Georgia forestry, Vol. 31, no. 1 (Mar. 1978)

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Georgia Forestry

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N:a r. 1978 No. 1 V ol. 31
Geo rge Busbee - Governor A . Ray Shirley - Director
BOAR D OF COMMISS IONERS H. E. Williams , chai rma n, Woodbine Fe lton Denney , Carrol lt on Eley C. Fra zer, Ill, A lbany Jim L. Gi l lis, Jr ., Soperton Robert Simpson, Ill, Lakeland
STAFF Fra nk E. Craven , Editor Thoma s B. Hall, Artist
GEORG I A FO RE STRY COMMISSION DISTRICT OF FI CES Coosa Valley P. 0 . Bo x Z, Mt. Berry 3014 9 North Georgia Rt. 7, Box 83, Ca nton 301 14 At lanta 7 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr., S.W. Room 54 5, Atlanta 30334 Chattahoochee P.O. Box 1080, Newnan 30 263 Middle Flint Rt. 1, Box 23A, Americus 31730 Co ast al Pl ain Rt. 2, A sh bu rn 31714 South west Georgi a Rt. 2, Box 215 , Cam il la 31730 Georgi a So ut hern Rt . 2, Stat esboro 30458 Co ast al P.O . Bo x 11 3, Midway 31320 Sl ash Pin e Rt. 6, Box 167, Waycross 31501 Central Savannah River Rt. 2, Box 266, Washington 30673 Georgia Mountains Rt. 11, Box 37, Gainesville 30 50 1 Northeast Georgia Rt. 4, Box 168A, Athens 30 605 Heart of Georgia Rt. 1, Box 46, Helena 31037 Mid dle Georgia Rt. 8, Co lumbus Rd., Macon 31206 Oconee Hwy. 49 , ~llilledgeville 31 06 1
Georgia Forestry is published quarterly by the Georgia Forestry Comm ission, Rt. 1, Box 85, Dry Branch, Ga. 3 102 0.
Second class postage paid at Rome, Ga.

Weath er Test Underway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

78 Re po rt Highlights... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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A rbor Day - 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

So uth er n Forest World, Inc. Dedicated ...... . ......................... 6-7

Woo d - A So urce Of Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

Fo rest ry Faces An d Pl aces........... .............................. 10-11

Preside nt Pl ants Georgia Tree.... . .... ......................... . ... . 12

Prince Of T he Fo rest. . . .. ... ..... .. . ............................ . 12

Savannah Tree Con f erence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Teacher Institutes Scheduled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Youth Workshop Scheduled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Letters and Logging The Foresters .. . ..... ............................ 14-15

Cruising
The NeYtrs

Wood For Energy : Fasc inating Idea
One of th e m ost fasci n at in g p ro posal s we h av e b ee n exposed to in y ea rs w as p r esen t ed here Mo nday night by of fi c ials o f Geo rgi a T ec h E n gmee ring E x p eriment St ati o n and th e Georgi a Forestry Co mmi ss ion .
They p ro pose d a wood energy resea rch cen t er f o r LaG r ange , a p ro jec t th at would u se wood in coge nerati on, the co m b ined produ ctio n o f p rocess h ea t and electri ci ty .
U n de r th e p lan , w hi ch f i rst mu st be ju stif ied by a f easib ility stu d y , th e L aGr ange Industri al Develop m ent Aut hori ty wou ld p r od uce t he el ect r icit y and in st ead o f allow ing th e steam to be lost 1n to t he air wou ld cap t u re 1t and se ll 1t to loca l m anufactu ring faci li t ies.
The idea of producin g ene rg y by bu rning wood isn 't easily acceptab le to the laym an, wh o visua l ize's the f i rep lace whe re 9 0 pe rcent o f th e h ea t c reat ed goes up the c h i mney . A s a m atter o f fact, Georgia's governor at f irst was n 't i mp ressed with th e idea, but a ft er listening t o so m e o f th e accomp lishments in t he fie ld of co-gener at io n no w suppo rt s th e pr o j ec t co mpletely.
The sa m e is true of D r . Ja m es Sch lesinger, head o f the new fede ral Depa rtment o f E ne rgy . He came to Georgia to take a look at expe rimen t s in t he so lar ener gy field and beca m e so in trigued with wood energy that he requested all ava il ab le inf ormat ion on it.
What the experiment may prove is t hat A m er ica f ina lly w ill learn tha t it mu st d eal w ith it s energy prob lems on a regiona l basis. Woo d cou ld p rove a p rac t ica l ene rgy so urce f o r large are as of the South where forests abou nd , w hil e areas o f the West where sun li ght is a co mmo dit y in abu ndance could turn more to sola r ene rgy. And areas of the nation whe re coal is abu ndant w o u ld use this fuel, leaving the natural gas to the N o rth for use during its extended ha rsh w i n t ers.
Ray Shirley, director of the Georg ia Forestry Commiss1on, env1sions Georg ia meeting hal f o f its energy needs from wood. That becomes an impressive figure when you realize that t his stat e imports about 97 percent of 1ts energy at a cost o f more tl1an $3 billion an nua ll y.
Cons1derable effort now is being expended to investigate the potentia l of wood as an energy source for bu~ness, industry and res1dences. With the increasing cost of natural gas, economic compansons with wood and other fuels are competitive.
Wood has no sulphur and when combusted with gasification systems, produces little particulate emiSSions. W1th careful forest harvesting techniques, environmental impacts on the land itself can be controlled.
One of the most impressive aspects o f the proposal is that it wou ld turn into an asset a proJect wh1ch we have been wast1ng for years. For t y percent of every tree that is cut is not being used for any purpose now.
Est1mates of ava ilable supplies of wood in Georgia of annual wood waste and cull timber are the equivalent of 48 million barrels of oil annua l ly without affecting wood for conventiona l uses.
Thi s represents an equivalent va lue o f $330 mill ion annua ll y that could st ay in Georg ia's
economy. As Forestry Director Shirley pointed out at Monday's meet 1ng, wood was the chief source o f
energy 1n the United States until the turn of the century, then was forgotten as a clean-burning cheap fuel cal led natural gas ca me on the scene. Now it appears that wood will become a source of energy again under new technological advances.
(From the LaGrange Daily News)

