Show From Fram I rage age age One SO SOME IE OF ACTIVITIES AND AUD O ON ASHLEY ASHLE FOREST OREST DURING G 1928 1925 and sportsmens sportsmen's organizations The I planting stock furnished came front from 1 th tea and Springville Springville- hatcheries 3 in Utah and the Saratoga hatchery in r Wyoming Since the beginning beginning be be- ginning of operations at the rocks state hatchery from Q O io to fish sh have b been cn distributed ted annually in waters waters' waters of oC the forest and from reports of f mall many Anglers some of or the fl fishing waters which n er l i. i I coming depleted are showing signs of c considerable improvement 1 Boundary Surre Surveys s. 1 An Ari e extensive survey suney was made o of approximately acres of private vale vate state stale and federal r eral timber Umber lands adjoining the National forest on which Wll the f forest rost service was was cd ed cd to to report concerning its in accordance with Clai ithe Ch rk McNary law Jaw Recreation There ere ver vero O approximately I visitor l to Q th the AsI Ashley le National 1 forest In 1928 Tho The number V rs c ls l's Tc and tourists I is in increasing in- in creasing each year as better roads into the Hie mountains are provided are and as M the unusual opportunities for far twin cant and scenic attractions b n. h become known I I J au ses i r d f r 1 I Sl Special c ial use permits p wera w rc Is u for forone bl cn ono one service station oh tine the air Vc ve nal- nal al road three c summer ll hom lson D- D sites on the Uintah river liver and two ho in ii t the Iha e- e l McKee ce Draw Son Some Some- additional improvements and boating facilities have been Veen een added to the Moon Moan lake lako la Q resort which is also under tinder r special use permit within the Na National t onal fort for for est cst t. t other improvements s such us its drift eli es c cabins billS etc t were also constructed dby by stockmen during the year Development work has pro iwo gressed or surveys I been initiated In I I If f f b by local ir irrigation companies on Several Sev sev- eral storage reservoirs Including the Moon Lake Clements Clements' Lake Lal Paradise Parl Park Beaver Meadows Spirit Lake smaller projects The TIle water ii 14 used or 01 intended for or use in putting I new lands under irrigation or 01 t to 1 replenIsh replenish re replenish re- re existing water rights These and and- numerous other oilier projects which 1 are in use for Cor impounding waters arid and all aU other Irrigation s systems systems t j have hart great dependency oil ou the he I II I cover which regulates the I runoff and pl prevents tho filling in of of slIt silt The Tho restraining of or the cover to two runoff also aids In the delivery of or the supply cf cr water for irrigation In the season w when hen most needled needed ed The for forest Sore t cover t therefore serves selves for r the dependent communities the he two fold J purpose of ot I furnishing banishing a plentiful supply of oC limber tim lim ber bor and the maintenance of lire tiro watershed i Duty wire Fira suppression F is re recognized and and a mid g given Ithe the highest priority of a n norest i forest orest f officers officer's official duties and it itis itis I is through 3 30 years of oc organized d' d df ef effort cf- cf f- f fort for In fire fire control that losses havel have I j l he been ecu n held to the minimum and that at j I I t the ho timber land I IX embraced within the thc X National fore forest t is duc producing and old burns horns restocking to the Hie extent thai tila l at it it itis is now putting on 01 what my mp m y be he considered d the greatest Volume plume of cr tree growth gloh for an any single periOd in I it its history I I i |