THIRTY-YEAR CLUB PGION Six U.S.cOPST SvIcGr VOL. XVII JUNE -1963 THE HEART OF THE TREE What does he plant who plant. * tree? He plants a friend of sun and sky; He plants the flag of breeea free; A shaft of beauty, towering high. He plants a home to heaven anigh, For song and mother-croon of bird In hushed and happy twilight heard. The treble of heaven's harmony - These things he plants who plants a tree What does he plant who plants a tree? He plants cool shade and tender rain, And seed and bud of days to be, And years that fade and flush again; He plants the glory of the plain; He plants the forest's heritage; The harvest of a coming age; The Joy that unborn eyes shall see - These things he plants who plants a tree. S What does he plant who plants a tree? He plants, in sap and leaf and wood, In love of home and loyalty And far-cast thoughts of civil good. His blessings on the neighborhood Who in the hollow of Hi. hand Holds all the growth of all our land. A nation', growth from sea to sea Stirs in hia heart who plante a tree. Henry- Cuyler Bunner S T I M B E R L I N E S June 1963 VOL. XVII - PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY R-6 FOREST SERVICE 30-YEAR CLUB Editor - Frank Flack Consulting Editors Publication TH. Burgess Biographies - History....,..,.,.Kirk P. Cecil Obituaries .Leslie L. Colvill Photographs Victor H. Flach Policy J. Herbert Stone xrn mx Material appearing n TUthER LDES may not be publishedithout express periuiss,.on of the officers of Region Six THIRTY-YEAR CLUB, Forest Service Publications excepted. EDITORI I am a traveler on a one-way highway and never expect to retrace my steps, or come this way again My yesterdays are poignant recollections of tasks neglected and undone- -mixed with pleasant memories o± a few things done well My tomorrows present opportunity to do bigger and better things I am living ii the "Valley of Shadow" and pain, and sharing the load of others Since I never expect to pass this way again, it is my hope that mmcmi, women, children,andfriends will be glad that I caine, arid regret that I am leaving. And as I journey along with my fellowman, may it be my pleasure to bring joy- - instead of sorrow, laughter- - instead of tear, and to plant the flower of kindness in those hearts where once the seeds of despair grew. Ad as I follow the noble pattern of the Apostle of Paul, may I never falter as, "1 press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling;" But shoul4 I stumble and fall, may the Grace of God pick me up and start me forward, going my way. Anonnnous - - FOSTER STEELE, one of the founders of the Thirty-Year Club and editor o± Timber Lines for many years, gave the above poem to me some time before his death. It is reproduced at this time because it is as though Foster himself wrote it to use after his passing- -to exemplify his philosophy of life on earth. I know he did not mean that the verse be used this way, but throughout the many years I have known Foster, this is the philosophy he believed in and practiced. The Forest Service Thirty-Year Club of Region Six and it's annual publi- cation "Timber Lines" were very dear to Foster Ee worked diligently with Kirk Cecil and the late Mel Merritt to record some of the early history of the Forest Service that could only be obtained from a few of the still-living old-timers who pioneered in the Forest Service. He was proud of the fact that Timber I4nes became a source of this infor- mation at Regional Offices, Universities, Libraries and Forestry Associa- tions, nation-wide. It is a privilege and a very real pleasure to greet the Thirty-Year Club. It'sabout a year now sinceour fellow member, Dick McArdle decided to step down and I was selected to follow him as Chief.While I had always admired Mac's ability to keep his feet so solidly on the ground, I never quite understood how he was able to do it so consistently.Now I know. These was so much of him there. I have learned that as I have tried to fill his shoes. I have learned some other things too, during the first year on this job. Almost daily there is driven home to me the magnitude of the debt those of us still in the harness owe to those who went before us. I trust I will be pardoned if I say I believe the problems and the opportunities that confront theForest Service today are as big, if not bigger than any we hayø eve before faced. I am confident we are facing them satis- factorily and will continue to do so, but I know that it would be a great deal more difficult, if not impossible, had not the Service so carefully built into itself the spirit of dedication, integrity, and public service -- and the public image that has resulted -- that we now enjoy. Credit for that belongs to the Old-Timers, With my new responsibilities I find myself dealing with a great many people with rather firm convictions about the Forest Service and all that we stand for.Most of these attitudes are the result of contacts with a very few of our people out on the ground -- forest guards and rangers, researchers and technicians. Fortunately, those must have been good contacts because byandlarge, public opinion is quite favor- able to the Forest Service. It's clearer to me than ever before, that the Service owes a tremendous debt of gratitude to its early stalwarts, most of whose careers were spent out in the woods, on the ranges, or in field research centers and laboratories.While I cannotrepaythe debt, I can surely recognize it -- and I do That is one of the reasons why it is such a pleasure to extend my greetings and best wishes at this time. Sincerely, EDWARD P. CLIFF, Chief THE STATION IN 1962 Hello again to the Pacific Northwest. Last year, by the grace of a change in your constitution, I became eligible for the Region Six, Thirty-Tear Club, and now we meet again on the home ground. After 12 years in other areas, I am glad to be back. Having just arrived at PNW, I must write this annual suiary chiefly from the record. Overshadowing other evidences of progress are our new research facilities being built, or now completed in both Oregon and Washington. Many of you attended, or saw reported in the press, the dedication of the Forestry Sciences Laboratory at Corvallis last August. This is a showplace of forest research such as few of us experienced in the past, The future should bring more of the latest in equipment and further expansion. Early in August we expect to dedicate the new Forest Hydrology Laboratory in Wenatchee end soon after, a spectacular hillside Silviculture Laboratory at Bend, Signs of the times are the specially designed fall-out shelter ad facilities for handling radio-active tracers at Wenatchee. With Accelerated Public Works fund we have just completed the greenhouse and headhouse of a new laboratory planned for Roseburg. Much needed facilities for house trailers, including a striking utility building site and other improvements at the Sta:rkey Experimental Range, were completed this past year. Increased funds for Fiscal Year 1963 were relatively small and provided for only one new project--a new program of forest engineering research, initi- ated with a Seattle office now, and hopes for a full field unit facility in the near future. Its first study was directed toward the feasibility of helicopter logging. The new emphasis on cooperative research projects resulted in five more contracts with Oregon State University and the University of Washington. Of 39 projects assigned to the PNW Station, 34 were underway with active programs during this past year: 19 in Portland, 1 in Bend, 9 in Corvallis, 2 in La Grande, 2 in Olympia, 2 in Roseburg, 1 in Wenatchee, and 3 in Seattle. Better forestry through research is our aim. In 1961, during my term there, the Southern Forest Experiment Station completed its first 40 years of service to forestry. This was a stimulating event to all of us there, and I'm looking ahead to an equally, or even more satisfying 40-year anni- versary for the PNW in 1969. Such records got their substance back in the earlier days when you were doing the work. Please drop in and let's compare notes and check on the plans ahead, P. A. BRIEGLEB Director -4- Greetings to the Thirty-Year Club A year ago the Region 6 management was faced with a good deal of criti- cism regarding our allowable cut calculations, our appraisal methods, and our general attitudes toward the timber industry0 The industry, in.- valved in a cost-price squeeze, was facing some difficult adjustment problems I am glad to report that I believe today our relationships with the timber industry are considerably improved Some actions have been taken to examine our operations, and I think there is a better understanding of what the Forest Service has been doing0 In the case of our allowable cut calculations a good committee of ex- perts was established to review our methods of calculatiig cut0 Their reiew generally supported the regional procedure and included some suggestions for improvement.