Weather Test UnderY#ay During 1977, the State of Georgia
experie nced its largest number of forest

fire s si nce 1954. There were more than

15,000 fires which burned almost

80,000 acres of forest and open land.

Debris burning is the largest cause of

forest fi res in Georgia.

A pilot test currently under way in

Tu rner and Brooks Counties shows pro -

mi se of an effective means to reverse

th e trend of the past few year of hav-

ing mo re fires .

The project, simply stated, makes

fire weather forecast information, relat-

ing to fire use, available on a local basis

to la ndowners at their convenience

th rou gh the use of a telephone answer-

ing 1device.

Th e U . S. Forest Service's Southern

Forest Fire Laboratory at Macon, in

cooperation with the National Weather

Service has come up with a computer

program which has the capability of tak-

ing National Weather Service observa-

ti onal and forecast data on an hourly

basis. The computer then interpolates

t he information in such a manner re-

su lting in a reliable forecast of what is

li kely to happen on a county basis. This

information is programmed, stored and

updated in the University of Georgia

computer at Athens where organiza -

tions with a computer terminal and

proper access to the computer may acqu ire this information at any time.
In turn, the Forest Fire Laboratory in Ma con has a meteorological staff

Billy J. Williams, Turner County ranger, daily records the weather forecast and adds an appropriate forestry message on a telephone answering de vice. The information is available to anyone needing fire weather information .

wh ich monitors, corrects and interprets

co mputer output to insure maximum owner includes the high and low humid-

Ware Counties.

rel iability. The user, in this case the ity, the high and low temperatures of

According to James C. Turner, Jr .,

Forestry Units in Brooks and Turner the day and night, the fire danger

chief, Forest Protection Division, these

Counties , are provided a local forecast (whether it will be safe to burn or not),

locations will acquire local weather in-

twice each day.

the general trend of fire danger, the fire

formation for several surrounding coun -

The two Forestry Units receive the behavior (whether winds may vary or

ties and provide the information daily

fo reca st, add an appropriate fire pre- not) and the prescribed burning condi - to these counties.

vention message and records the fore - tions (whether they are good or bad for

In effect, Turner sa id , the local ran-

cast an d message on an automatic tele- burning).

ger will be in the position of being able

Ph one answering device . Local land-

In addition the information includes

to provide the latest weather informa-

owners have been advised by letter from whether or not there may be a cold

tion to the landown ers he serves and at

th e ra nger about this service and have front moving in which could affect

the same time advise the landowner

been given the local telephone number smoke dispersion and air pollution po-

about burning conditions . The automa -

to call to receive the weather informa- tential. This information tells the person

tic answering device will deliver the

tion and advice . Also, in Turner County, who plans to burn anything how well

message any time of the day when the

rad io station WMES broadcasts this in - the smoke and pollutants will disperse

landowner needs th e information . Th e

fo rmati on several times a day . Results into the air on that particular day.

landowners will be able to do a better

so far have indicated that the public

Future -plans call for installing com-

job of prescribed burning by being

wil l use the system and that it has the puter terminals in Clinch, Coweta,

aware of existing weather conditions.

Potential of being an excellent fire pre- Floyd, Glynn, Haralson and Jenkins

By heeding thi s advice, wild fire occur -

yen tio n tool.

Counties. Others to be included are

rence can be drastically curtailed , Tur

Information available to the land Liberty, Lowndes, Spalding, Telfair, and

ner said .

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77 Report Highlights

... R FD in 74 7 counties ... 76 Master Fire Plans ... Wood Energy Seminar hosted ...50,425 woodland owners assisted .. .All loblolly and slash are super seedlings

Highlights of the 1977 Georgia For estry Commission annual report have been announced by Commission D irec
tor Ray Shirl ey in a report :o the Gover
nor and State Legislature. The organiza tion's Rural Fire Defense Program con tinues to grow in size and effectiveness . According to Shirley, there were 411 RFD Departments active in 141 coun ties with 587 trucks on loan at the end of June 1977. The efforts of the RFD volunteers resulted in the saving of pro perty valued at more than $48.6 mil lion . Several of these volunteer units use "Fire Knockers", a special built 950 gallon fire truck. The Fire Knock ers are built by the Commission and leased to communities. The volunteer firemen are trained in house fire tactics by the Georgia Fire A cademy and city fire department personnel .
The preparation of countywide Mas ter Fi re Pl ans is another phase of the 4 R F D program that has accelerated.

