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<br />Over the last year the Forester made 1,104 assists to City and
<br />County residents, civic groups, schools, etc. Total hours devoted
<br />to these assist were 1,728.
<br />Activities were as follows:
<br />A. Incidentals - 132 hours - 7.6%
<br />1. Incidental assists (telephone calls, correspondence, visitors
<br />to my office or assistance not requiring a field visit): 526
<br />assists
<br />2. Forest Ranger assistance to Forester: 30 assists, 106 hours
<br />B. Division of Forestry Assists - 73 hours - 4.2%
<br />1, Nursery seed collection: 1 assist, 4 hours
<br />2. Assists to Division personnel: 23 assists, 69 hours
<br />C. Personnel Training and Developement - 110 hours - 6.4/0fo
<br />1. Forest management training: 2 assists, 12 hours
<br />2.• Fire control training: 7 assists, 28 hours
<br />3. Training contracts: 3 assists, 9 hours
<br />4, . Training received: 61 hours
<br />D. Meetings - 203 hours - 11.7%
<br />1. Meetings attended (general): 30 meetings, 77 hours
<br />2. Meetings, State and Federal: 7 meetings, 35 hours
<br />3. Meetings, professionals 2 meetings, 2 hours
<br />4. Meetings, staff: 14 meetings, 89 hours
<br />E. Fire Control - 236 hours - 13.7%
<br />1. Fire control officer -in -charge, acting area supervisor, etc.:
<br />40 assists
<br />F. Urban - 563 hours - 32.6%
<br />1. Tree City U.S.A.: 4 assists, 13 hours, 1 recertification
<br />2. Shade and ornamental tree: 134 assists, 177 hours
<br />3. Beautification plans: 6 assists 15 hours
<br />4. Beautification projects: 9 assists, 28 hours, 326 trees and
<br />shrubs planted
<br />5. Tree removal assists: 24 assists, 38 hours
<br />6. Tree and vegetation protection pians: 1 assist, 2 hours
<br />7. Comprehensive planning: 10 assists, 18 hours
<br />8. Environmental impact studies 29 assists, 36 hours
<br />9. Parks and Recreation Department: 8 assists 28 hours
<br />10.. Natural resource developement: 9 assists, 35 hours
<br />11. Developer assists: 22 assists, 31 hours
<br />12. Tree ordinance: 5 assists, 10 hours
<br />13. Street tree survey: 2 surveys, 16 hours
<br />14. Arbor Day and school plantings: 8 assists, 13 hours
<br />15. Tree seedling sales: 24 assists, 1600 trees
<br />16. Tree transplanting assists: 3 assists, 8 hours
<br />17. Nursery establishment: 2 assists, 4 hours
<br />18. Nurseries assisted: 5 assists, 6 hours
<br />19. Recreation developement assistance: 1 assist, 2 hours
<br />G. Information and Education - 149 hours - 8.6%
<br />S. Newspaper, magazine interviews: 11 interviews
<br />2., News articles written: 28 articles
<br />3. Speeches givens 12 speeches
<br />4. Environmental education classes: 1 class
<br />5. Exhibits: 3 exhibits
<br />6. Smokey Programs: 8 programs
<br />7. TV, radio programs: 2 programs
<br />8. Radio, TV interviews: 1 interview
<br />H. Rural - 156 hours --9%
<br />1. Tree planting prescriptions: 2 assists
<br />2. Diagnosis/reconnaisance: 4 assists, 640 acres
<br />3. Private non -industrial forest landowner contacts: 4 assists
<br />4.• PNIF/telephone, mail: 15 assist
<br />5. Timber stand improvement: 1 assist
<br />6. Site prep. for artificial receneration: 3 assist
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