"Working Through Industrial Forestry Association For A Permanent Timber SupplY"

The tree farm area of Western Oregon and Western Washington's Douglas fir region has been increased with certification of 105,173 acres, according to C. W. Richen, President, Industrial Forestry Association.

Certified by the IFA Board was the East and West Side Tree Farm of Edward Hines Lumber Co. in Hood River County, Ore.; the Spaulding Pulp & Paper Co. Tree Farm in Clatsop, Tillamook, Lincoln, Washington, Yamhill, Polk, Columbia and Marion Counties, Ore.; the Black River Tree Farm in Thurston County, Wash., and the Three Rivers Tree Farm in Grays Harbor County, Wash.-both owned by West Tacoma Newsprint Company.

In addition tree farms of 10 non-industrial owners were certified, 3 in Lane County, 1 in Columbia County, 3 in Tillamook County and I in Yamhill County-all in Oregon, and I each in Cowlitz and Wahkiakum Counties, Washington.

Including additions to previously certified tree farms in both states the IFA Board's action pushed the West Coast Tree Farm area to 6,222,636 acres, or 47 per cent of all private land in the two-state region.

RecentJy the Association held- its 28th Arlnual -M-eeting at Portland with the theme of "Working Through Industrial Forestrv Association for a Permanent Timber Supply." Richen emphasized that the Association was formed by private lan-downers in 1934 to improve their own forest practices. He said IFA has since- continued to encourage ilrivate owners, through its tree f119 mgvement, to make ttrot. p.r-"nent the rJgion's 21/a billion,dollar a -year forest industiv bv assuring J permanent timber supply and has .tt"outig.,i better fo-restiy on public lands which now have more than 6O per cent of the region's timber supply.

Elected Proisdenrt for 1962 w'as W'erner Mayr, Mayr Bros' Logging Co., Inc., Hoqu.iarn, Wash. R. P. Conklin, United States Plywood Co.poration, Eugene was elected Vice President. Rae L'

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