There were, at the end of June, 16 counties that had the plan in operation. Th e Master Pl an is a positive guide di rected toward coordinating county and community efforts in providing county wide rural fire protection services in minimizing loss of life and property.
Due to the extreme drought last Spring, Georgia's forest fire occurrence was the highest on record . Th ere were 14,895 wildfires which burned 78,250 acres . Director Shirley pointed out that approximately 45 percent of the fire s and 60 percent of the acreage burned occurred in February and June when high winds and low humidity coup led with the drought resulted in tinder dry forests. Shirley had high praise for hi s fire fighters, industry cooperators and RFD units in holding the average size fire for the year to a respectable 5.25 acres, among the lowest in the South. Debris burning was the major fire cause followed by incendiaris m, machine use

and smoking. A major thrust by the State Agency
was its program to develop wood as an energy source . A wood energy seminar was jointly sponsored by the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Fares try Commission. The seminar was de signed to enhance the understandin g of how crucial energy sources are and how industry and homes can use wood as an energy source safely. The extreme cold ofthe 1977 winter pointed out the need for such a conference. Demonstrated at the conference was a gasifier which produces a clean gas, similar to natural gas, by burning wood chips.
There were 50,425 woodland owners provided forest management assistance on 2,232,836 acres. The Commission continued its aerial flights to detect southern pine beetle outbreaks. It was reported that beetle activity was down with only Catoosa County showing heavy infestation. However, the insect was found for the first time in Brantley and Ch ar lton Counties .
The Forest Incentives Program designed to increase timber production through tree planting and/or timber stand improvement was made available to all Georgians through the Forestry Comm ission. There were 1,056 requests serviced involving the planting of 11,185 acres, site preparing 10,647 acres and timber stand improve ment on 2,961 acres.
Th e Commi ssion's tree se lection phase of its genetics program was step ped up . Pr iority is being given to trees demonstrating disease resistance, high growth rate and wood quality. The se se lected trees will be used in the con tinuing development of the improved or "super" seed lings being grown in Commission nurseries. Th is past year all of the loblolly and sla sh pine pro duction, almost three-fourths of the 45 million seed lings grown, was improved stock. A nat ional first occurred with the production of 131 pounds of the first Blue Tag certified seed certified by the Georgia Crop Improvement As soc iation .
Jim L. G illis, Jr., Soperton, was ap pointed to the five member Georgia Forestry Commission Board for a seven year term . Henry E. Williams, Woodbine, was elected chairman . Other Board members are Felton Denney, Carrollton; El ey C. Frazer, Ill , Albany, and Robert Simpson, Lake land .

, Arbor Day - 1978
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Governor George Busbee proclaimed February 17, 1978 as Arbor Day in Georgi a. In issuing the proclamation, Governor Busbee pointed out that forests occupy 69 percent of the State's lan d area, and provide the raw material for the State's wood-using industries . Th ese industries funnel an estimated $3.4 billion a year into Georgia's econ omy.
The Governor urged all Georgians to give attention to this observance, and at all ti mes support, aid and take part in the protection, development and perpetuat ion of the State's timberlands .
Ray Shirley, directo r , Georgia Fores try Commission, said this marks Georgia's 88th anniversary of Arbor Day . He asked that school children, teachers, garde n clubs, agricultural groups , civic and fraternal organizat ions dedicate this day t o recognizing the value of Georgi a's vast tree crop . Forestry Commissio n county rangers had a supply of suggested Arbo r Day programs fo r any gro up , Shirley added.
The text of Governor Busbee's procla mat ion follows:
WHEREAS: Georgia has been r ichly endowed by Nature w ith rugged mountai ns, ri ch piedmon t area and a f ertile co astal plain, island -studded lakes and cyrstal stream s, attractive coastal shores; all enh anced by forested areas, and
WHEREAS : Our forests occupy 69 percen t of the State's land area; having for more than three centuries produced raw materials for lumber, paper, and oth er wood-producing plants which ma nufacture a variety of products worth ann ua lly about S3.4 billion , thus giving steady employment to thousands of our citizens, and
WHER EAS : Good forest cover helps to store water in the so i l , reducing flood run -o ff and preventing soil erosion, stabili zes the natural flow of rivers so necessary in the production of electric

energy ; provides cover and food for wildlife, and
WHEREAS : It is possible through the use of wood mate rial, in some cases, to replace natural gas, coal and electricity for energy which could lower Georgia's energy costs on a continuing basis by one -third, and
WHEREAS : In addition to better forest practices, there is an opportunity for additional improvement in the care and protection of both town and city

shade trees along ou r streets, highway s, and in local parks:
THEREFORE : I, George Busbee , Governor of the State of Georgia, do hereby proclaim Friday, February 17, 1978, as "A RBOR DAY" in the State of Georgia, and do hereby call upon and and urge every citizen of the State to give attention to this observance and at all times support , aid and take part in the protection, development and per-
petuation of the great forest resources. 5

