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Show ;V -- ' 'St - ' ' '- L j v y u'rt, Mr. Aram Ghurayyeb from Lebanon checking the reseeding that was done on the South Beaver cattle allotment while spending two days on the Moab Ranger District, studying range management practices prac-tices and other activities that can be applied in Lebanon to help alleviate the serious problem of degradation de-gradation of sloping ranges and forest areas as a result of goat grazing. (Forest Service Photo by Dahl L. Zohner) Lebonese Forester Visits Area, Inspects La Sal Mountains Mr. Amin Ghurayyeb of Lebanon sjpent two days this past week with Dahl L. Zohner, District, Ranger, Rang-er, on the Moab Ranger District of the Manti-La-,Sal National Forest. Mr. Ghurayyeb is Officer in Charge of Forage Production Produc-tion and Range Manage- -ment in Beirut. He received receiv-ed his education in Hort iculture and Agriculture at the American University Univers-ity of Beirut. He wall participate par-ticipate under a Foreign Visitor plan with five tmonths of intensive field training through observation observa-tion and study dn the U-nited U-nited iStates. Two weeks of this training will be spent on the Mantd-LaSal National Na-tional Forest to learn a-Ibout a-Ibout the activities and ' organization of a Forest (Supervisor's office, and to ijxreive on-the-job training train-ing in range surveys and .analysis, range management manage-ment planning, allotment .and permit administrtion and range improvement, including seeding, brush contr.l and water develop-mei:'. develop-mei:'. .:mal pasturing and f.?r''.':-c are serious problemys I.i I"'ianon. Jt is essential ir iv "I. as ipoon as possible tnc I'.agra-dabion I'.agra-dabion of sloping ranges and forest areas, the result re-sult of goat grazin.g if ..the mountainous areas of ,the country are not to be-'come be-'come desertis. The prob-llem prob-llem is twofold to replace re-place goats by sheep and cattle, and to', provide rt)hem with sufficient good-quality good-quality feed. The long-term long-term aim is to develop (milk and meat production. Upon his return to Beirut (Mr. Ghurayyb will take part in the Green Plan's irange and pasture develop pent and supply what he thas learned while in the United States to help alleviate al-leviate this serious prcb-ilom prcb-ilom in Lebanon. |
