wood yard. During the early spring, slash was burned on a large area following logging, and planting and nursery work carried on. Since Oct. 21, 1938this project has been in abeyance while a similar storm re habilitationproject (No. 2025)has been engagedin repair of storm damage. Game Refuge The agreement with the Fish and Game Department entered into in September 1922,expired after 10years,or in 1932,and it was necessaryto obtain signed statements from all abutters. This task was finally completed on September1, 1938and the agreementsdepositedwith the Director of the Fish and Game Department, insuring the continuanceof the refuge for another 10years. Hurricane Damage The storm of September21, 1938destroyed about 90% of the permanent sample plots maintained by the State, and the Fox Forest sufferedvery severely. Almost all the
111 I.
98 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
mature and young merchantable timber was destroyed. The damage has been placed at 1,156,500bd. ft. of soft wood and 410,500bd.ft. of hardwood saw timber 8” breast high and over, besides about 1550cords of wood. This represents 70% of the total estimated stand, and almost all the high quality timber. It amounts to over 31 years annual cut at the previousrate of cutting under sustained
I
I
More than 1,000,000 board feet of high quality timber was felled by the hurricane on the Fox Research Forest. (Photo by Baldwin)
yield. Included in the iosswas the natural area of prime val hemlock and hardwoods, and the large pine grove where variousmeetings have been held. The forest roads were alsobadly damaged. The road constructedby CCC on the north lot was completely washed away for one- F fourth mile. Damage to the buildings was relatively slight; windows were blown in, shingles ripped off and one of the out—buildingsmoved from its foundations; only three shade trees were lost but all sustained broken branches. H them. region, furnished faced are ing Improvement Grand Poplar Poplar wood. been products Cordwood sary livery age, wood, as of Sawlogs accounting. Advances The market sustained Hardwood Stumpage Cut Cut Cut Softwood returned. thinnings and REPORT Total and some made Pulpwood by of by (bd. by Total Total by poplar Fox The and (cords) Pine WPA owners CCC award contract the in have much ft.) conditions sales cordwood from Cu. advertising, Forest this annual OF of excelsior yield During products. (cords) The and and pulpwood, Ft. Fox FORESTRY working included information of demonstration who the forest areas has results contracts wood Recreational cuts Forest the revolving permitted. attempt been (cords) Sales credit management have AN]) capital for two sawlogs, and of Administration 193 regeneration, 34,943 59,799 31,656 28,143 operated for on RECREATION five years 6—3 been activities to 374.52 254.92 115.60 poplar investigation, fund is for the 7 0 0 cutting, 4.00 0 This Fund practice years of fireplace as ending marketing these outstanding known follows: has since as and have to of COMMISSION a yarding operations involved forestry sales operation which demonstration June pine 1933 as wood, made billing difficulties the of 193 30, in excelsior 31,535 64,008 20,315 value 43,693 and receipts 7—3 stump- in Forest 279.06 mark 178.15 neces so 37.56 63.35 42.0 cord- 1938, have have 0 6.45 8 this and de far 99 to
in-
re
all
has
dis
Mt.
was
acres
50 30.1
1929
400
300
500
250
990
it
com
(Dip
1938
severe
1,205
4,000
7,000
of
of
10,850
last 25,645
present
Canada
in
148.3
involved
well
plots.
buildings
intense
was
of
of
part
our
damage
sawfly
slope
species,
area
the
in
but
no
trees
found
extremely
COMMISSION
yards
point
region
73.9
The
near
but an
be
spruce
north
Hampshire
1937
in
1,139
1,385 6,050
4,550
5,950
small
noted
30,585
12,610
168,950
experimental
a
European
wood
as
Diseases
1937
fields
PLANTED
considerable
the
Gasp&
of
New
an
as
could
insect
of
A
Dublin.
and
after
RECREATION
on
the
in
1930,
European
of
and
TREES
except
Hampshire,
in
in
AND
nature
insect
forest
proven
the
1938.
OF
Sawfly
Insects
summer
is
areas
Shortly
the
of
New
the
Town
there
reported
Now
spruce
the
in
discovered
bare
the
acre
FORESTRY
in
Spruce
Forest
1935
NUMBER
acres.
first
spring
damage
all
important
in
date
per
been
OF
was
administration
By
to
of
Late
500
the
was
discovery
trees
throughout
has
destroyed
larch
for
most
larch
of
in
It
spruce
its
fir
REPORT
European over spruce
pine
spruce
pine
polytomum).
locust
planted planted
potential
No.
pine
The
Planting
was
Monadnock
apparent.
largely
however. tributed
infestation
since port.