Southern Forest World, Inc. Dedicated

So u thern Fores t World, l~.c., a pri vate, no n-profit in terp retive center de signed to tell the fascinat ing story of Southern Forestry, was dedicated Nov ember 9. It is located north of Waycross at the Okefenokee Heritage Center.
Springing from an idea and dream of Mr s . William Clark of Waycross, the building became a real ity throu gh a gr a nt from the Coastal Pl ains Regional Co mmi ss i(,~ l a s well as from donations by bus ine ss es and the forest industry. Tlw bu il d ing is valued at well ove1 S200,GOO and contains 7,500 square fpet of exh1b1t a nd office space. It is nw.tructPd prima rily of wood includ ing lonql ....d IH d t pmc si ding, c e dar shingles, lamll1dt<'d yellow p in e bea ms, cypress

and a variety of hardwoods. Enlisting the aid of forest indust:y,
state and federal forestry agencies and timberland owners, Mrs. Clark had building plans drawn up and now that the building has been built; the next step will be to finalize exhibit plans. Exhibits are being designed to create and encourage awareness of the renew ab le woodland resource which offers jobs, income to la ndowners and needed products to consumers and at the sa me time e nh anci ng the quality of the en viron ment.
The dedication program was presided over by E. Konce Ben ne tt, Sr. o f Waycross, who is Southern For est World's legal advisor. William J. Barton, presi

John R. McGuire , center, chief, U. S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C., made the dedicatory remarks where he point ed aut that the South is the nation's woodbasket. Other platform guests were lr, Ray Shirley, director, Georgia Fares try Commission, Macon, Jim L. Gillis, Jr., prominent timberland owner and a Forestry Commission Board Member, Soperton, E. Konce Bennett, Sr., legal advisor to Southern Forest World and Dr. W Henry Fields, pastor, First Bap tist Church, Waycross.

dent , Boa rd of Tru st ees, Soutl1 ern Fo rest Wo rld, In c. , w e lcome d th e som e 300 fore stry bu s in ess a nd age n cy lea d ers t o the ce re mony. Bar ton, man age r , Sa van nah Woo d la nds, Union Cam p Co rp oration, ann o un ce d hi s company will m a ke a substantial cash co ntribution to he lp fund the exhib it s.
Dedicatory re marks we re made by John R. McGuir e , chi ef, U. S. For est Service, Washington, D. C . McGuire ::>raised Southern Forest World as being 3 major step to show Forestry to people n the Southeast. He pointed out the jramatic comeback of the South's for ~sts since the early 1900's when they were very much depleted. He called the South, The Woodbasket of the Nation . 'VlcGuire also pointed out that this en jeavor stands as a symbol of the out-

standing cooperat1on between the So uth' s forest indust r ies a nd pub Iic age nc ies .
A . Ray Shi rley, d irector , Georgi a Fo rest ry Co mmi ss ion, Ma con, and cha irman of the Exhibits Comm ittee, un veil ed t h e pro posed exhib it p lan s. T h e exhibits will consist of working model s, color tr a nspar e nc ies, pa n e ls, m o vi es, artifacts and the feature attract ion, a giganti c 50 fo o t t a ll ma n made t ree, half of which will be pine and th e o ther half white oak.
Th ese innovative exhibits will be dynamic educational displays which wil l be updated as needed an d will includ e such subjects as forest management, ha rvesting, regeneration, conservation, uti lization, economics, pollution control s, insects, diseases, forest fir e control ,

wildlife and unusual wood products. Fund s fo r t he exh ibits will be raised
through so lic it a ti on of privat e industry, busin ess and individ ua ls int e rested in the south e rn for est a nd its products.
Th e comp lete fac il ity is expected to be rea dy , com plete w ith exhi bits, in a bout 18-24 months. Operating expenses w ill be fund ed by annual m emberships, a sma ll a dmi ssion charge, reve nue from a gift shop and special fund ra isi ng activ1t ies.
Southern Fo rest World is ex pec t ed to a tt ract a la rge number o f touri sts as we ll as area sc hool ch il dren .
Drea m s, wi t h a lot of h a rd work , d o come tru e as Mrs. Wil liam Cl a rk can attest.

Over 300 persons attended the dedica tion of the Southern Forest World building located in Waycross. Exhibits have been designee: for the building and it is anticipated the facility will open in 18-24 m onths.

Georgia has approximately 3.6 million cords of cull trees that would be available on a continuous basis for wood energy. This is a 27-year old unthinned natural stand of pine and mixed hardwood with an average diameter of 5~- 6 inches.

A thinning o f the cull trees yielded 25.3 six inches and above, represen ted 73 cord '

The recent fuel shortage and oi I embargo of 1973 has focused attention on the basic resources essential to the

Wood-A

well-being of the United States.

The outlook for fossil fuels and other non-renewable resources have been studied and intensively evaluated. How-

Source

of

Energy

ever, wood, a renewable and expandable

resource, has received little attention in spite of its current importance to industry and its potential for the future.
Georgia and the nation's forests offer us a renewable, expandable and economical source of fuel. One that could greatly reduce our dependence on foreign sources for energy fuel.
Th e Geo rgia Forestry Commission has made studies and collaborated with the U. S. For est Service on the amount of forest raw material available in Geor gia and throughout the United States which would be best suited for energy needs.
The South is particularly suited to wood technology, because her fast

use~ other than transportation . Due to the low cost of obtaining and providing this efficient fuel, it was not economically feasible to consider wood as a substitute energy source. However, prices have rapidly increased for natural gas and other fossil fuels over the past three years. At present, wood is economically feasible. A considerable savings can be realized once the conversion from oil to wood is completed.
It is economically practical to combust wood in many industrial operations. Preliminary tests indicate wood can be used to fuel industrial boilers and dryers.

