Georgia forestry, Vol. 26, no. 4 (Dec. 1973)

Georgia Forestry

CONTENTS

Dec. 1973 No. 4

Vol. 2~ /

Jimmy Carter Governor A. Ray Shirley Director

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Alexander Sessoms,

Cogdell

chairman

W. George Beasley

Lavonia

Huitt M. Dixon

Vidalia

M. E. Garrison

Homer

L. H. Morgan

Eastman

STAFF

Frank E. Craven Editor Thomas R. Fontaine, Jr. Assoc. Editor Thomas B. Hall Artist

DISTRICT OFFICES GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION
COOSA VALLEY DISTRICT
P. 0. Box Z, Mount Berry 30149
NORTH GEORGIA DISTRICT Route 5, Box 83, Canton 30114
ATLANTA DISTRICT 7 Hunter St., S.W., Room 545, Atlanta 30334
CHATTAHOOCHEE FLINT
P. 0. Box 1080, Newnan 30263
MCINTOSH TRAIL Route 7, Box 455, Griffin 30223
LOWER CHATTAHOOCHEE DISTRICT 6250 Warm Springs Road, Columbus 31904
MIDDLE FLINT DISTRICT
P. 0 . Box 1369, Americus 31730
COASTAL PLAIN DISTRICT Route 2, Ashburn 31714
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA DISTRICT Route 2, Box 215, Camilla 31730
GEORGIA SOUTHERN DISTRICT Route 2, Statesboro 30458
COASTAL DIST RICT
P. 0. Box 113, Midway 3 1320
SLASH PINE DISTRICT Route 2, Box 127B, Waycross 31501
CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER DISTRICT Route 2, Box 266, Washington 30673
GEORGIA MOUNTAINS
P. 0. Box 293, Oakwood :30566
NORTHEAST GEORGIA DISTRICT 650 College Station Road, Athens 30601
HEART OF GEORGIA DISTRICT
P. 0. Box 96, McRae 31055
MIDDLE GEORGIA DISTRICT Columbus Road, Route 8, Macon 31206
OCONEE DISTRICT
P. 0 . Box 881, Milledgeville 31061
Georgia Forestry is published quarterly by the Georgia Forestry Commission, Box 819, Macon, Ga. 31202. The Georgia Forestry mailing address is At. 1, Box 85, Dry Branch, Ga. 31020.
Second class postage paid at Dry Branch, Ga.

1973 Georgia Tree Farmer Of The Year Seedlings Georgia 's Biggest Bargain ... .. .... .. .. .. .... .... ... ...... .. .. ..... ... .. ..... ....... .. .. ........3
Volunteers Combat Western Fires .... ... ... ..... ............ .. .. .... ..... ..... ..... ........ ..... ........... .A-5 Hall Of Fame Taps Two ... ...... .... ... .. ... ........ .... .. ....... ... .... ................ .. .. ...... ...... .. ... ..... .. 6 Governor Declares Southern Pine Beetle Disaster .... ... ..... ...... ... .. ..... .. ............. ..... ....?-9 Forestry Faces And Places .. ....... .. .. ....... ... .. .. ... ...... ..... ..... .. ....... .... .............. .... ... ...10-11 Georgia's Envi ron mental Educational Institutes ...... .. .. .... ... .. ...... ....... ... .... .. .... .. .. .12-13 Logging The Foresters ... ..... ..... .. .. .... ... .... .... ... ... .. .... ............... ... ....... .. .... .... .... .. .... 14-15
Cruising The Ne.rs
Arbor Day Is Tribute To
Trees In This Area
"'He who plants a tree leaves a living monument."' An inscription carved in stone or bronze can only weather or corrode . An epithet printed on paper can do no more than fade and yellowbut a living tree continues to grow. and add beauty and life to all around it. Other memorials can at best, reflect the past. A growing tree is living evidence of how the past can inspire the present and influence the future .
This is what Arbor Day is all about . In our country we have several days to pay tribute to al most everything imaginable . We have Mother's Day and Father's Day . There is Dog Days and Pickle Day . We celebrate all sorts of birthdays-a day for lovers (Valentine's Day) and a day to commemorate important events-but alas, what about the poor tree .
Tree lovers! don't abandon hope . Every tree shall have its day . In fact it has been having its day for a long time . Last year was the 1OOth Anniversary of the setting aside of a day to hon or all trees . What's more, it is the only holiday -or special day that is recognized world wide. We call it Arbor Day and in thousands of cities and towns and hamlets and even rural areas over our great nation it w i ll be celebrated or observed by the ceremonial planting of a tree .
It all began way back in 1872 when Mr . J . Sterling Morton moved from New York State to Nebraska . You will recall from your geography lessons that New York is pretty much a mou ntainous state with a lot of trees . Nebraska on the other hand is in our Western Plains and p roduces mostly grain and corn and grazing-and very few trees .
This concerned Mr. Morton so he prevailed on the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture t o pass a resolution setting aside a day especially for and dedicated to the planting of trees. T o encourage its acceptance by the general public, a premium of $100.00 was offered to the agricu ltural group in the state that on that day planted the largest number of trees . Then to the individual planting the most trees they gave a farm library of $25 .00 worth of books.
Trees began t o be planted in Nebraska. Then other states followed the example. Finally, A rbor Day was officially established on April 22 , the birthday of Mr. Morton. Eventually it was accepted nationwide. Arbor Day in Georgia is set for the third Friday in February . In 1974 th e third Friday falls on February 15.
Today it is still observed in many ways . One of the most popular is the use of this day by th e schools to teach the significance of the tree and the part it plays in the lives of everyone of us. They are taught how trees furnish not only lumber, but beauty for the farm and home; how they attract birds and provide shade ; they provide oxygen for the breath of life and memories as one grows older.
Here in Cherokee, the Georgia Forestry Commission has sponsored a theme writing contest for certain of our element ary grades. The county winner was announced some time ago, but th e State w inner w ill be revealed at an Arbor Day program.
I have said all this, partly to just tell you about Arbor Day , partly to call your attention to your friend, the tree, and partly in hopes of getting you to plant a tree . The planting of Arbor Day trees is not restricted to just forest trees for timber . It includes ornamental trees for homes or public areas. There are very few homes that can't use a tree of some sort. You may want to plant one as a possible replacement for one that has about lived out its alloted years . Whatever your reasons, why not plant a tree next week .
"'Other holidays repose upon the past; Arbor Day proposes for the future ."'
(From the Woodstock Neighbor)

