Show OUR FORESTS I The region as the name indicates includes Nevada Nevada Nevada Ne Ne- vada Utah southern Idaho and western Wyoming Its 23 forests have a net area aiea of acres which is National Forest land Though several forests extended extended extended ex ex- tended into more than one state these forests grouped by their headquarters are nine in Utah ten in southern Idaho two in Nevada Nevada Nevada Ne Ne- vada and two in Wyoming Of the area approximately 16 acres are timberland the balance having a cover of brush weeds grass and rocks It is estimated the forests contain contain contain con con- tain board feet of timber in trees 12 inches d. d b b. b h. h and over over and an additional 30 board feet In smaller trees and cordwood or a total of board feet This I stand is capable under protection and management of I Imore more than board feet of wood per year and should answer answer answer ans ans- every local demand upon it I 70 Per Pcr Cent Used for Grazing Approximately acres ac ac- acres res or about 70 per cent of the National forests of the Intermountain Intermountain Intermountain Inter- Inter mountain legion region are used for grazing and our demand for this use is the most intense of any National forest region During the 1936 season permits were issued for the grazing of cattle and horses and permits were issued for the I grazing of sheep and goats The National forests of Utah grazed under said permit in 1936 cattle and horses horses horses hors hors- es and sheep and goats with an average permit of 24 cattle and horses and head of sheep Fish and game are valuable resources of our National forests forests for for- ests and resources in which the public is keenly interested in the Intermountain mountain region we are Cooperating cooperating co co- operating very closely with the associations of sportsmen and the State Fish and Game department department department depart depart- ment for the tile improvement of hunting and fishing The latest estimates of Big Dig game shows deer deer elk 2410 moose mountain sheep 1350 1350 1 mountain goats and antelope For FOt Re Recreation During 1937 there was distributed distributed distributed in th streams in Utah some fish The use of the National forests forests forests for for- ests for recreation is increasing rapidly in the Intermountain region region region re re- re- re gion as elsewhere With improve- improve ed roads and camping areas we find more people enjoying inexpensive inexpensive inexpensive inex inex- pensive trips through the forests forests forests for for- ests picnicking and staying over the week end Of the more important values of the National forest resources are that of agriculture which depends depends depends de de- on irrigation and our ir irrigation irrigation ir- ir depends on the water which flows from our high mountain mountain mountain moun moun- tain watersheds most of which are within National forests In Utah 80 per cent of the water used for irrigation is derived derived derived de de- de- de rived from acres of watershed lands at elevations above above a- a bove 7 feet fee the direst t dependence de de- of agriculture and the livestock industry upon these watersheds watersheds watersheds wa wa- wa- wa is known to all The outstanding importance of I our watersheds is an excellent illustration il illustration illustration il- il of the fundamental soundness of the multiple use land policy on which the Forest Service operates We Ve must use our National forests for the production production production pro pro- of timber Umber of forage for domestic stock and game and for recreation In order to do this we must protect forests from fire from insects and from di di- di sease The most destructive agency of both timber and ground cover Is fire when these are burned there is little left A match a cigarette a pipe or a campfire is a firebrand until it is out out dead dead out To every visitor is entrusted as a forest guardian te to freedom of the National Care with fires will keep the forests free free free-free free from destruction free from irom restriction THE FORESTER |