that could stay in Georgia 's economy . Georgia is importing about 97 percent of its energy at a cost of more than $3 billion annually.
An effort is being made to begin pilot demonstrations in converting energy systems, now using gas, oil and coal, to wood. The wood gasification process offers clean fuel with no detrimenta l effects on the environment.
The Forestry Commission has been working closely with the Georgia Tech Engineering Experiment Station to establish a wood energy center in Georgia.
As a resu lt of the energy and economic impacts of wood, the Natural Re-

growing forests are capable of being re-

Estimates of Georgia's available wood source Committee of the Georgia House

plenished on the average of every 25 to supply, 8.25 million cords which in- of Representatives, this year, has voted

30 years. In Georgia, 20 to 30 percent cludes annual wood waste and cull tim- to create a subcommittee to look into

of the total energy used annually could ber, indicates an average oil equivalent developing wood as an energy source.

be reaped from the forests. For the na- of 48 million barrels annually. This

The Georgia Forestry Association

tion, seven percent of the total energy wood supply is in addition to wood- has appointed a wood energy committee

needs could be annually supplied from using industry production needs.

headed by Robert E. Ware of Hogans

forest Wilste and low value tree species.

This volume is based on conservative ville. The committee has been active in

This would leave us with our more estimates involving 10 percent logging determining uses for wood energy, anc

valuable hardwoo.ds and softwoods, and waste, 10 percent cull trees, 25 percent what is being done by various com

at the same time, improve our forests of the excess annual growth and 50 per- panies in the United States in th

from both the standpomt of production cent of the wood waste derived from development of equipment and com

and aesthetics.

processing.

bustion systems.

It IS the general consensus that natur

Wood energy obtained from these

A small tree harvesting demonstra

8 al gas is the 1deal energy fuel for most sources represent $330 million annua lly tion was held recently in Monroe Coun

: chips per acre. The remaining stems, trees
ty illustrating the feasibility of harvesting potential energy wood. The one-acre si te was comprised primarily of an overstory of loblolly pine and an understory of sweet gum, maple, yellow poplar and oak.
The harvest, of trees less than six inches d.b.h. and an age of 27 years, yielded 25.3 tons of wood chips. There were 13 cords remaining in the one-acre plot following the harvest. These trees were above six inches d.b.h. and represented more than 34 tons of wood.
There is a need for an evaluation and demonstration program to advise homeowners on wood-using equipment systems for slow burning stoves and central heating equipment. Wood energy systems can be easily adapted to institutional heating needs, industrial uses, small electrical plants and others.
Wood residues, unmerchantable woo d in cut-over and well-stocked stands and poor quality hardwood trees are available in abundance in Georgia. The technology is available to utilize them efficiently. And, the economics would justify the prospect of conversion even if there were not an energy crisis.

In Georgia, 20 to 30 percent of the total energy used annually could be reaped from the forests. Estimates of Georgia's available wood supply, 8.25 million cords which includes annual wood waste and cull timber, indicates an available oil equivalent of 48 million barrels annually.
Grapple Skidder - Used to move felled trees to mechanical chipper.

A portable chipper - can chip complete tree through 12 inch diameter.
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Forestry

+ Fred H. Baker, right, Coordinator o f Rural Fire Defense, Georgia Forestry Com -
mission, has retired after 25 years of service to the State of Georgia. He was present ed a Faithful Service Award by James C. Turner, Jr., Chief of Forest Protection, Georgia Forestry Commission.

+ Frederick W. Haeussler , manager of
Land Use and Forest Practices, Union Camp Corporation, Savannah, has been elected a member of the Council of the Society of American Foresters. Haeussler, 48, will assume his two-year post on the Society's governing body beginning January 1, 1978.
Haeussler's 16-year membership in SAF has included various positions with the Society's Alabama Chapter and Southeastern Section, including chairman of both, as well as member of the Southeastern Section's Land Use Com mittee.
With representatives from federal, state, private and academic forestry, the SAF Council reflects the diversity of the Society's 21,000 members.

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+ Turner F. Barber, Jr., associate chief, Forest Management, Georgia Fo restry Commission, has been elec ted chairmanelect, Georgia Chap ter, Socie ty of American Foresters. Barber will serve during 1978. There are 800 members in the Georgia Chap ter, SAF.

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+ James Reid, center, McRae , has retired from th~ Georgia Forestry commission. Stepping down after 34 years of service to landowners in the State, Reid plans to f' work part time and farm. He was assistant forest management chief. Presenting Reid with a Faithful Service Award is Druid Preston, Commission Forest Management Chief. Looking on were Mrs. Reid and their son, Jamie.

Faces and Places

+ Willia m H. Greiner has been named exec uti ve vice-president of the Soil Con servati on Society of America. Based in An keny, Iowa, he replaced H. Wayne Pr itchard, who recently retired. Greiner was th e director of the Iowa Department of Soil Conservation.
+ Steve McWilliams was elected chairman of the Georgia Env ironmental Edu cation Council at the organization's Fall meetin g. McWilliams, executive director, Georgia Mining Association, will serve hi s second term as the lea der of the Co unci l. + Elected as chairman-elect was Professor R. N. Saveland, College of Educa tion, University of Georgia, Athens. Other officers include Theresa Moen, U.S . Forest Service , Gainesvi lle, secretary an d AI Peffer , U.S. Fo rest Service, Atlanta, treasurer. New Board members include Dav id Cranshaw of the Georgia Depart ment of Natural Resources, Atlan ta an d Jeff Jackson, Extension Service, University of Georgia, Athens .
. MEETI NGS ...STATE FFA Forestry Field Day, Veterans Memorial State Park, Cordele, April 27 .. .WARE Coun ty Forest Festival, Waycross, May 2-3 ... HARDWOOD Research Council, High Hampton Inn, Ca shiers, N.C ., May 4-6... FOREST Farmers Association, Savannah, Ma y 17-19.. . RURAL Flre Defense Equip ment Show , Coliseum , Macon, May 18 .. .ENVIRONMENTAL Education Institutes, Shorter College, Rome an d Va ldosta State College, June 12 ... GEOR GIA Forestry Association annual meetin g, Jekyll Island, Jun e 18-20... GE OR GIA Ch apter , Soil Conservat io n Society of America, Douglas, June 23, 24 .. .FOR EST Products Research Society an nual meeting, Peachtree Plaza , Atl anta, June 25-30... NATURAL Re sou rce Conservation Workshop for Yo uth, South Geo rgia College, Dougla s, Jul y 9-14 .

+ Robert W. Slocum, Jr ., has joined t he staff of Southern Forest Institute as manager, Conservation Forestry and will be respo nsible for promoting the Ameri can Tree Farm Syste m with committees in the 13 South ern states. More than 20,000 landowners in the South (with 47 million acres of commercial timberland) are members of the American Tree Farm System . The industrysponsored program gives recognition to outstanding examples of forest management by pr ivate landowners.
+ Milton W. Rose, forest investigator,
Georgia Forestry Commission, has been awarded one of the highest Boy Scouts of America awards given; the Silver Beaver Award. Rose, a Scout Master of Macon Troop 275 since 7955, also is chairman of the Camping and Activities Committee for the Central Georgia Council. He has served on and chaired several other committees in the past and has received many honors by the Scouting organization including the District Award of Merit, Scouters Key and Scouters Training A ward.

+ H. Glenn Anthony, one of the most

familiar business spokesmen in Georgia

for the past 18 years with the Georgia

Chamber of Commerce, has been named

executive director of the Georgia Fo res-

try Association. He succeeds Harold

Joiner who res igned last yea r.

Anthony was manager of the Cham-

ber's Governmental Department, where

he was described by one observer

of State House politics as the most pro-

minent and effective governmental af-

fairs specialist in Georgia .

One of his first undertakings is the

launching of a drive designed to more

than doubl e the size of the 2,000 mem-

ber Forestry Associ atio n. The drive is

being coordinated by W. J. Barton, an

official of Un ion Camp Corporation,

Savannah.

The Georgia Forestry Association is

made up of individuals, business firms

and organizations promoting forestry,

one of the state's major industries.

Among the members are owners of for-

est land, pulpwood dealers, sawmill

operators, lending institutions, furni -

ture manufacturers and others involved

in the timber industry and its products .

Before joining the Geo rgia Chamber

of Commerce, Anthony was a news-

paper reporter in Flo r ida, and worked

for Un ited Press International in Ten nes-

see , Alabama and Georgia. He is a mem -

ber of the Advisory Counc il of the State

Labor Depa rtment tmployment Secur-

ity Agency, and has served on the staffs

of fiv e Georgia governors.

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Preside nt Plants Georgia Tree

President Jimmy Carter maintained a tradition dating back to John Quincy Adams when he planted a red maple from Georgia on the White House lawn. The maple tree was three years old, seven feet tall and came from the Geor gia Forestry Commission's Walker Nur sery in Tattnall County.
Ray Shirley, Commission director, said the red maple was se lected over Georgia's official tree, the live oak, because Washington is out of the tree's natural range while the red maple grows well all across the East. He said the red maple has beautiful foliage which turns yellow and gold during the Fall. Soon, a bronze plaque will be placed next to the tree telling of its origin, species and date of planting.
The Commission Director also had loblolly pines, sycamores and dogwoods sent to the White Hou se, all Georgia grown, which will eventually be planted on the White Hou se lawn.

President Jimmy Carter has planted a red maple tree from his home state on the North Lawn of the White House. Taking part in the ceremony were, 1-r, Georgia Forestry Commission Board chairman, Henry E. Williams, Woodbine; U. S. Forest Service chief, John McGuire, Washington, D. C.; Georgia Forestry Commission director, Ray Shirley, Macon; White Hous~ head groundskeeper, Irvin Williams; and First Lady Rosalynn Carter. (Official Photo by The White House, Washington, 0 C.)

Prince of the Forest

A huge white oak, reputed to be over

200 years old, has the unique distinc-

tion of owning itself. The giant tree,

measuring seven feet in diameter, can be

seen near Oxford College at Emory

University.

Back in 1929, the Oxford City com-

missioners, supported by the women's

clubs, deeded the tree to itself. The tree

has 1,256 square feet of land. Known

as the Prince of the Forest, the oak is

now a tax free property owner.

Some 75 years ago, the Rev . John W.

Yarborough and his son, George, pruned

and cultivated the tree so that it wou ld

develop into the eye pleasing symmetri-

cal shape it now boasts.

It has been said that the late Rev.

George Yarborough made annual visits

to "my good friend the tree," and every

Christmas sent a card of greetings so

addressed. The Oxford Postmaster

would then attach the card to the gigan-

tic trunk.

The oak tree is included in a film and

book, Great Trees of America, produc-

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ed by Weyerhauser Corporation.