E.H. ARMOR
1973 Georgia

E. H. Armor
E. H. Armor of Greensboro is the 1973 Georgia Tree Farmer of the Year.
The Greene County woodland owner has been working his 110 acre tree farm for the past 26 years . The farm consists of 25 acres of planted loblolly pine, 75 acres in a natural stand of pine-hard wood and a 10 acre pond.
The tree farm was one of the first certified in Greene County . Armor car ries out a forest management plan that

gives him the best possible multiple use of the land. This includes both recom mended forestry practices and wildlife management.
The tree farm is a model used by local area schools for both forestry and wildlife. In addition local woodland owners have sought Armor's advice in the management of their holdings.
Annually, Armor judges in FFA forestry field day events and conducts forestry programs in local schools . He provided 10 acres for two F FA projects, and an area for the Boy Scouts to con duct a bicolor lespedeza experiment.
Forestry and Fisheries classes at the University of Georgia annually visit the

tree farm . The pond and woodland has been used by the University of Georgia and Georgia Game and Fish Division of the Department of Natural Resources for studies on pine beetles, catalpa worms, bees, lightning struck trees and fish.
The Tree Farm Award was presented by W. L . "Bud" Crown, Jr., chairman, Georgia Tree Farm Committee and director, Wood Procurement, Southern Woodlands, Owens-Illinois, Valdosta.
Bill Johnson, forester, Georgia Kraft, works with Armor on his forestry prac tices. His fire control planning assistance is obtained from H. G. Moore, Greene County Forestry Unit.

~ Seedlings- Georgia's Biggest Bargain

Tree seed Iings, produced by the Georgia Forestry Commission , remain one of the biggest bargains available to Georgians. Costs range from $6 per thousand for pine species up to $10 per thousand for hardwood species .
The Forestry Commission has approximately six million tree seedlings left for sale to Georgia landowners. The initial crop was 38.2 million trees.
Ray Shirley, Forestry Commission director, stated that slash and improved loblolly pine seedlings constitute 97 percent of the remaining trees. The cost per thousand is $7 for the improved loblolly and $6 for the slash pine .

Shirley also announced an abun dance of red cedar. Red cedar make excellent Christmas trees, fence posts, windbreaks and hedge rows . The red cedar is priced at $10 per thousand.
Other available species and cost per thousand are catalpa, cottonwood cuttings, sawtooth oak, swamp chestnut oak, sweetgum and sycamore, $10 .
Tree seedlings are available in packages of 50 and 500 . Prices of these species may be obtained from local Forestry Commission offices.
A transportation charge of 50 cents per thousand trees must be added to the cost if trees are delivered by state

truck to county ranger headquarters.

James C. Wynens, chief, Forestry

Commission Reforestation Division, em-

phasizes that payment must accompany

all orders before shipment can be made.

