Show Forest Service Control of flaming Gorge Would End Dual Control by Park and Forest Services The U S Forest Service will gain control over all of the Flaming Gorge Recreation Area of Utah and Wyoming should a bill by Sen Frank E Moss 1 of Utah and Wyoming's Sen Gale Gale McGee reach final approval The bill introduced In Tuesdays Tuesday's session would place the en- en entire tire Cre acre area solely under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service wilh ranger stations in both states MAN MANAGEMENT A G I MEN T control would he assigned to the Inter Inter- Intermountain mountain Region Office In Og Og- Og Ogden den den according to an early re- re report report port in the Salt Lake Tribune An interim study was con con- conducted ducted following the close of the Congress at my suggestion tion Sen Moss 1 said The re- re result suit sult of the study was that the area be more efficiently managed und under er the Forest Ser Ser Ser- Service vice than under both the Fore t SErvice and the Park Ser Ser Ser- Service vice An important factor was the fact that the Ashley Nati Nall Forest almost completely sur- sur surrounds rounds lounds Flaming Gorge and Is administered by the Forest Ser Ser Ser- Service vice A TELEGRAM announcing the proposal was received hy by hythe bythe the Express Wednesday day morn morn- morning ing expressing that the Interior Continued on page 8 Flaming Gorge Continued from page 1 and Agriculture departments had reached agreement that better management of the area would result from the proposal More 1 ra rapid pid development of the popular recreation area was foreseen as a direct result of the single ended single ended management Thousands of visitors ha have ve already been attracted to this spectacular recreation area Sen Moss 1 continued Passage of this bill will wili aid the timely development of Flaming Gorge to meet pressing demands for superior superior- outdoor recreation op The development of Flaming Gorge area will con can continue under plans which have already been form formulated |