Show f Visit Davis County Watersheds Davis County's world fam ous Experimental watershed in Farmington o lon canyon was Thursday by some wo foresters forester r from all over overtin tin the United State Stale Tic all allday day tour was wag n a part of ot th the th program for tor the till na convention of th the tho So of ot Amr Am Foresters h hr hying held In Utah Ulah for tor the Umi In 12 years They wy n not t only viewed I Ihl ho the Ix 1 experimental plots of ot the h d hut but Horn dom nn of nodal rial nT al forest fir fighting technique The forestry group here for their nn national tonal convention 00 viewed the world famous County Hed In Farmington ton canyon can cnn yon von They were given Iven a brief Victory history of or the flooding of the Wa alph atch front in Davis Conn- Conn t some ome 35 15 wars ago 10 Th n t. t y y w wro r hown shown the rt results of controlled forestry try lands and the effectiveness of terr terrains ter ter- rn r rains ing hillsides and planting of proper ground round cover to pre pro vont floods Both Bath n a helicopter and airplane ar air plane were tI used ed to demon demon- W-fn W In an tIl n 0 aortal t I. I li Tin Th pr f M n t c ce Ir IrP O P e. e l to o at ut t II Ci tin Is' Is IP of the land hrIt nd n t the e eVio tl Vio fl fir firn H I. I Ii Vir r t fr rl trine fond and rI nl 1 B i T P 1 i r d rl were rl fn in the ip Up r ar a aa a rI nt finally mn fn In the Ihn h I arv fi- fi wore re lowered Ir the fr for r r t tin Ip p trin in I 11 h th Pi 5 of nr the v of f A nd rI worn w tin n. n c nn of nf if o 1 in and p F nt 1 port pur r poin p t on T Fir FI ir Tore Tor For e t o-t t t vion Co-vion IT tT S S. S nett of nf with Hith headquarters ers r I. I t i n n r of nf th the HIP ar ara q tr rn r r f ghin n hv by heed Pofi W W. v. v r vr nt station di- di TtO rn tor 1 Roti Ra mi and nd nd Floyd Ivor rt fore for for- e PC and nr Jap OP W r Vari Crad- r V l- f division of or station m n 7 t. t MV Mfr r dis i ius rd the flood ond control m moun moun- fain d V and rt vo watershed hr-d hr man- man nl is very clearly clear clear- ly lv shown in the results pam gain 1 in m the tho experimental watershed water- water short shed area Mr Ra mussen was in charge of and explained th the HIP modern for forest st fire lire fi fighting methods Mr Craddock talked about the plant cov cover r runoff control control control con con- relationships when the group stopped at the experimental m m. mental plots in Parrish canyon can can- yon The group were served box lunches following the firefighting firefighting fire firefighting fighting demonstrations demonstrations' at Farmington Flats The national convention sessions most of or which were held in m Salt Lake City concluded concluded con con- eluded Friday i 1 r i ifie fie a A r 4 1 i 11 y I I h hI J t- t j 1 tt to I ore try officials official clog the slithering road a tour Thursday to see sec what has been clone done road up Farmington Canyon as they made tc rehabilitate the area Fl FI Fisher her Foto Folo |