The
Av.
non
and
Acres Total
Black
Total
Japanese
Balsam
European
Scotch Black
White Norway
Red
White
planting
pleted
needed
100 Reforestation I
L
began line
festation
heavy spraying.
greatly
He, eral
Mr. eral
was 1938
served periment
1938
Heavy,
of
present
REPORT
surrounding
in
employed
and
Robert
together
a
and
new;
infestation
to
as
state-wide
Temple.
enlarged.
was
infestation
State
but
die
medium,
a
some
Numerous
Station
OF
scout
Norton,
no
in
found
FORESTRY
with
by
entomologists
noticeable
individual
the
some
towns. mology
with
During
means
for
survey
the
Parasites
and
Mr.
late
in
degree
a
this
New
some
total
trees
and
AND
graduate
defoliation.
Peterborough
Following
Hugh
was
supplied
1938
summer
of
department,
Plant
defoliation
trees
RECREATION
Hampshire
defoliation
defoliation
were
heavily
in
inaugurated
Quarantine)
these
Gregg
October
have
(Map
student
liberated
of
conferences
of
with
noticeable;
areas
defoliated
old
by
Gap,
been
1938.
was
COMMISSION
was
of
Agricultural
Bureau
needles
1937
of
transportation.
Nashua, in
have
able
found
just
in
protected
entomology, light,
Moderately
June
and
of
and
with
1937
over
to
in
larvae
Ento
become
in
half
April
cover
1938.
Fed
who
1937
and
sev
Ex
101
the by in of
on
the
the
the the de
but dis
also sev
Wil
over new
town
from Plant
jusci
plant
estab
White justify insect in heavy in visited
as by
Maine.
by
total parasite coming
by
No
out to
of Mr.
were
of
and
the
largely
A
of
found,
permanent
During
the
scouting
entire
were
insect
which
sent
and
eventually
plectron
areas list
COMMISSION for Getting
mapped State
in collected
situation,
were
the
attended
this
sponsored table.
towns,
men
sufficient
during
the
scouting may
Experimental
and Exenterus Micro of
hope
were
was trees
cocoons
by Hunter present
encouraging. was day,
sawfly
weeks
for instruction.
Entomology
personnel,
Both
of
complete
some
in
only
covering
raising the RECREATION
genus
of too
Mr. A
field following scouted
which Bureau.
parasite
enormously. enemies
own
cocoons
sawfly the
made
spruce sent
the death
AND
receive
surrounding several
is
the
the
of
its
none
latter believe
parasitized
thus of held
regions.
to
parasite
of in
is
Bureau
were
to by
weather;
crews cocoon
natural
the
million in
was
many with spent
S.
causing
were
area increased
by
FORESTRY
possible European
office the
infestations.
given
spruce
evidence
U.
used parasites Forest survey,
reason as
OF and
is other
of
also
made
area
mid-September. known.
several
The
have
be cocoon-collecting favorable
towns
the
the
heavy
Haven
and
soon
A
every
Where larval
were now
of 1938
120 by
REPORT Hampshire, will
in infestations
Arrangements until
as
with
is
of
National
Monadnock
organizations,
important
of
New
nis
Pittsburg
plantings
persons.
102
field all hams Quarantine New of foot. Mt. the about scouts. it, the pen made ings introductions fall Monadnock These eral winter. closed 50 severe there
velop defoliation parasites
lished control REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 103
PARASITE LIBERATIONS FOR CONTROL OF EUROPEAN SPRUCE SAWFLY BY U. S. BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE
Parasite Number Species Date Town Liberated Microplectron fuscipennis Aug. 19 Acworth 20,000 Sept. 12 Alexandria 10,000 Aug. 6 Berlin 30,000 Sept. 12 Colebrook 20,000 Sept. 12 Columbia 10,000 Sept. 12 Conway 10,000 Sept. 12 Danbury 30,000 July 14 Dublin 50,000 Aug. 29 Dublin 250,000 Sept. 12 Dublin 20,000 July 14 Francestown 30,000 Aug. 31 Goshen 50,000 Aug. 9 Hancock 30,000 July 14 I-Iarrisville 40,000 Aug. 26 Haverhill 10,000 July 15 Jaifrey 20,000 Aug. 12 Lempster 10,000 Aug. 6 Milan 20,000 Sept. 12 Orange 10,000 Aug. 26 Orford 20,000 Aug. 26 Piermont 10,000 Aug. 20—24 Pittsburg 100,000 July 6 Stoddard 20,000 Sept. 12 Tamworth 10,000 July 7 Temple 40,000 Aug. 17 Unity 10,000 Aug. 9 Washington 30,000 Aug. 26 Wcntworth 20,000 Total 930,000 Exenterus abruptorius July 7 Dublin 5,272 July 8 Peterborougls 2,927 July 8 Temple 2,979 Total 11,178 Exenterus oleaceus Sept. 12 Dublin 16 Exenterus adspersus Sept. 12 Dublin 35 Exenterus tricolor Sept. 12 Dublin 37 Lamachus marginatus Sept. 12 Dublin 35 Microcryptus subguttatus Sept. 12 Dublin 220 104 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Other Forest Pests Another sawfly,a so-farunidentified speciesof Neodip non, has been reported causing defoliationof red pine in the town of Winchester. This insecthas damaged planta tions in eastern Massachusettsand its spread to New Hampshire is disturbing. It is not known how seriousit may becomein the colderclimate. Forest tent caterpillars and eastern tent caterpillars,very abundant in 1937and less so in 1938,were responsiblefor severedefoliation of many speciesof hardwood in early spring. Willow leaf beetle,elm leaf beetle,satin moth and gypsy moths were all reported causinginjury. The scab disease of willow (Fusicladiuin saliciperda) has attracted attention becauseof its rapid spread, espe cially in warm damp weather, and the death of willows resulting from it, especiallyin the northern part of the state. Other lessseriousfoliageand twig diseasesof hard woods have been very extensivein 1938.
