SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry - Empire Forester Yearbook (Syracuse, NY)

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fandsca e an Recfzeational mana emevtt GEORGE A. ALBRECHT l'iCRl9ifX'l'lON is a major use of forest land, together with timber production, watershed protection, and grazing. Men who think they would find it interesting to plan for the provision of recreation facilities, or who would find it to their liking to be responsible for the public use of such facilities can utilize the specialized training which forms the curriculum of the Department of Landscape and Recreational lllanagement. Their major task in years to come would be to make var- ious public lands accessible and pleasurably usable without destruction of certain organizationsg there- fore, the training is broad enough to enable graduates to work with either type of agency. Provision of facilities which make a recreation area satisfactory entails a knowledge of road and building construction, drainage, water supply, and other utilitarian matters as well as familiarity With, and skill in landscape planning and design. The latter field requires an acquaintance with a wide va- riety of plant materials and an appreciation of the architectural appurtenances which often are a part of a park development. Courses in landscape design require most student time and consequently the cur- riculum in this department is quite comparable to that in a school of landscape architecture. lndications are that there will be plenty of work to do for those who see fit to prepare themselves f-or this field of activity. liach year an increased number of visitors enjoy national, state, and county forests, and it seems that there will be a continual increase in the amount of planning and construction necessary to provide facilities for these visitors. Therefore a major task in the field of forestry is to fit these devolpmezits into the over-all program of the forest so that the American citizen may experi- ence a healthful change from city environment and individuals may learn to appreciate the value of these vast governmental land holdings. During the last decade highway departments throughout the United States have been much more concerned with the appearance of their roadsides and with other matters which are within the field of interest of graduates of this school. The indications are that there will be a further demand for men trained in landscape design to contribute to the efforts of the highway engineers. Recently New York State established a landscape bureau as a part of the Department of Public VV-orksg an important addi- ti-on to the list of states which already had established comparable organizations. Much is being done in parkway plan-ning and the work involved requires men with landscape training and experience. Students most often enter the department with the idea of finding employment in forest recrea- tion or park work. However, it is interesting to note that the landscape design training they receive enables them to qualify for positions concerned with any development of land fgf human use and en- joyment. Recent graduates have accepted jobs as site planners with housing authorities, as city plan- ners, or with private landscape architectur- al design firms or landscape contract or- ganizations. There seems to 'be a variety of opportunity to suit the tastes of men who either like to plan for new things, or to actually go out in the field and construct them, or to supervise their use and main- tcivance. From left I0 right Mr. Vtfelch, Prof. Arnold, Mr. Viertel, Mr. VVillard, Prof. Albrecht, Prof. Sears, Prof. VVilliams. l19l

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ofzest gnfomo cgi, AUBREY I-I. MACANDREWS HF forest entornology picture has changed greatly since the second world war. With the appearance of new insect pests to destroy more trees, new diseases to take further toll of a dwindling tim-ber supply, and with an ever increasing demand for more and more wood, we are faced with the major problem of conserving what we have left. The scope of the field has broadened considerably and more intensified training is necessary for the man who wishes to specialize in forest entlomology. Because of the complicated relationships that exist in the forest today, it is now necessary for a forest entomologist to have a thorough grounding in plant, animal and insect ecology in order to interpret what he observes, and to apply control accord- ingly. Many scientific developments of the war have had direct peacetime application in forest ento- mology. Methods and materials have undergone drastic changes, and the cost of control has been re- duced to the point where it now has a practical application. The large scale treatment of vast, inaccessi- ble areas of insect-infested timber has been made possible by the use of aircraft and new chemicals de- veloped during the war which have since been made available for civilian use. Following VVorld War l, aircraft dusting was introduced as a new step forward in the large scale control of forest insect outbreaks, but this was costly and had a limited application. After Worlcl VVar U, aircraft 'spraying was attempted with fixed-wing' machines, and from this developed the use of the autogiro and eventually the helicopter, until today we have some excellent examples of large scale forest insect control operations such as the gipsy moth in the east and the tussock moth in the west. . A further startling development was the advent of the mist and fog' machines for ground treatment of insect outbreaks in parks, city streets, plantations and nurseries. These machines intro- duced a big saving in time and labor-costly items in any type of control. Another type of control which is receiving' considerable attention, especially by the Canadian en- tomologists at the present time, is natural control. The most recent step forward in this 'field has been the establishment of a highly specialized laboratory in Canada for the express purpose of studying, cul- turing and liberating diseases to destroy harmful insects. This type of work is in its infancy and re- quires a broad conception of forest ecology and highly trained men f-or successful operation. It is the aim and hope of the advocates of natural control to build up in the forest a natural popu- lation of parasites that will serve to keep in check our forest pests and so establish and maintain a necessary balance. ln as much as its successful application is dependent upon the existence of the right combination of environmental factors, we will always be dependent upon nature for success in the use of insect diseases. All of these methods of control, however, must continue to be more closely correlated with forest management in the future if the results are to be of a permanent and lasting nature. Professor Bennett, Mr. Sinieone, Dr. Krall, Professor MacAndrews. tl3l