Wynens pointed out that seedling ap-

plication forms can be obtained from

the Forestry Commission County Ran -

gers, County Agents , Soil Conservation

Service Technicians and Agricultural

Conservation Program Officers . All or-

ders must be submitted on a Georgia

Forestry Commission application form .

For assistance in determining your

reforestation needs, contact your local

county forest ranger .

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Volunteers Combat Western Fires
Volunteer firefighters, from the Georgia Forestry Commission, went West the week of August 14 to fight forest fires in Montana and Washington . For 10 days the 22 Forestry Commission volunteers completed successful fire campaigns against the Marshall Lake Fire at Colville National Forest, Washington; and the Tri-Creek Fire, Lola National Forest, Montana.

This marked the second time Forestry Commission personnel have gone West to fight forest fires. In 1970 the Forestry Commission sent 50 volunteers to Montana and Washington. The volun teers, for the most part, came from the northern section of the state because of their experience in fighting fires in mountainous terrain.
The Tri-Creek Fire posed ttTe biggest problem to the Georgia crew . They were on the 'hot ' end of the fire for 4

five days and then on mop-up work for two days.
Their job consisted of constructing fire lines, backfiring and watching for break-overs . The terrain was steep and rocky and the timber was large with no underbrush . The timber type was douglas fir and lodge pole pine .
Most of the 'hot' fire occurred from 12 noon to six in the evening. During this period, fires, that had been burning on the ground, would crown and burn

back over the same area that ground fire had consumed earlier.
During one such period, the Georgi a crew had to be evacuated from the fire line to safety by helicopter. Strong winds in a thunderstorm spread a 3,000 acre fire to more than 7,000 acres.
On the Marshall Lake Fire, the Gear gia crew carried out mop-up assignmen ts for two days.
More than 1,000 firefighters and support personnel were sent from th e South during the two week period . These personnel made up 44 crews which came from Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ok la homa and Tennessee. National forests, U.S . Forest Service operated Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers and t he Atomic Energy Commission personnel were included .
The August fires hit the states of California, Colorado , Idaho, Monta na ,

Helicopters were used to assist in taking crews to and from the fire line, to dump canvas containers of water on the fires and in rescue operations. The Georgia crew was evacuated on the Tri-Creek blaze when fire endangered their position.

22-man crew was one of 44 southern crews that fought western fires
during a two week period in August. Four-motored aircraft were used for dropping fire retardants. In one case, a drop was made on the Georgia crew.

Oregon and Washington. Some of the large fires that southern firefighters battled included the Tri-Creek Fire on the Lolo National Forest in Montana , 7,000 acres; the Caribou Fire in northern lda~o that burned more than 2,000 acres in the United States and 6,500 acres in Canada; the Freezeout Fire in Washington, more than 9,000 acres; and the Pilliken Fire on the Eldorado National Forest in California, controlled at 10,500 acres.

Dry conditions, coupled with high temperatures and lightning storms, resulted in hundreds of fires . Man-caused fires were also a problem with more than 500 fires caused by carelessness and malic ious burning .
The local call for volunteers originated from Carl C. Hickerson, director, Fire and Lands, Region Eight, U.S. Forest Service, Atlanta . Spokesmen for the Forest Service said they were able to send so many men because the southern

fire season does not start until Fall. Operations on national forests continued on a reduced scale while the firefighters were in the Northwest.
The 22 Forestry Commission volun teers were headed by Joe Charles, ranger, Gilmer County Forestry Un it, Ellijay . He served as fire boss. John Moore, assistant ranger, Tallulah District , Chattahoochee National Forest, U.S. Forest Service, Clayton, was the liaison officer for the crew.
The squad bosses for the Georgia crew were Spencer McGraw, ranger, Haralson -Polk Forestry Unit; Coy Womack, ranger, Johnson-Washington Forestry Unit ; and Jack Moss, patrol man, Fannin -Towns-Union Forestry Un it.
The volunteers and districts represented were Larry Caldwell, Dewey Costelow , James Cureton, Fred Hall, Spencer McGraw, James Moore, Russell Robertson, Alton Rogers and Richard West, Coosa Valley District; Joe Charles, John Hill and Jack Moss, North Georgia District; Bill Mclucas, Atlanta District; William Woodyard and Charles Carter, Chatta hoochee-Flint District; Donnie Miller, Georgia Mountains District; Sammy Gunn , Middle Georgia District; and Franklin Aldridge, Robert Crawford, Eddie Outlaw, Wayne Tanner and Coy Womack, Oconee District.
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Ms. Doris Dean CarruthRecipient
Douglass A. Craig, chairman, Hall of Fame Committee
Ben C. Meadows - Recipient