Tree Pest Leaflets This seriesof brief but authoritative recommendations for the control of variousforest and shadetree insectsand diseasescontinues to be edited as one of the activitiesof the Fox Forest. Ten subjects have been published each year during the past 3 years and over 175,000copieshave been distributed.
The Disease and Insect Situation Created by the Hurricane The huge quantity of wind-felled timber has provided especialproblemsin forestprotection,in diseaseand insect control as well as in the case of fire. The white pine blister rust program must be prosecuted with renewed vigor if an increasein the diseaseis to be thwarted. The laying bare of large areas by the hurricane and resulting logging is liable to stimulate the germination of much dormant Ribes seed and regeneration of broken shoots,
F
which
low
Pine unknown. proved kept
with multiply pales ing
lar Large placed longer. to effective. and destroying
ft. complished timber, and the stumps and wood the and
damage. ral
erably
removal ment
should
safeguard.
Burning
Forest
increase
and
insects.
REPORT
vicinity
seedlings
deterioration and
temperature
incipient
the
coatings
thoroughly
bark
bronze
unsalvaged
may
weevil
which
scale
otherwise
when
in
more
be
proven
especially will
It
extent
of
of
eradication
insects
so
Windthrown
water
beetles
damages
started
fungi
OF
Protection
The markedly
be
There
slash
that
of
bark
dusting by
be
birch
the
destructive
have
may
FORESTRY
germinating
decay
(Hylobius
pine
necessary
dusting
80
to
active
which
best
wet,
or they
would
will
logs
and of
in
Dendroctonus
trees
blowdown.
of
by
borer,
which
per
is
be
sawn
been
stumps,
coniferous
the
has
peeling
should
will
protection
unsalvaged
or
may
cause
every
May
removal
as
are
for
of
applied.
cent
somewhat
bore
AND
them have
hardwood
where
forest
cost
in
a
2-lined
if
before
cut
softwood
it
be
pales)
slightly
two
even
result
15
this little
the
RECREATION
rain
logs
may
reason
effective
be
in
season.
about
been
severely
can
with
in
of
floor.
the
or Fortunately
seedlings
bark
southern kept
for
attack
These
year
June
chestnut
valens
or
harm
washes
timber
develop
fallen
most of
which
weakened
be
three
repressed
damp.
value
is
three
dry logs
all
slash.
to
the
and
in
Furthermore,
in
liable
will
protected
can
hampered
adjoining
timber
to
believe
parts
are
COMMISSION
are
lime
timber
mind.
preventing which
years
justifies
blowdown.
the 2-7
from
part
cents
breeds
borer,
wood
living
in
Repeated
be
This
be
only
to
also
by
by
most
the
of
years
dust
sulfur,
partially
of
is
or
unharmed.
infestation
that
per
blue
is
shade
cannot
Logs
insect
the
are
and by
trees,
the
complete
it,
standing
the
liable
by
partially
north
in
possibly
the
off.
