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New Folder Tells Western Pine Srory

A new folder, "Timber," just ofi the press, tells the story of Western Pine region trees and forests. Published by the Western Pine Association, the folder features an easy tree identification guide for the 10 commercial timber species of the region, and reports latest statistics on the timber supply and lumber production. It is believed to be the first such simplified tree identification guide ever compiled for general use.

It reports the sawtimber resource of the region at 620 billion board feet, enough to rebuild every house in the United States, with some lumber to spare. How much timber of each species, how much in each of the 12 states, how much is old growth and young growth, how much commercial forest land in each state, and how much lumber is produced in the region is told in tables.

Planned to be specially.useful to schools, the booklet explains and illustrates how to identify standing Ponderosa Pine, Douglas Fir, White Fir, Engelmann Spiuce, Lodgepole Pine, Larch, Sugar Pine, Idaho White Pine, Incense Cedar and Red Cedar, the 10 leading commercial species of the l2-state region.

A map delineates the Western Pine region, which consists of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, eastern Washington, eastern Oregon and California.excepting the redwood region.

Retailers, groups and individuals wishing to give the folder wider distribution can get up to 100 copies free by writing the Western Pine .Association, Yeon Building, Portland 4, Ore.

(Tell them yau s$u, it in The California Lumber Merchant)