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IFA Boqrd of Direcfors Hold Annuol Meeting

The West Coast Tree Farm program added another 6,841 acres to its roster on Friday, March 26, when ten private forest holdings were certified at the annual meeting of the Industrial Forestry Association board of directors.

R. F. Morse, Longview, Wash., chairman of the certifying body, reported that five of the tree farms are in Washington and five in Oregon, largest of whi,ch is the Giustina Bros. 4300 acre Lost Creek tree farm in Lane count)r, Oregon.

Washington's five new holdings totalling 1,216 acres brings West Coast tree farm acreage in that state to 2,602,621 in 134 ownerships. Oregon's 5,625 new acres brings the total in that state to 1,665,2?8 acres in 79 ou'nerships. There are now 4,266,633 acres of private, taxpaying forest iands in rvestern Oregon and Washington under certificzrtion, according to Chairman Morse.

Under tree farm leadership and example, Morse stated, forest practices on private forest holdings have made tremendous advancement sin,ce the launching of the proElram in this region in 1940. Fire protection has improved as tree farmers have added more equipment, installed better detection for fires and trained crews. Owners are leaving seed sources to insure rapid natirral regeneration of forests after cutting, and where necessary are planting or direct seeding from.the air where seed trees are burned or blown ciown. In every instance, he said, tree farm management is above the minimum requirements of the two states.

Tree farm o\,vners are striving always for maximum recovery of wood yield from each acre, Morse said. We believe the tree farm program will help insure a broad antl sound tax base for the counties by keeping forest lanCs in private ownership and on the tax rolls. We believe, he continued, that private ownership of forest lands holds the future of this region, but in order to make such orvnership profitable, we must maintain our lands in full stocking to insure maximum growth from each acre.

Morse was re-elected chairman of the board, r,vith W. D. Hagenstein, Portland, continuing as managing director. Floyd Hart, Medford, was re-elected vice chairman. Oniv new rnember of the board is Dale Fischer, Eugene and Marcola, Oregon, lumberman. All other 18 members werc held over.

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