M
wood-
old
sprays
scout
wind.
being
liable
borer
treat natu
state.
simi
slash
pref
stain
state
pine
The
and
best
and
but
has 105
bd.
ac
be
in
to
It is in
by
for
0
Al
H
feet
1932 year
8.92
9.86
62.58 18.64
tables
cut
62,255M
100.00
species
107,932M
for 114,459M 153,517M
doubled
done
compari
that
PERCENT
b.. C)
of
available
million
than
given CUT
CUT
since
timber
increased. being
lumber
39,917M 67,897M
71,027M are
96,078M
following
one of
is &
cut
o.
the Ci that
more .
the
purposes
Softwoods
1936-1937
6,553M
TIMBER
14,168M
13,094M 13,684M
over
records
steadily
the
have
LUMBER annual
cutting
noted relation
as
State, .IS
—
00
CUT
1937
Pine Hemlock Other
CUT Spruce*
Hardwoods
for
IN be has
indicates
8,185M
the
the
11,698M
The far 12,637M 15,135M
this
cutting
pulp.
and
of as
of will o
-
table operators
for
TIMBER
it
-0
8,600M
cut
14,169M
17,701M lumber
of 28,620M
62.06 11.04 15.46 11.44 cut
1932-34. illustrate LUMBER 100.00
but
1936-37,
PERCENT of PERCENT
15
32
38 0 48
of smallest
operators
majority
spruce
lumber
THE better 17
21 19
23 following
.-,‘ the
CUT State, .°
number that the
years
fifty
to
include
14
&
25 19
Vf 27
-
the HE the
was this
SPECIES
not 1932,
annual
Softwoods
14
21
24
24
production than -‘ json order
TIMBER
I submitted:
the
Does
In
the though since less annually.
1932
1934 1936
1937
in are 1936
Pine Hemlock Other Spruce* Hardwoods
I REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 107
This data clearlyindicatesthe part white pine plays in the yearlylumber production, sincein volume it is almost two-thirds of the total cut, with hardwoods ranking sec ond. Sprucefor dimensionruns third, with hemlock and other softwoods,i.e. Norway pine, being fourth. The lumber cut of the United Statesas reported by the Bureau of Census gives the total for 1932as 10,151bil lion feet; for 1934—15,594billion feet and 24,355 billion feet for 1936. This will indicate approximatelythe same proportions of increasein cutting as has occurredin New Hampshire for the same period. This samereport showsthat 66.6per cent of the timber cut was used within the State and that the other New England States furnished 14.6 per cent, Southern and Central States,6.1per cent, Pacific Coast and Northwest, 6.8per cent, while 5.9 per cent is imported. The lumber cut for the next two yearswill of necessity show a very radical change as the amount of blowdown timber in September,1938as estimated will nearly equal the total cut as tabulated for the past ten years. A com parativelysmall amount of this was cut in 1938,therefore the 1939cut will be very large. 1
I
is
de
Bills
$464.05
1,500.00
for
Payable
for
Reserved
$1,964.05
is
appropria
Comptroller
Program.
department
ture ITEMS
State
1,474.34
1937 6,990.86 6,699.28 9,959.93 2,569.26 4,316.11 4,611.22 2,099.98 this
revenue, *1,299.71
statement Expendi-
$15,285.95 $67,490.46
Chiefs.
Emergency
**12,183.82
the
30,
for of
of
District
Federal
tion
1,475.00 1,000.00 6,993.00 7,005.00 9,960.00 7,500.00 5,000.00 2,100.00 4,650.00
following
11,500.00
from
from
Appropria-
$15,770.00 $72,953.00
available
reports
items:
statement
1936—JUNE
The
1,
APPROPRIATION
funds
transferred
transferred
annual Program
Rust Towns
JULY to
financial
the
Fires
$300.00 $683.89
Development
special Blister
in
Treasurer.
Equipment Bills
appropriation
of
STATE
Stations
Chiefs Emergency
Pine
Fire and
Fire
detailed
State
Total Including Including *
A
tions and partment
contained
Administration Reforestation District Prevention White Recreational Nursery Lookout Forest Forest Federal
I. REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 109
JULY 1, 1937—JUNE 30, 1938
Reserved Appropria Expendi for Bills tion ture Payable
Administration $16,550.00 $16,528.76 Nursery 6,635.00 6,635.00 Reforestation 1,450.00 1,450.00 District Chiefs 6,345.00 6,344.89 Lookout Stations 10,000.00 10,000.00 Prevention of Fires 2,450.00 2,449.96 Forest Fire Bills to Towns 7,500.00 4,343.33 $3,156.67 White Pine Blister Rust 5,353.00 5,352.53 RecreationalDevelopment ) 15,500.00 RecreationalDevelopment ) Income ) 13,449.41 28,901.18 48.23 Federal Emergency Program 4,100.00 3,670.44 429.56
— Total $89,332.41 $85,676.09 $3,634.46
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