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Stqte Forestry Boord Airs Vitol Motfers or April 2l-22 Session

A regular meeting of the California State Board of Forestry was held on June 10 in Santa Paula. The Board reviewed forest, range, and watershed protection problems of Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties and the Los Padres National Forest.

On .June 8 and 9 the Board took a two-day field trip through the area to see brush-range improvement studies, private range improvement projects, a Public Law 566 (small watershed) project, the Associated Insectory, reservoir and dam sites, and erosion problems resulting from wildfires.

the South Sierra.Pine District Forest Practice Rules which were adopted on a 120-day emergency basis during its reg- ular February meeting. Reports from the Editorial committee on Publication of Range Improvement Bulletin, and from State Forester Francis H. Raymond on communications and other matters, followed the hearing. A hearing for adoption of amendments to the North Sierra Pine District Forest Practice Rules was also scheduled.

After the California Forest Pest Control Action Council reported on insect conditions which are expected to kill two billion board feet of standing timber du-ring the current year, the Board gave consideration for approval of the State Forester's Declaration of Zones of Forest Insect Infestation in the Harrison Gulch-Weaverville area, the McCloud area, the Mother Lode area, and the Shaver Lake area.

The April 22 session considered reports concerning United States Forest Service, a request from the Arcata Redwood Compiny of Humboldt County for an alternate forest practice plan, and discussed the dates for the coast and inland deer season.

Before the meeting was adjourned, the 75th anniversary of the creation of the California State Board of Forestrv was recognized.

The California State Board of Forestry met in regular session, February 25 and. 26, in the Hearing room, State Personnel Board building, Sth and Capitol avenue, Sacramento. Consideration was given for approval of the State Forester's Declaration of Zones of Forest Insect Infestation in the Burney-Hat Creek area of Shasta and Lassen counties and the Miami-Bass Lake area of Marioosa and Fresno counties, to allow State funds to be expended in controlling tree-killing insects within the declared zones. Timber losses from forest insects are expected to reach two billion board feet this year. There is no known method of reducing this loss but prompt action by foresters may prevent epidemic insect outbreaks from spreading.

Consideration was also given to the emergency adoption of amendments to the rules which regulate timber harvesting in the South Sierra Forest District. Adoption of these amendments will affect about 150 active timber operators working in 23 counties. The area involved is roughly from Highway 40 on the north to the southern border of the State and from Highway 99 on the west to the eastern boundarv of the State.

Other'items on the agenda included a report from the Range Improvement Advisory committee, a report on the status of the Division of Forestry budget, and appointments to the Range Improvement Advisory committee.

The Board reviewed proposed amendments to the North Sierra Forest Practice rules. Changes in these regulations will apply to almost 400 active timber operators working in 11 counties between Highway 40 and Oregon and from the