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State Park and Forest Commission ConnDoc P211 1942- j^fctte af (Entttwttotf 1944 c o p * 2 PUBLIC DOCUMENT NO. 60 SIXTEENTH BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE STATE PARK AND FOREST COMMISSION TO THE GOVERNOR For the Fiscal Term ended June 30,1944 PRINTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATUTE HARTFORD Published by the State 1944 ^tate of (Emtnwtirut PUBLIC DOCUMENT NO. 60 SIXTEENTH BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE: STATE PARK AND FOREST COMMISSION TO THE GOVERNOR For the Fiscal Term ended June 30, 1944 PRINTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATUTE HARTFORD '•J l Published by the State 1944 G2_ Printed under authority of Section 142, General Statutes of Connecticut, Revision of 1930, as amended by Section 45e, Supplement of 1939. JOHN M. DOWE, State Comptroller 1868 ALBERT MILFORD TURNER 1944 "Woe unto them that join house to house, That lay field to field Till there be no place That they may be placed alone In the midst of the earth." (Isaiah V, 8.) ALBERT MILFORD TURNER 1868 - 1944 Albert Milford Turner, whose death occurred on June 29, 1944, was born in Northfield, Town of Litchfield, Connecticut, February 26, 1868, the son of Abram and Elizabeth (Filley) Turner. The first paternal American ancestor of the late Mr. Turner was Nathaniel Turner, who came from England in 1636 and set- tled in New Haven. Nathaniel Turner, a legend Mr. Turner liked to tell, was skipper of the famed "Phantom Ship." The Humiston and Turner families were the first settlers, 1760, in Northfield. Hence the derivation of the name Humaston Brook and Humas- ton Brook State Park. Abram Turner, his father, might well be called a typical' "Yankee Trader" who dealt in pedigreed Jersey cattle, leased land and sold products from it. In the spring when shad was running he would drive to Hartford, 27 miles away, on the Connecticut river and get a good wagon load to sell to regular customers, but always with an eye to keeping enough to salt down. Albert Turner prepared for college at Wilbraham Academy and was graduated at Yale (Ph.B.) in 1890. His early work was as a school teacher at Northfield and for a short while at Hoboken, N. J., with the Erie Railroad. From 1892 to 1905 he was with the engineering firm of Albert B. Hill in New Haven, on the laying out of trolley roads and on drives, part of the work being on the East and West Rock drives. His years in business from 1905-1912 were spent with "The Connecticut White Lime Company" of Canaan. The next two years he was in business for himself. He inherited his Yankee ingenuity from his father and from his mother his passion for books, his love of beauty, and the arts. In 1914 he was selected as its first employee by the Connect- icut State Park Commission and served faithfully as its Field Sec- retary, and later as the Field Secretary, and Secretary of the combined State Park and Forest Commission to the date of his retirement June 30, 1942. During this period the present State Park system was acquired and its development was begun. Through his untiring efforts, love of the open spaces, pioneering spirit and passionate creed that all men are created equal, he con- tributed much to the forwarding of the State Park movement but always under the guidance and name of the Commission which he emphatically considered first. These interests and activities brought him honorary recogni- tion and membership in various organizations: The Sons of the American Revolution, The Appalachian Mountain Club, The Con- necticut Society of Civil Engineers, New England Park Associa- tion, American Institute of Park Executives, Sleeping Giant Park Association, New Haven Colony Historical Society, Connecticut Forest and Park Association, National Park Association, American Forest Association, American Planning and Civic Association, Yale Publishing Association, The Adirondack Mountain Club and others. In 1933 he was awarded the M. Sc. degree by Trinity College, also the Cornelius Armory Pugsley medal by the Ameri- can Scenic and Historic Preservation Society. His ashes have been placed in one of the Connecticut State Parks which he loved so much. His monument is found in the great system of State Parks which he aided so effectively in creat- ing and from which, as he knew, the returns must always be the physical, mental and spiritual benefit to the people who use them, a revenue as intangible as the wind and sunshine, and as in- valuable. T. M. V. Hartford, Connecticut December 30,1944 To His Excellency, Raymond E. Baldwin, Governor of the State of Connecticut: In accordance with Chapter 114, Revised Statutes of 1930, and on behalf of the Commissioners appointed under such stat- ute, I have the honor to submit for your consideration the bien- nial report of the State Park and Forest