Two new members of the Georgia Foresters Hall of Fame were inducted, one posthumously, at the annual joint meeting of the Georgia Chapter , Society of American Foresters, School of Forest Resources Alumni Association, University of Georgia and the Georgia Association of Consulting Foresters.
Accepting the Hall of Fame plaque on behalf of her deceased husband, Herbert, was Mrs. Doris Dean Carruth, who currently resides at Rock Hill, S.C. Ben C. Meadows, president of the 17,000 member Society of American Foresters and owner of an Atlanta based forestry products company was the other recipient.
Presenting the plaques was Douglass A . Craig, chairman of the Forestry Hall of Fame Committee . Their induction brings to 17 the number of foresters in the Foresters Hall of Fame.

Carruth was cited for his progressive forest management work during a career that spanned both public and private employment . He was Vice President and General Manager of Bowaters Carol ina Corporation at the time of his death .
Meadows was selected for hi s dedicated leadership in heading the Soc iety of American Foresters for the past two years. His many innovative programs have enabled the Society to bet ter serve the professional Forester.
Their names will be inscribed on a permanent plaque displayed at the School of Forest Resources, Un iversity of Georgia, Athens. Georgia Extension Forester Nelson Brightwell, chairman, Georgia Chapter , SAF, said that the "Hall of Fame" provides a means of honoring those persons who have been responsible for the outstanding success of the forestry program in Georgia.

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On Aug . 31, 1973, Governor Jimmy Carter issued an Executive Order declaring the Northeast Georgia counties of Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Hall, Hart, Madison and Oconee a disaster area due to a Southern Pine Beetle epidemic.
His declaration followed the recom mendation of the Georgia Forestry Association . The recommendation was based on the evaluation of an aerial sur vey made in August by the Georgia For estry Commission showing that the southern pine beetle population in the seven county area had reached epidemic proportion.
"With 500,000 trees known to be in fested and almost a million trees affect-

The Georgia Forest Disaster Advisory subcommittees and chairmen are:

W.H. McComb - Technical

ed ", stated Governor Carter, "it is ur- John W. Mixon - Transportation

gent that immediate and cooperative action be taken before further infestation occurs."

Max Carden - Legislation Ray Shirley - Program Coordinator John F. Sisley - Marketing Production Druid N. Preston - Personnel and Services

With the disaster declared, the Geor- Frank E. Craven - Publicity

gia Forestry Association activated the Forest Disaster Control and Recovery Plan . This marked the second time in five months that the Forestry Association activated the Forest Disaster Control and Recovery Plan. In April the

State and county advisory committee members were flown over the disaster area to enable them to assess and properly direct committee action.

plan was initiated for the first time as a Landowners receive word on

result of a late March tornado. The the magnitude of the situation.

tornado downed some 60,000 cords of In each county, a Forest Insect

wood from Jonesboro to the edge of Advisory Committee was or-

Clarke and Madison Counties.

ganized to represent their in-

Under this plan, a statewide advisory terest in the salvage of infested

committee, chaired by Ray Shirley, timber.

Forestry Commission director, met and

formulated plans to combat the beetle

outbreak. The committee is made up of repre-
sentatives from the Forestry Association membership, Farm Bureau, Soil Conservation Service, Agricultural Stabilization Committee, Cooperative Extension Service, U. S. Forest Service, University of Georgia School of Forest Resources, State Department of Transportation, Railroads, Georgia Forest Research Council and the Georgia Forestry Commission .
From the advisory committee, Shirley set up subcommittees to carry out the beetle control program. The subcommittees and chairmen are Marketing Production, John F. Sisley , Georgia

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Kraft Company ; Coordination of Field Personnel and Services, Druid N. Preston, Georgia Forestry Commission; Transportation, John W. Mixon, Georgia Forestry Commission; Legislation, Emmett Reynolds, Georgia Farm Bureau; Technical, W.H. McComb, Georgia Forestry Commission ; and Publicity, Frank E. Craven, Georgia Forestry Commission.
On the county level , a county forest insect advisory committee was organized. Serving on these committees are representatives of the Farm Bureau, County Commissioners, Cooperative Extension Service, Soil Conservation Service, Agricultural Stabilization Committee, loggers, timber producers, Vo-Ag teachers, and landowners.
To expedite the wood salvage and control program, the Forestry Commission assigned 26 foresters to the area to