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ti we gs if -5 - -Q ax ..a...sBr ood Utilization ii NELSON C. BROWN HE field of forest utilization has advanced to a very important place in the field -of forestry. Years ago it was scarcely regarded as a part of the American forestry program. Now graduates of the college are largely entering into the business aspects of forestry which means, logging, lumber manufacture, the wholesale lumber business, the retail lumber business, light construc- tion and work with timber preservation, veeneers, plywood, crossties, coopcrage, woodworking, small di- mension, furniture and many other industries dependent upon the forest as a source of their raw mate- rial. A recent compilation of 600 graduates of this department of Forest Utilization indicates that 88 percent of them are in these fields of interest. Qnly 12 percent have elected to take lines of work other than in forestry. This compilation shows that most of our giaduates are working in New York State and bordering sections such as New England, Pennsylvania and in the South. The above listing illustrates only a beginn The following table shows their field of ac- tivity: Occupational Status Percent Lumber Manufacture ,.........,,. .,,,.. 1 1 Wood-Working Indu'stries .. .. 10 Education and Research ...,i.. . 10 Wholesale Lumber ......7,,.. 10 Retail Lumber ...e,ee,e,.,r,e.i,iii. ., 9 Logging ..i...,,,..,.........,,,,,,,.....,..v,,,.,,,,,,., 6 Veneers, Plywood and Adhesives .,Y,,......,..,. 5 Timber Treatments .,,....,, ....,.....,,..,i....,.....,,,..... . .. 3 Lumber and Forest Products Associations t,i,,,ii, 2 Unre-lated Fields ,,,.........,.....,.....,,,.,,.. .,.,.....,......, . 12 Miscellaneous ......e ,,., . 22 Total .........,.. .,,.,....,,....,,...,,,,.,i,, e..,,,,,,,.,,,,,,, 1 0 0 The geographical distribution of the graduates is as follows: State Percent New York State above the Metropolitan Dist. 28 New York State-the Metropolitan District , , , 16 Southern States-Virginia to Texas , ,,,, . , , , 13 New England States ....,,.. ,,.. , . . ,. . ., A 8 West Coast States .,,,. ,,.i . , . . , . 7 Pennsylvania .e.,,e. . . 5 New Jersey .,,,. . ,.,..,. . ,. ,. 5 Wisconsin ..,.,.,.,., ,, ,s,. ........ , .. ,, , ,i.. . . . .. . 4 Illinois ., ..,,.....,,,ii. ,ir. , . ...,., . ..,, . . ,. 3 Foreign Countries, including 11 men in Canada and others in Africa, Germany, India, Italy, Switzerland- Malayan Union, Philippines, South America .. ., . . 5 Miseellaneoluis, largely in Central States, Rocky Mountain States, Michigan, Minnesota and Washington, D. C. . . ,. .... .. . . , . 6 Total .,r. , ,i..., , ...,. ,. ,, ,, 100 ing of interest among our graduates in forest industrial employment. There are some 80,000 logging operations concerned with the harvesting of forest pro- ducts in this country. There are some 60,000 sawmills, some 25,000 retail lumber yards, about 15,000 wholesale lumber companies and at least 75,000 other industries and activities dependent upon lumber and other forest products for their existence. It is patently evident that more men skilled in the tech- nical knowledge of wood, its manufacture, seasoning, grading, treatment, distribution and use. are in demand among these great industries of the nation. The lumber industry is the oldest and one of the most successful and largest industries in these United States. It is believed that there will always be an important lumber industry and its associated activities in this country. The fear of a timber famine has passed. VVe are, and will continue, grow- ing all of the timber we need but because we have wasted about 50 percent of all of the material produced in our woods, it is believed that new technical knowledge and skills will improve the efficiency of utiliza- tion in the future. Left io right Professor Bishop, Professor Hen- derson, Professor Smith, Professor Brown, Nr. Yavorsky, Dr. Vtiylie, Professor Hoyle. l20l