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Show La Sa Sal I Forest PostwarProgram Postwar PostwarProgram Program Will CostIn Cost CostIn In Excess of $1,150,000Completed $1,150,000 1150000 $1,150,000Completed $ , , , Completed figures of the thQ the , , post postwar postwar postwar war work Inventory compiled by compiledby the La Sal National forest forestwere forestwere forestwere were released this week by LD L LD LD D Heywood forest supervisor Mr supervisorMr Heywood stressed the fact factthat factthat factthat that these projects are planned plannedof of a basis of need They wIll wIllbenefIt willbenefit willbenefit benefIt not only the forest us users users users ers but all of the people whoare who whoare whoare are indirectly mdlrectly dependent upon the uponthe forests he saIdSeveral saidSeveral said saidSeveral Several of the projects are for forthe forthe torthe the control of soil sOlI erosion on onwatersheds onwatersheds onwatersheds watersheds upon which townsand towns townsand townsand and farms are dependent for forwater forwater forwater water As our civilization ad advances advances advances vances we realize more and andmore andmore andmore more the value of our forestedareas forested forestedareas forestedareas areas as water storage reser reservOlrs reservoirs reservoirs vOlrs voirs and stream flow regulat regulators regulators regulators ors it is pointed pomted out Too rapid rap rapId rapid Id run off of melting meltmg snow and andof andof andof of summer rams rains plays havocwith havoc havocwith havocwith with the soil Prevention of sOil sOilerosIOn soilerosion soilerosion erosIOn is valuable not only forthe for forthe forthe the saving savmg of the soil but also alsofor alsofor alsofor for the saving savmg of water which whichis IS just as necessary to life thesupervisor the thesupervisor thesupervisor supervisor emphasizesOther emphasizesOther emphasizes emphasizesOther Other projects in m the plan In Include inelude melude clude elude construction of new roads roadson roadson roadson InI I on the forest and Improvement improvementof of some of the e existing exiting " 1"hng 1hng < " roads reseeding re reseedmg reseeding seedmg seeding areas to range grasses grasseswhere grasseswhere grasseswhere where this can be done success successfu11y successfully successfully fu11y fully developing developmg springs sprmgs and andstock andstock andstock stock watering watermg projects buIld buIldmg building building mg ing range fences developing developmg forest for forest forest est recreational areas Improv Improvmg improving improving mg ing timber stands and produc productIon production production tIon and projects dealing dealmg with withfIre withfire withfire fIre prevention preventlOn and control and andwith andwith wIth andlwIth wildlife managementThe managementThe management managementThe andl The plan calls ca11s for a total of of142000 142 000 man days of labor atan at atan atan an estimated cost of more than than$770 than770 $770 770 $ 000 Materials Matenals eqUipment eqUipmentand equipmentand equipmentand and miscellaneous mlscelhneous misce111neous eJ.pendltures eJpendltures expenditures expendituresare eJ.pendlturesare . are estimated eshmated at more than thanestimatte than80 $ )80000 80000 ' ) ' ' 000 making makmg a grand total totalestimate . estimatte estimate in m excess excessof$1150t0001 excess of$1150t0001 of1150t0001 of $ $1150000 1150000 $1 1 $ 150 000 , |