From aerial surveys, the beetle spots are plotted and ground checked by foresters.
The Georgia Forestry Commission has 26 foresters assisting landowners in combatting the southern pine beetle.
Pulpwood dealers and producers are working with landowners in removing the beetle infested timber. From the first of September to the first of November, more than 64,000 cords of wood have been salvaged in the seven-county disaster area.
contact landowners, mark trees and work closely with landowners, county committees, wood producers and forest industry. In marking, the forester supplies the landowner with an estimate of the timber volume to be salvaged and a list of wood buyers.
Forestry Commission planes are stationed at Athens, Gainesville and La vonia where foresters can maintain a constant air surveillance on the progress of the beetle and control operations.
Forest industry waived normal wood requirements. Industry is accepting dead but sound wood without penalty in price to the landowners. They are also purchasing the wood on a scaled rather than wei!tlt basis. Forest industry a-

greed to provide financial assistance to loggers and producers to expand present operations or for new producers to begin operations. In addition, loading equipment, when available, is sent to wood delivery locations.
The Seaboard Coastline and Southern Railroads have moved in extra cars to haul the wood. They made efforts to locate additional sidings to load the wood.
The State Department of Transportation made available personnel to check bridges and hi!tlways, upon request, for maximum weight limits.
The Department of Offender Rehabilitation is making available state prisoners to cut trees designated by Forestry Commission foresters. Trees to be cut will include only those containing the beetle broods and in a buffer strip, 50 to 100 feet wide, that may contain emerging insects. Trees killed that no longer contain an active southern pine beetle brood will not be cut by prison labor. A uniform stumpage price will be paid landowners in the seven county area where prison labor is used to cut the trees.
The prisoners are being used through the authorization of the Attorney General's Office and upon the request of the local county commissioners and the county forest insect advisory committees.
It is felt that this new source of labor will compliment local sources enabling the salvage of brood trees, trees in which the beetles are overwintering.
It is through these efforts, in implementing the State Disaster and Recovery Plan, that we will control the beetle epidemic, Shirley said.
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Forestry Faces

IJil... Two personnel each from the Georgia Forestry Commission's 18 districts are taking a basic course in welding. The course, conducted by Forestry Commission welders, will enable the field personnel to make repairs on such items as plow beams and truck beds within their respective unit and district. This will make for a more effi cient operation especially during periods of high fire occurrence.

BULLOCH COUNTY

production has totaled 960,607 cords of round pulpwood.
There are approximately 14 woodusing industries in Bulloch County employing 219 persons with an annual payroll of about $1.2 million. The products produced by the industries include green, kiln dried and air dried lumber, pulpwood, plywood, posts, chips, cabinets, truck bodies, lumber and penta treated lumber.

.... The state's largest bald cypress tree is located in the Ocmulgee River Swamp on property owned by Dr. L. L. Rawls. The tree measures 23'9" in circum ference ; is 137 feet tall; and has a crown spread of 45 feet. Tommy Hogg, above, ranger, Pulaski County Forestry Unit, said that this is the third state champion tree located in Pulaski County . The others are white ash and redwood trees.

IJil... There are 242,300 commercial forest acres in Bulloch County. This represents 55.3 percent of the land area .
Approximately 89 percent of the forest acreage is privately owned . Industry owned forest acreage is about 11 percent .
The forest acreage has a growing volume of 295.1 million cubic feet. The net annual growth is 15.6 million cubic feet . The annual cut is 9 .6 million cubic feet .
There are approximately 91 ,800 acres in need of site preparation and/ or planting in Bulloch County . About 66 percent is in oak-pine .
There were 21,905 cords of round pulpwood produced in the county in 1972. The highest production , 51,040 cords, occurred in 1970. Since 1946 10

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.., The Georgia Forestry Commission hosted the 1973 Southeastern Forest Management Chief's Meeting in Savannah. The state forest management representatives were, 1-r, Cal Pennock, Va.; John Wood, Tex .; John McCullough, Ala.; and Hart Appl eby, Tenn. Others were Ed Pickens, S.C.; Ray Swatska , Ky.; Roger Davis, Okla .; and Robert Grady, N. C. Erwin Gunner, La.; Druid Preston, Ga .; Leon Estes, Miss.; and Russ Booninghouser, Fla ., complete the list.

And Places

.... B. Jack Warren, timber harvesting specialist, University of Georgia Extension Service, is the southern regional winner in the Geigy Recognition Awards Program . Warren was cited for his edu cational program to inform logging con tractors of their obligations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, and to make loggers aware of dan gerous practices in the industry. The program is sponsored by the Ciba-Geigy Corporation and the National Associa tion of County Agricultural Agents.

