Show Look for the or Tag a an On n Christmas Trees With Christmas trees thick on vacant lots around the city and the great holiday holiday holiday holi holi- day itself less than three weeks away it itis itis itis is time for our annual reminder about buying only properly tagged Christmas 0 trees Tags are required on native trees to show that the trees have been cut in compliance compliance compliance com com- with state conservation laws Any Utahn who sees untagged native trees for sale is asked to not notify y the office of the Utah department of forestry and fire control at the state capitol This Christmas tagging tree program is not just something designed to protect the owners of forest property in Utah It is designed to protect who are so dependent on a good supply of water for their prosperity and well being Careless cutting of Christmas trees can do great damage by denuding mountain slopes of protective cover This leads to rapid runoff of water erosion floods and general general general gen gen- eral deterioration of our most basic basie resource re re- re- re source the source the land with its soil water timber timber timber tim tim- ber and grass The tags are easy to identify If you buy a native tree ask the retailer to show you the tag before you buy If it hasn't a tag report the incident to the proper authorities You will thereby be helping to assure ample water supplies in Utah for irrigation for cities and for industrial industrial industrial in in- purposes |