Commission for the two years ended June 30, 1944, including the report of the State For- ester for the same period. GEORGE C. WALDO, Chairman of the Commission CONTENTS Report of the Commissioners 11 Report of the Secretary 13 Report of the Treasurer . — 21 Report of the Administrative Director _ 36 Report of the Tree Warden Supervisor _ _ 19 Statement of Commission Policies 25 State Park Department 33 Report of the Superintendent * 45 Land Acquisition 49 Recent Legislation affecting State Parks 50 State Forestry Department —--H 55 Report of the State Forester 56 Land Acquisition 4_ ^JM _ ———- 60 Recent Legislation affecting State Forests 66 CONNECTICUT STATE PARK AND FOREST COMMISSIONERS Appointed by the Governor Arthur L. Peale, Norwich, Term ends Sept. 1, 1945 George C. Waldo, Fairfield, Term ends Sept. 1, 1945 Herman H. Chapman, New Haven, Term ends Sept. 1, 1947 Julian H. Norton, Bristol, Term ends Sept. 1, 1947 Thomas Hewes, Hartford, Term ends Sept. 1, 1949 Arthur M. Comley, Bridgeport, Term ends Sept. 1, 1949 Ex-Officio Walter O. Filley, New Haven, Forester, C.A.E. Station Officers, Nov. 1, 1944 Chairman, George C. Waldo Vice-Chairman, Arthur M. Comley Treasurer, Julian H. Norton Office 165 Capitol Ave., P. O. Drawer 1558, Hartford, Conn. REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS March 1, 1945 To His Excellency, Raymond E. Baldwin, Governor of Connecticut: In submitting the biennial report of the Park and Forest Commission for the years 1943 - 1945, the Commission is proud to report progress not only in the specific duties which are en- trusted to it in the administration of the state's parks and for- ests but in the over-all task of arousing and enlisting public sup- port for the whole program of conserving our natural resources in Connecticut, and carrying out the motto of the Forestry De- partment, "Keep Connecticut Green." Thanks to a generous acquisition program made possible by the last Legislature, the Commission on Forests and Wild Life has purchased and added to the state's forest domain more than 18,000 acres of forest land. This has been purchased not only with a view to reforestation, but to public recreation, conserva- tion, the protection of Connecticut's wild life resources and the enjoyment of the people. We have been hampered in carrying out our plans during the past two years by the labor situation and the war-imposed re- strictions on the use of materials. We have taken advantage of this lull by making carefully prepared plans for the development of our forest areas and state parks to the end that they may be of the greatest service to the people of Connecticut. We believe that progress in this respect has been marked and will lead to making Connecticut's Park and Forest system the best of any state in the Union, in proportion to size. Your Commission has adopted and put into print a set of policies which are the formal guide to all of the executives and employees of its two departments. Believing that the objectives set forth in this statement of policies should be understood by all the people of Connecticut, we are including them herewith in this report. The Commission has no other policies than those stated herein. It is the belief of the Commission that the attainment of these objectives will be of immense benefit to Connecticut, not only of today, but of the future. We look forward to the time when our woodlands will be the mainstay of a statewide conser- vation program. The encouragement of private forestry by direct aid had been made possible by a grant from the Legislature and here too the accomplishment has not been as great as might be desired because of the shortage of labor. But we expect during the next biennium, when the labor situation may have eased 12 SIXTEENTH BIENNIAL REPORT somewhat, to make great strides in showing private woodland owners how to get the greatest return from their trees and to maintain the healthiest conditions on their woodlots, by practic- ing modern applied forestry. The Commission wishes to express its appreciation to your Excellency for your unflagging interest and support in these ob- jectives. It also wishes to record its thanks to those generous citizens of Connecticut whose gifts have added thousands of acres to the Park and Forest domain during the past two years. A de- tailed account of these gifts appears in other parts of the report. Appended herewith is the official statement of policies, adopted by the present Commission by unanimous vote, setting forth the general objectives and aims of our program and the specific methods of administration by which we hope to attain them. Respectfully submitted, GEORGE C. WALDO, Chairman State Park and Forest Commission STATE PARK AND FOREST COMMISSION 13 REPORT OF THE SECRETARY To the State Park and Forest Commission.
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