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Show Multiple Use Key To Meeting Demands On Forests of Utah Multiple use management of Utah's forests is the key to meeting meet-ing the growing demands of the state's citizens on its timberland for lumber, water, grazing, rec-recreation rec-recreation and wildlife. This view was expressed by E. L. Kolbe, chief forester for Western West-ern Pine Assn., Tree Farm sponsor spon-sor in the 12-state Western Pine Region, who defined the multiple use principle as the concept of obtaining as "many continuing sustained yield benefits as possible pos-sible from forest resources. He said 87 per cent of all Utah forest land is government held, while 13 per cent is privately owned but all can best serve the needs of the people if managed under the multiple use plan. "Looking ahead we anticipate increased demand for the forest products, plus increasing leisure time for camping, fishing, hunting, hunt-ing, hiking and other outdoor recreational activities, plus increasing in-creasing demands for water to meet rising living standards. To meet all of these demands, we must manage our western forests to obtain the maximum of long range values. While the primary purpose of commercial timberlands is production pro-duction of wood for man's use, the many other uses to which thes areas can be devoted at the same time are entirely compati- ble with the primary purpose, he said. Pointing to the concept of growing and harvesting timber as a crop as embodied in the industry Tree Farm program, Kolbe declared that good forest management practices produce jobs, income, watershed protec-ational protec-ational values and improved food and habitat for wildlife on the same forest areas. |