.... Arthur Hilliard, left, patrolman, Atkinson -Clinch Forestry Unit, Homerville, is th e first Georgia Forestry Commission employee to receive a certificate and cash award for a money saving suggestion through the State Employees' Suggestion Program.
Foster Smith, ranger, Atkinson -Clinch Forestry Unit, made the presentation . Hilliard devised a locking gas cap for use on the gasoline saddle tanks of the Forestry Commission truck transports. The cap is designed to deter the theft of gasoline. Thomas B. Hall, artist, Macon and Hollis L. Winn, district ranger, Washington, are other Forestry Commission personnel recognized through the program . Hall's suggestion for standardizing award sizes to coincide with frame sizes was adopted. Winn's suggestion has resulted in preventing the bending of spindles on forest fire plows amounting to an estimated annual savings of $400 to the state. It will also result in greater efficiency in controlling forest fires by eliminating the loss of time in plows being damaged on the fire line.

lliJ.. Turner S. Davis, assistant professor, forest research, Georgia Experiment Station , University of Georgia, has been ad mitted to the State Bar of Georgia and the American Bar Association. Davis is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a registered forester in Georgia .

IJll> Mrs. Fraser L. Ledbetter, St. Simons Island librarian, receives an outstanding

achievement plaque and congratulations from "Smokey Bear". Clarence E. Hilburn ,

ranger, Glynn County Forestry Unit makes the presentation . Mrs. Ledbetter, who

has worked at the library for 25 years, had conducted the Smokey Bear Reading

Club Program for the past 13 summers with the cooperation of the Glynn County

Unit.

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Application
Mail to Institute Coordinator at either college. Dr. Philip F-C. Greear, Shorter College, Rome, Ga. Dr. Robert England, West Georgia College, Carrollton, Ga. Dr. Clyde Connell, Valdosta State College, Valdosta, Ga.
Name _____________________________________
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Home Address --------------------------- Home phone _____________________________
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Georgia's Environmental Education Institute

Subject - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -I will take the course for ( ) graduate credit ( ) undergraduate credit
Will you qualify and will you apply for state grant in aid for the forthcoming summer? _______________
Please send information on other scholarship funds ( ).
Are you currently enrolled in a graduate program?

Institute:

Where ------------------------------------

The Environmental Education Institute brings together teachers, administrators. researchers in ecology and professionals in environmental management. Teachers experience the vastness and variety of the environment. They learn of the dangers of depletion of irretrievable resources. They learn management tech ni ques and practices by which essential resources can be used and recycled for the benefit of generations yet to come. The institute seeks to develop in participants positive attitudes toward environmental qual ity. Participants are expected in turn to convey their expanded knowledge and attitude to their students.
The course is presented in a down-to-earth, easy-to-understand manner. Step by step, the participants are introduced to the fundamentals of air, fish and wildlife, forestry, geology, recreation, soils and water. Throughout the course there is strong emphasis put on ecology, natural resource use and environmental conservation. The subject matter is made even more understandable by the liberal use of visual aids and demonstrations. many of which the teachers may use themselves later in their classrooms. During each segment of the course, students are taken on field trips to see first hand what the instructors have discussed in class. The field demonstrations are one of the most interesting and rewarding aspects of the course. They are elaborately planned and executed at considerable expense to the sponsoring agencies with results well worth the effort. Teachers find themselves aware of uses and problems involved with our natural resou rces that they never really considered before. Field trips are frequent and varied - participants analyze soil, check on water quality, measure forest conditions, search for fossil specimens, observe aerial bom bing forest fire control techniques and do a lake fish census.
Participants are given a gold mine of information, materials and ideas to use with their own students. They find this help invaluable not only in teaching about natural resources, but in teaching history, social studies, natural science, geography and even English as well. 12

Certification:

Credit obtained through the Georgia Environmental Education Institute may be used to fulfill requirements of additional study for teacher certification or certificate - renewal. Applicants should check with their local school board and/or the Georgia State Department of Education, Department of Teacher Certification. The course is open to principals, curriculum directors, elementary, Junior High and secondary teachers as well as school supervisors and college instructors. Under certain conditions undergraduates interested in environmental education may be admitted.
Schedule:
Three institutes are held each summer, Shorter College, Rome, and West Georgia College, Carrollton, June 10-28.. .Valdosta State College, Valdosta, June 17-July 5.
Students may enroll at either college. Classes begin at 9:00a .m . and end at 5:00 p.m. Generally, there is a classroom session in the morning with a field trip after lunch . Some days are spent entirely in the field . Participants are free from about 4 :00p.m. on Fridays until 9 :00 on Mondays.
Participants who desire to do so may enroll for an additional summer course following the Institute. Certain courses are available at Shorter Col lege and information concerning these may be obtained from the Registrar. Valdosta State College and West Georgia College do not have a split summer session, but students may enroll for an additional course at another institution whose second summer session begins after the termination of the Institute.
Expenses:

The total cost of each institute, including tuition, materials, room and

meals for the three-week period will be approximately $180 depending upon

the accomodations desired and the institution attended. The cost will be

considerably less for those living at home and commuting to the institute.