Savannah Tree Conference

There were two days of talks and di scussio ns held at the first annual Savannah Tree Conference . The conference was held at the Savannah Civic Center. Also included in the conference wa s a to ur of city parks and Wormsloe
Isl and. The tree conference was co-sponsor-
ed by the Georgia Forestry Commission and the Savannah Park and Tree Commi ssion. Those in attendance included homeo wners, developers, fs>resters, and others interested in trees.
Other organizations involved were the University of Georgia Extension Service , Coastal Chapter, The Georgia Co nservancy, the Men's Garden Club of Savannah and the Oleander District of the Garden Club of Georgia, Inc.
Topi cs discussed were ornamental and fl owering trees , trees in an urban settin g, trees for homeowners, pollution of our trees, common tree insects and diseases, the dollar value of trees and urban trees versus urban development. Th e conference ended with a discussion of the Chatham County Tree Ordinance wh ich entails regulating the removal or da ma ge of trees on multi-family residential an d commercial building sites, public pro perty and highway rights-of-way.
Further information concerning the confere nce is availa_ble by contacting H. L. Neal, Jr ., district forester, Georgia Forestry Commission, P. 0. Box 113, Mi dwa y, Georgia 31320.

Savannah Shade Tree Conference Committee and speaker panel {1-r) , James H. Cook, forester, Georgia Forestry Commission; Dr. Frank S. Santamour, Jr. , Research Geneticist, -National Arboretum , Washington , D.C.; Harold V. Hagins, II, chairman, Savannah Park and Tree Commission; Judge Alexander A. Lawrence, Southern District, U.S. District Court; Jerry Conner, director, Savannah Park and Tree Commission; Han. Brooks Stillwell, alderman, City of Savannah and Mrs. Mary Helen Ray, The
Garden Club of Ga. , Inc., Savannah.

Teacher Institutes Scheduled

For the 13th consecutive year, Georgia 's award winning Env iron menta l Edu cat ion Institutes for teachers have been sch edu led. Teachers interested in the out-of-doors and the environment and the obtaining of ten quarter hours of coll ege credit are invited to attend the Institutes .
There will be two three-week sessions in 197 8 . Both Institutes will begin June 12; one at Shorter Coll ege in Rome and the oth er at Valdosta State College.
The Environmental Education Institutes may be used to fulfill requirem ents of additional study for teacher certifica -

tion or certificate renewal . The purpose of the course is to give
teachers an adequate background in the conservation and wise use of the State's natural resources . This information in turn, can be passed on to their students to give them an awareness of the environment .
Application s may be obtained from Shorter College or Valdosta State College, or by writing to the Environmental Education Council, Box 819, Maco n, Georgia 31202. The completed application should be mailed to the col lege the teacher wishes to attend.

Youth Workshops

Scheduled

Application s are being taken for the

17th annual Natural Resources Conser -

vation Workshops. This year, the work-

shops will be held June 11 -16 at Gordon

Junior Coll ege , Barnesv ille, and July 9-

14 at South Georgia Coll ege , Dougl as.

Appl ications may be obtained at county

offices of the Georgia Forest ry Com -

mission, Soil Conservation Service, Soil

Conservation Di strict Supervi so rs an d

offices of the State Department of Nat-

ural Re so urces. To date, almost 4,000

teenagers have attended the workshops,

according to Doug Pope, Workshop

director .

The purpose of the workshop is to

instruct senior high school students,

boys and girl s, in the fundamentals of

conserving natural resources . Also the

course stimu lates an interest in partici -

pating in and supporting conservation.

In addition , the course gives an over-

view of conservation work for the stu-

dents and helps them to make up their

m in d if he or she wants to go into the

conservation professi on.

More than $1 ,000 in prizes are

awarded to outstanding students each

year i.ncluding a year's scho larship to

to any co l lege in th e University of

Georgia sy stem .

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LETTERS

Our office recently received a copy of your pamphlet entitled "Hypoxylon Canker of Oaks and Hickories in Georgia". We have seen widespread evidence of this disease on oaks in East Texas. Many homeowners have inquired as to why their trees were dying and what could be done to protect remaining oaks. Your Hypoxylon canker brochure is very effectively prepared and would be excellent to give to selected homeowners to explain the problem.
H. A. Pase Ill Entomologist Texas Forest Service

Thank you very much for your 17 August letter and attached information regarding modern resin extraction methods and the naval stores industry. These reports will certainly prove useful in the evaluation of my idea to produce resin for the Brasil ian market.
Now that I have some realistic resin yield data, I can better determine the economic pros and cons of perhaps producing resin from my larger trees, versus their resultant growth retardation when translated into saw wood values. Top quality planed pine board currently sells for 70-75 U.S. cents per board foot in the local market.
Many thanks for your prompt help in this matter. If I can provide you with any general information about Brazil's forestry situatiOn, please let me know.
James M. Smith Brazil

I would like to salute members of the Macon County Forestry Unit for their quick work in putting out a fire on our property.
We were not awa re that the fire had started until Patrolman W. T . Cromer drove up and began unloading equ ipment to put out the fire . The fire st arted from an electri c fence near our barn and would have burned the barn and ot her buildings as well if the forestry unit had not acted q uickly .
T he fire w as spo t t ed by Ferman Lane in the for estr y to w er ab ou t 12 miles from our house. H e set t h e unit in ac ti o n and Mr. Cromer ar rived and nlowed a fire lane around the fire. Because ot his sple nd id work , the fire only damaged about one-fourt h ac re.
We really appreciate the fine work o f this unit supervised by Ranger Chesley Gilmore.

