Show NEWS OVER LA SAL FOREST ITEMS OF INTEREST BY FOREST OFFICERS STORA WAS OF GREAT BENEFIT TO WINTER RANGES t f contributed by forest service f Vs southeastern utah was visited wry an unusual snowstorm during the pa F week old borealis Bore alls carried in W first message of the arrival of winter A high wind accompanied this storm and the snow drifted badly bloc blocklin kli the highway east ana south of mont cello for a few days there was i real suffering however and thus no fatalities have been reported 1 a few instances auto tourists cef obliged to spend a night in their cai t it is evident from reports receive j from lower elevations that consider able snow fell in the high mountain at A M ranch on mesa elevation feet two feet of snow was records at one time and drifted badly suc conditions are favorable for a goc water supply next season Stock are rejoicing and were very by this storm since condi alons were critical on some sections f the winter range unemployment relief i in order to relieve the j ment situation the regional office ji ogden has made available severe thousand dollars for immediate u for maintenance and construction pm poses of roads and trails ordinary this contingent fund is held for spring work to this end the la sal tore has been benefited to the extent alj purchasing several thousand feet bridge plank material from the loco sawmills operating on the forest ahl material will be used on roads the forest next spring operator have found it difficult to find casl customers so they welcome orders q ahli nature t forest service news reels during the succeeding two mantl forest service news reels will be at the ides theater these should furnish splendid t for those who are interested in fores protection and conservation barly the students of the high school the titles and dates are as follows forest and water 12 20 30 fores rangers job 1 10 31 and red enemy 1 20 30 rk it or not aprea insects according to plant quarantine autel critics the constantly growing trave by airplanes adds to the task of keepf ing foreign insect pests from gaining a foothold in the U S more planes from other countries inspected in the fiscal year 1930 and contraband material was taken tron of them passengers and luggage carried on these planes were subject erf to the same scrutiny as thase brought to our shores on ocean liners i inspector returns to ogden after enduring rather a wintry trip over portions of the la E C sanford assistant in the office 0 forest management returned to og den november 21 he was palled over the forest by supervisor folster and rangers wagstaff and christensen owing to bad roads they were unable to complete their trip as planned j game increasing in utah according to a statement made by regional forester R H rutledge be fore the utah state fish Ss game association at salt lake city on november 10 one fifth of region 4 is either a federal or state game preserve between 1919 and 1929 the deer on the national forests of utah increased from to the elk from to 2600 the forest service has about 60 men in the field in a position to render a good deal of assistance to the state game department in developing ve game plans care should be taken to keep the game wild rather than allow hunting to become too easy |