An additional $10 admission fee must be paid by the student desiring

graduate credit unless he is currently enrolled in a graduate program . If the

student is already admitted to a graduate program at another institution,

credit received at the institute may be transferred upon the approval of the

parent institution.

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Scholarships are Ji)rovided through contributions by private industry, civic

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and social organizations, garden clubs and conservation groups. These scholarships include tuition, room and board and are available to qualified appli -

cants who apply and are accepted for participation at the Environmental

Education Institutes. Transportation costs are not covered.

Since the maximum number of students who may be accomodated at

each of the institutes is 25, early application is advisable. For an application

blank or additional information, requests should be sent directly to the

coordinator of the individual institutes.

Grants-in -aid from the Georgia Department of Education may be obtain -

ed . Check with your local superintendent or the State Department of Edu -

cation.

Credit:

Students at the Georgia Environmental Education Institutes may receive either three and one-third semester hours or five quarter hours of credit toward either an undergraduate degree or Master of Education degree. Undergraduate credit may be obtained from either school upon successful completion of the Institute by application to Valdosta State College and West Georgia College.

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LETTERS
WESTERN FIRES
It is nearly impossible to personally thank all of the folks who worked during the recent western fire emergency. We don't want to m iss a si ngle person , so we ' re taking this opportunity to give each who contributed in any way, a hearty thanks for a job well done!
It is especially noteworthy that both the States and National Forests went all out to furnish crews at a time when they were hard pressed to get their own work done .
We ' re in the final stages of returning our people home from their western fire details. Although t he people involved have varied reactions, we believe it was a good partnership effo rt . From preliminary information, it was a successful and worthwhile venture, with re ports of much fine work being done by both the State and N F crews.
We hope that this " thank you" means as much to you as it does to us to be able to say it .
Carl W. Hickerson Program Director Fire and Lands Region Eight U . S. Forest Service Atlanta, Georgia
SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE
Thanks to Mr. Robert M . McMurry for his time and advice on the Southern Pine Beetle as it pertains to the Sunflower Project .
We are going to pursue with a test plot in a " hot area " and then determine the priorities after we have time to study the results . In the meantime, I would appreciate any new developments that you may come up with that would be of assistance to us.
Again, I wish to thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to visit with us on this most serious problem.
Wallace Prince Director of Recreation Operations Terramar Corporation Corpus Christi, Texas
Thank you very much for the information sent to our Department. It was both interesting and helpful. I would like to request addi tional information concerning General I nformation on Forestry, Hazards of the Forests and any Forestry Survival Tips, if available.
Thanks to your Department's prompt and effici ent handling of the problem of Pine Ba ~ k Beetles, the Dodson Park project is coming along fine .
Bill Dunn Engineering Department City of East Point , Georgia
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TOUR
It is difficult for me to ex press adequately our appreciation to Mr. Steve Sandfort and the other Georgia Forestry Commission staff members for the full and very interesting day our senior forestry tour group spent in Atlan ta . We covered a lot of ground, and the items included were so different from others on the tour that we were espec ia lly pleased we included Atlanta on this year's it inerary .
The group gained a new appreciation for insect problems after viewi ng and discussing the pine beetle problem . You are to be com -
ended for your courage in pu tt ing us on TV without prior rehearsal.
The ride to the top of Stone Mountain was spectacular, and the forestry involvement in Stone Mountain Park w as a po int of great interest to the students, because it is a radi cally different approach to the changing forestry scene.
V . J. Rudolph Professor of Forestry Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan
SUPPRESSION
This will convey my sincere thanks and appreciation to Mr. Charles Dunn and Mr. T ankersley for services rendered t o me and my property on July 14, 1973 when lightning struck and set on fire a house belonging to me in a rural area south of Chatswort h, Ga .
Had it not been for the little Jeep and its water supply with pressu re, I would have lost a five room frame house valued at $3000 and possibly a good stand of timber would have been damaged nearby .
It is my personal opinion that equipment of this kind renders an invaluable service to the citizens of this county when used as t his was. We who own property in the rural areas especially appreciate you and your equipment and the most responsive manner in which your men have carried out their duties in the past .
Robert Ensley, Deputy Sheriff Murray County, Georgia
There is no way we can adequately express our appreciat ion t o Mr. George Sanders and other members of the Georgia Forestry team for the help given us when we had our recen t wreck . You just can 't beat having good neigh bors when you have a problem .
We lost 11 ,000 pounds of peanuts and ruined an old truck and trailer but when no one gets seriously hurt we can just be thankful.
John G. Joiner Tom's Foods Ltd. Macon, Georgia

