The management of small woodland areas

ABSTRACT IN matters pertaining to forestry, both the preservation of existing woodlands and reafforestation, the various States comprised in the United States of America hold varying

positions and outlooks. Some are unquestionably facing the question in the spirit which its undoubted economic importance to the nation and to the individual States requires. The State of

Illinois affords a striking illustration. A recent _Bulletin_ (vol. 17, article 2, 1927) issued by the State Department of Registration and Education, Division of Natural History Survey, is

entitled “A Manual of Woodlot Management,” by C. J. Telford. This manual is addressed to those landowners who have woodlots (_i.e._ woodland areas) or idle land. “It is assumed,” says the

author, “that they appreciate the intangible benefits accruing from the woodlot as a refuge for wild life, as a local modifier of dry and cold winds, as a protection to the sources of local

water supply, as a means of enhancing the beauty of the landscape, and as a place for recreation; and that they also appreciate the service to the nation rendered by productive forests.”

These are large assumptions upon which to base a manual of forestry, and the past history of most countries has shown but too often that, taken collectively, such an assumption has not been

borne out by the reality. This being said, it will not be the author's fault if the landowners of Illinois do not realise some of the benefits which the application of the

recommendations of this manual place it within their power to achieve. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

ACCESS OPTIONS Access through your institution Subscribe to this journal Receive 51 print issues and online access $199.00 per year only $3.90 per issue Learn more Buy this article *

Purchase on SpringerLink * Instant access to full article PDF Buy now Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout ADDITIONAL ACCESS OPTIONS: * Log in * Learn

about institutional subscriptions * Read our FAQs * Contact customer support RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS Reprints and permissions ABOUT THIS ARTICLE CITE THIS ARTICLE The Management of Small

Woodland Areas. _Nature_ 122, 420–421 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/122420b0 Download citation * Issue Date: 15 September 1928 * DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/122420b0 SHARE THIS ARTICLE

Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: Get shareable link Sorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article. Copy to clipboard Provided

by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative