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-- "We recommend: 0 U{ i /, I: 1. Construction of a road system adequate to serve all uses of forest and related lands. 2. Improvement in the method of financing forest road development so that road syslems can be planned properly and constructed for optimum eco- . nomic development and management of the entire forest resource. 3. Research in the economics of constructing a road system in advance of actual need as a means of stimulating economic growth of forest dependent communities versus the present method of forcing economic demands to expand the road system. - ance to state~supported educational institutions en.. gaged in' forest research. It should do "!luch to strengthen and encourage forest research m these institutions. The responsibility for research should be shared by public agencies, educational institutions, ~nd in- dustry. Primarily the emphasis in the public and educational groups should be dn basic research. Although the need for expansion encompasses all phases of Jorest researc;h, special recognition sho?Id be given to certain areas which are most pressmg because of a few important problems. . High priority should' be given to r~search ~ea1mg with protection from damage by dISeases, msects, fire and animals. The: use of insecticides, particu- larly should be given increased attention because of the ~umerous -questions i;oncerning their use. High priority also should be given to forest and related outdoor recreation research. Forest recrea- tion is nO longer a minor forest use, and its impor- tance is certain to increase. Research emphasis should be placed on determining how to prev~nt recreation site deterioration and on understandmg and meeting -desires of recreation visitors. Many of our resource problems involve not only plant biology but also people. Why people do what they do and what factors motivate their behavior and attitudes toward the forest environment-these subjects must be understood m.ore fully if ~eso!1rce managing agencies are to achle,!e their. obJ~ctIves. This area of motivation research IS especially Impor- tant in programs dealing with small forest owners, forest recreation, and fire prevention. In timber, watershed, wildlife, range, and recrea- tion development there is a wide spectrum of re- search problems. The emphasis in recent years on multiple use of forest land has focused attention dn problems of integrated management and on the need for " more thorough knowledge of each resource of the forest. Research programs must give greater attention to certain fields not now adequately covered. Utilization of the timber supply is a subject in which research should have much to offer. In an expanding economy fnll use of renewable resources is paramount. The supply of second-growth timber, although frelju~ntly of low quality, ~nd of ),?ggi~g and milling reSIdues should have speCIal attentIon In .utilization re"search. Not to be minimized in- an ex.panding program is. the development of knowledge concerning consumer needs in forest products and the financial aspects of timber production. Such research in the area of for- est economics should likewise recognize the related fields of taxation and marketing as timely and worthy of prompt attention. Lastly, and yet of significant proport!o~s, a co':'- tinuing effort is needed to evaluate eXlstmg public and private action programs dealing with te'<lhnical assistance and incentives to owners of smalf. forest holdings. The large forest area in small holdings III. Researeh And Surveys A. Forest and Related Resource Research In all the various phases of forest and related land management and use, the continuous pursuit of new lplow1edge is highly essential. Such knowledge ::an best be obtained through a sound, comprehensIve, and aggressive research program. Research not only must encompass all phases of forest. land !"anag<:- ment, but also it must be made readily available, It must be applied, and it must be supported strongly by continuity of organization. Land administrators need answers to their every- day problems. They also need new kn.owledge ~at will show the way to better methods m managmg, protecting, utilizing, and marketing the forest re- source and in formulating sound forest land use policies. Research should be designed, therefore, to meet immediate needs as well as to ..provide information for attaining long-range objectives. To this end, all public and private agencies should coordinate their research activities in attacking the -forestry and for- est use problem. Substantial forest research efforts are being put forth by state and federal experiment stations, edu- cational institutions, state conservation organizations, and forest industries. Since 1953 the total expendi. ture . for forest research has more than doubled, going from 45 million to nearly 100 million dollars. In the past 10 years, several studies of forest re- search program needs and trends have been made. These have pointed to the urgent need for an accel- erated expansion in forest research in the decade abead. . Along with program expansion, provision for ade- quate research facilities becomes a critical item. Some new research facilities have been constructed since 1953 by forestry schools and the Forest Serv- ice to house such activities as research in forest products utilization, fire, insects, disease, and genet- ics. Additional research facilities are essential if pro- grams in basic research are to move forward and forestry litudents are to receive adequate training. A legislative item of particular. significance w~s the Stennis-McIntyre BilI pas~ed by the 1962 Con- gress. This bilI provides for,:federal financial assist- 16 I I 17 ~ ~~:d~'".''' mj{(~~~ ~~'~~"~"-,~.-:;~ ":t'~ftt~ :J,~ :tf(~.~