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Show i V-J';- - . ; r;-. 4 ; "V if- " .j ; --, - .1. - ,-- , . r, .. . - . v ; - - v ---- . ; , a ,:,." ...... "r SCOUT TROOP 237 planting bitterbrush seedlings in the bull pasture area of Ashley National Forest. Boy Scouts plant bitterbrush During April, about 14,000 bitterbrush bit-terbrush seedlings were planted on the Ahsley National Forest Roosevelt Ranger District. Bitterbrush is a medium-sized shrub when fullgrown, and is an important winter food for wildlife, especially deer and elk. The seedlings were grown in an Idaho nursery from seeds collected on the Ashley National Froest. The bitterbrush bit-terbrush was planted in openings in the Bull Pasture and Snake John areas of Farm Creek. The openings were created by the Forest Service in dense stands of pinyon and juniper to improve wildlife habitat. The project was completed with help from the Forest Service Young Adult Conservation Corps, YACC, and Kiwanis Boy Scout Troop 237, Vernal. Forest Service officials provided the materials and assistance needed for the planting procedures. The 13 boy scouts and 3 adults planted about 1,000 seedlings on April 25 near Bull Pasture. Volunteer programs from community com-munity service organizations such as the Boy Scouts are becoming more valuable to the Forest Service because of recent budget cuts to government man-power programs like YACC. The work helped the Boy Scouts satisfy requirements for their Star Award service project, Conservation Skill award, and Soil and Water Conservation Con-servation merit badge. 1 ' . ? . i , r An 1 MIKE RADOSEVICH ' ' ' "W - ,v 5 1 . :' ' .y f t u' 1 JEFF SHIPTON |