Logging The
M. D. Waters RETI REMENTS .. .A.J . BROWN, t owerman , Candler-Evans-Tattnall Unit, July 1, 1955-June 1, 1973.. .HENRY GRIF FIN , patrolman, Atkinson -Clinch Unit, Jan. 22, 1952-Aug . 1, 1973 ...ALTON MARTIN , patrolman, Bleckley-Lau rens Unit, Jan 14, 1953-May 1, 1973.. .TOM MCFARLAND, forester , Washi ngton District, Feb. 10, 1964-Aug. 1, 1973 ... BERRY H. MOON , ranger, Harris Unit, Oct. 1, 1945-July 1, 1973.. .JOH N B. PH I LLIPS, patrolman, Twiggs-Wilkinson Unit, May 1, 1958-May 1, 1973... BENNIE ROWLAND, patrolman , GlascockJefferson Unit, Dec . 1, 1952-July 1, 1973.. .MS. EULA MAE STEWART, towerwoman, Bacon -Coffee Unit, Jan . 23, 1962-July 1, 1973.. .LEON STR IC KLAND, patrolman, Echols Unit, Nov. 1, 1955-Sept. 1, 1973... M.D . WAT ERS, ranger, Candler-Evans-Tattnall Unit, Nov . 1, 1951-0ct.1, 1973.
MEETINGS...SOCIETY of American Foresters, Mobile, Ala., Jan . 31-Feb. 1... SOUTHERN Forest Institute, Atl anta, Ga., Feb . 21-22.
IN MEMORIAM ...WILLIAM NEWT ALEXANDER, 65, worked with the Georgia Forestry Commission for 17 years. He retired in November 1970. Alexander was superintendent of the Davisboro Nursery at the time of his retirement.. .M. MAC O'BARR , 60, came with the Forestry Commission in 1947 as an assistant district forester . He was a forest engineer at the Macon Office, at the time of his retirement in July 19720'Barr was a graduate of the University of Georgia School of Forest Resources.

Foresters ...
Service Awards
30 YEARS
J. C. McDearis... ..... ..... ....Ranger Calhoun , Ga . Mar. 18, 1947
Charles H. Poppell. ......... Ranger Townsend , Ga . Nov. 1, 1947
25 YEARS
George Lyon ..... ..... ......... Ranger Stone Mt., Ga . Dec . 1, 1950
McCormick Neai..... .. ......Superintendent Morgan Nursery Sept. 9, 1949

20 YEARS

Kirkl and Armst rong.......Seed Processo r Macon, Ga. July1 , 1953

John W. Clar ke............... Forester Macon, Ga . Apr. 15, 1954
Charles H. Merk ........... ...Patrolman Jefferson, Ga. Sept. 1, 1953
Gerald J. Ridl ey ..... .........Ranger Eatonton , Ga . Sept. 7, 1953
Ray Thomas .. ... ........ ..... . Ranger Lawrenceville, Ga . July 8, 1953

SCHOLARSHIP...James L. Rakestraw of Marietta has rec eived one of two $1,600 forestry schol arships sponsored by St. Regis Paper Company in the South . M. G. Rawls, general manager, Southern Timberlands Division, St. Regis, said that this is the fifth consecutive year one of the scholarships has been won by a student at the University of Georgia . Rakestraw wa s selected by a committee of state foresters, John M. Bethea, Fla.; Ray Shirley, Ga. ; Billy Gaddis, Miss. ; and C. W. Moody, Al a.

Cheri Bowen, six, and Scott Bowen, eight, were the top readers in the Smokey Bear Reading Club cosponsored by the Dalton Junior Woman 's Club, Dalton Library and the Whitfield County Forestry Unit. The Bowens, who attend Westside School, read 65 books each. Approx imately 250 children participated in the summer reading club. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Rogers are the parents of the children.

Sharon Bel/any, 16, of Ellenwood, is the first contestant for the 1974 Miss Georgia Forestry title. The Miss Henry County forestry queen will compete for the title at the Georgia Forestry Association annual meeting on Jekyll Island, June 16-18. Miss Bellamy is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Bellamy. The current Miss Georgia Forestry is Linda Mountjoy of McRae.

J. B. White, ranger, Chattooga County Forestry Unit, is only the third person in Georgia to be certified as a master rescue instructor. Making the presentation is Major General Joel B. Paris, Ill, director, State Civil Defense.
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Georgia FORESTRY December, 1973

SECOND-CLASS POST AGE PAID AT DRY BRANCH, GA.

Wood comes from trees Wood is our only renewable
resource
Wood has endurance Wood has resiliency Wood is economical Wood cannot be imitated Wood is the oldest new material