Show importance OF I 1 altel RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES TO UTAH I 1 only 5 per cont cent ut at utah can over ever bo be cultivated according to to tile the utah agriculture college A let alono alone policy will not inake tho the other 95 per cent of tho the state produce timber forage wild lifo alfo watershed values and recreation to tile the limit the timber forage game gaino recreation and values of these public lands tire are renewable and ana productive of much wealth una and happiness if intelligently but are su re to bo be exhausted exhaust et if IE neglected these public laud land resources can bo be developed and used with benefit to each resource reao urco and with profit to each interested group at 0 citizens it the needy needs ot of all tire arc studied and properly considered foresta forestry moans means cutting tile tho largo trees for lumber before thoy they decay and so BO giving tho the thrifty small ones anoa an all opportunity to make more rapid growth tile tho application of forestry often produces tier por cent increase tn creaso tit in the amount of timber it ft tract can call grow annually truo trite forestry does 1008 not injure aesthetic recreational recreation an and d watershed values of 5 tier per cent of the timber in utah Is found in fit nine national forests they aro arc not handled liand lod as storehouses where old trees aro are wasted by decay ing but are managed to produce larger and larger drops crops of timber year after year the national forests ot of utah contain board foot feet of huber which is 35 times tile tho amount used in utah each year tile the trees lit in utah in order of commercial importance are as follows engelman yellow pine one lodgepole lodge polo douglas fir aspen juniper and pinion forage nearly all the vast area ot of lands 95 per cent in utah can call be used for the grazing of live stock even timbered lands contain forage under the trees and in the openings more than two million sheep and about six hundred thousand cattle annu aliv harvest tho the for or ago age from these the la by grazing SO go per cent ot of their feed each year Is gathered in this ills way thereby returning to the people of the state many millions of or dollars front from a resource that would otherwise be a waste livestock la is tho the third largest industry jn in tile tho state every aero acro of grazing land that is not producing forage to its ita full ca opacity Is a money loss losa plants like people must receive proper treatment it they maintain their health and vigor plants must not be abused by being too closely grazed and trampled it if they are to retain their highest state of at productivity and remain in competition with other plants which are less leas palatable to if livestock ve stock plants need protection during the first few weeks of growth in order that the new leaves may have a cliance chance to secure from the air plant foods which must be stored in the root system so BO that the folaga can be reproduced after it lias has been cropped by grazing tit therefore ere foreIt it ls Is absolutely sol necessary essory that grazing management must recognize the fundamental requirements ot of plant lite life it ft the permanent carrying capacity at 0 ranges are to be maintained to their highest level misuse of the range will not only destroy the forage but may result in erosion of the soil injure watershed and other natural resources AS well watersheds A watershed may bo be described as am the area front from which a stream receives its ita supply of water keep in allind that tile forests una and vegetative 0 cover on those watersheds hol help p blud bind the soil so that tile tho water wi will it not ull till run off nt at once but aop seep into tile ground to furnish it a steady stream flow throughout tho summer towns and cities 74 7 1 I irrigation projects and 36 water power projects are Bup supplied plied with water from national forests of 0 utah any material ma tortal removal ot of tile tho bogo tation on oil tho the watersheds causo cause erosion 1 and ills up ill ditches bild storage reservoirs with silt and debris thoro by reducing their water capacity torrential or flow ot at water results in muddy streams anim nud a rapid diminishing flow Protect protection lon ot of tile tho vegetation on oil tile tho watersheds moans means clear and sparkling streams with a more gradual and continuous flow recreation I 1 when one thinks of 0 an all outdoor vacation it Is usually associated with forests with their bit bando n do running water cool climate and scenery trees wild flowers tile presence of wild lito nailing fishing and hunting are largely dependent upon tho the caro care of at tile the forest As utah increases in population tile tho timbered mountains and canyons it protected will grow more unit moro valuable ai aa el play grounds whore where people of all ages find health giving recreation no other mountain scenery lit in tile state of utah surpasses that of our own denver beaver mountains fire forest fires usually spread most rapidly and aind are most moat t to control from juno june until september in an average year 63 53 forest ires occur with Inor or adjacent to national forests burning approximately acres of oc grass grasa brush and timber land thoro there are heavy ij state and county penalties tor for starting such fires A new state law S 13 32 signed 3 14 27 authorize fi county ty commissioners to ta designate fire districts anany part of a watershed and to make tho the county sheriff or somo some other officer responsible tor for extinguishing tile tho fires tills law offers relief from the grass and brush tires fires which do so much damage and which havo have burned often tor for weeks or months outside the na 1 dional forests because no ila ono ona apa responsible for extinguishing tho the sanio same or catching tho parties guilty 1 ot at starting thorn fires destroy loa troy watershed ic cover vc r wild lite forage anti anil ambor timber lm bor avery i lover of 0 tho woods wooda will m malto nice tho t he following pledge plo ilKo I 1 1 I WILL 1 atlo alo suro sure my match to la out 2 throw away a lighted cigar or cigarette girotto cl stub 3 nelld it a binnal caknip fire in tha opel I 1 lit in a put pui it out I 1 bo a fare oro leaving 4 t kinoko only tn in carlp 5 loave it i clean camp ft a gon gen camp C G put iut out nuy fires I 1 find it I 1 can call and notify tile tho ranger lota lats have a smolders dess summer during 1927 antenson TENSON nn forest rang per |