Community Forests

In preceding sections, national and State forests have been discussed. The Nation and the States are engaged in a big way in ownership and administration of forest lands. To a much lesser degree the same is true of the smaller political units. Several hundred towns, counties, boroughs, and cities in the United States today own forest land that is set aside for definite purposes and appears destined to remain in public ownership. Ordinarily such lands are called town or municipal forests, or county forests. Tables included: Table 1.—Town and Municipal Forests in the United States --- Table 2.—County Forests of the United States.