Ro ge rs Streetman

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Ideal. Georg1a

We wan t ed t o let you k no w h ow p roud w e are of t he dog w ood and p ine trees. Th ey hav e all been set ou t and thi s is ju st anoth er st ep forward in improvi ng our community for ou r people and our visi t o rs. Wh o kn o w s b ut wh at in the years ahead w e might d ec ide to c h ange the na m e "Plains" to " Pl ai n Bea utiful".

Logging The

Thanks aga in for this and all you r kind ness toward us .

Mrs. Clarence Dodson Plains

Thank you for the Forest Management Plan for my property in Newton County , which you sent to me on September 7, and for all the work that went into the preparation of this plan. Please accept my apo logy for my tardiness in acknowledging your excel lent assistance.
The plan is clear and reflects extraordinary thoroughness and most admirable professionalism. It will be of great help to me in the management of the property.
Robert M. Joiner Atlanta

Ch ris Barneycas t/e

I appreciated very much your bringing me up to date on the area f1res . Having my land over there in an absentee ownership position p resents difficulties. I am not interested in keeping people away that might want to fish on the land. However, it is un f ortunate that some people are careless and abuse the privilege.
Some neighbors told me that if you post your land that the other situation can also occur. They say that they will go out and burn y our property out of spite.
I would welcome any suggestions you could give on how to stop people from creating these brush fires. Some of it is carelessness and some of it is meanness.
I am always wondering about the responsibil ities of citizens today. When I was a boy the people believed the golden rule about "doing unto others as you would have others do unto you". However, today people get a six-pack and a pack of cigarettes and off they go.
I also appreciate you checking for insects. If anything comes up, I certainly want to keep up with it . You have an excellent Forestry Commission down there in Georgia. I ve ry much appreciate the excel lent cooperation and splendid advice you have given me.
Rep. James M. Collins, N.C. Cong ress of the United States Washington, D. C.

Jerry Barron Tomm y L oggins

oresters ...

Mike McMullen

IN MEMORIAM ... CL YDE T. CAN TRELL, JR., 56, retired distri ct ranger, died following an extended illness. Th e native of Hall County began his Forestry Commission career August 1, 1952. He was a member of the Soci ety of American Foresters, and a Regi stered Forester in Georgia. He was a me mber of the Broadway Baptist Church.
RETIREMENTS ... FRED H. BAKER, Rural Fire Defens~ coordinator, Macon, Aug. 1952-Nov. 1977 ... FLOSSIE MAY, towerman, Wayne County Forestry Unit, Jesup, Oct . 1953-Jan. 1978 ... ARVEL E. POPE, towerman, Bartow County Forestry Unit, Cartersville, Oct. 1962-Feb. 1978 ...JAMES REI D. staff forester, Me Rae, Jan. 1949-Feb. 1978... MILLARD E. STANFIELD, assistant patrol man, Treutlen County Forestry Unit, Soperton, Aug. 1960-0ct. 1977 ... ELIZABETH M. WILSON, towerman, Clarke County Forestry Unit, Athens, Jan. 1955-Nov. 1977 ..
Service Awards

30 YEARS

Kerry Thomas
,ERSONNEL... D. CHRIS BARNEY:ASTLE , new forester, Fayette County =orestry Unit ...JE R RY BAR RON, parol man, promoted to ranger, Dawson :ounty Forestry Unit ...TOMMY LOG ]1 NS, urban forester, promoted to Haresting and Residue Specialist, Atlanta ... ~IKE MCMULLEN, patrolman, proloted to ranger, Monro e County ForesJnit... KERRY THOMAS, new ranger, :andolph-Terrell Forestry Unit.

William C. Harper .... ... Assistant to the Dir ec t o r Macon November 1952
011 ie L. Knott, Jr ........ Forester Macon July 1949
Lester L. Lundy ......... Staff Forester Macon Janu a ry 1949
Willi a m G. Morris ........ Ran ger Jesup December 194 7
James Reid .................Staff Forester McR ae Janu ary 1949

25 YEARS
Fred H. Baker ...... .... ... RFD Coordi nator Macon Augu st 1952
Armand J. Cote.......... Forester Dacula July 1953
Harold D. Hawk ......... Patro lman Frankl in November 1952
JoeY. Hunter .............Patrolma n Newn an Decembe r 1952
Theophilus Johnson ... Patrolman Cairo Febru ary 1951
James E. Pin son .... ...... Ranger Covington July 1952
Lila Proma n... ...... ..... .. Towerman Richmond Hill Decembe r 1952
Ruby M. Spells...........Towerman Nashville December 1952
20 YEARS
Billy P. Barber ............ District Forester McRae i\ugust 1957
Griffin W. Bond ......... Storekeeper Macon July 1957
JohnS . Dickinso n. .. . l="nr
December 1957 Martin W. Erwin ......... Patrolman
Lui a October 1957 Art hur J. Green .......... Patrolman 811tler August 1957 W1l ber HeIms.............. Patro lman Abbev I ,, November 1957 Josie ! Hob bs ...........Pat rolman Thomson December IQ~, :

March, 1978
WHAT IS A WATERSHED? A watershed is the land area from which a stream gets its water supply-it may be smaller than a camp or as large as several states. A llgood" watershed is blotter-li ke, soaking up water from rain or melting snow, slowly feeding streams, and being held in the soil for plants, while excess water runs off slowly over the surface. A upoor" watershed like a parking lot or bare soil does not hold water; it flows rapidly into streams causing floods and muddy water (siltation).

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