Show 1 tl f. f t Highlights of year given for Ashley National Forest fi III 1 to lICha Challenge II enge and change characterized the Ashleys Ashley's fifth year as a National Fol anat lt It was a landmark year yeat yearn n 1 several respects t FOREST Supervisor Andrew R i. i McConkle retired on June 30 after fer 15 IS years and five live months monUs of bI distinguished direction and leadership on m the Ashley His Successor Robert A A. Rowen was assigned to the Forest from the W Washington Office at the forest orest Service where he directed the planning and management of most of the nations nation's wilderness and other special areas throughout the Forest Service He served for lor five years as supervisor of 01 the Humboldt National Forest in Nevada evada and prior to that filled key positions on the Boise and National Forests and andin andin andin in the Regional Foresters Forester's In Ogden Bob and his wife Dorothy are happy to be back in the West Westland land and d express appreciation for lor forthe the e friendly reception given them by the community I DURING THE summer and fall fall II of 1973 an interdisciplinary eam em m from the Ashley National orest forest made a systematic inventory of the ecological and made nan an made features that should control management decisions for lor an area known as the Vernal Planning Unit This unit located in the southeast portion of at the Forest includes the drainage of the Whiterocks River and the National Forest lands due e east st of 01 it Overall planning direction was wai provided by Recreation and Lands Branch Chief J. J Kent Taylor working with Vernal District Ranger Vaughn E. E Francis The core team was headed by Dr Andrew E E. E Godfrey geologist geologist- and consisted of Alan G. G Baird landscape ar architect Neil Nell A. A Deets watershed specialist Alan A. A Partridge range conservationist Roy E E. E Morgan forester E E. E Allen Alen Shippee wildlife biologist THE DRAFT versions of the theland theland theland land use plan and the environment statement are now completed and are awaiting review The public will be given opportunities to review and comment upon these documents before e they reach final form Interested individuals and representatives of f Forest user groups and other government agencies participated in a field Lu 7 I r t v r f A. A FISH CLEANING STATION at of recreation complex In InFlaming Flaming Floming Gorge Notional National Recreation Area Areo tr ry w. w sW rf- rf sH i PLAY AREA in Inthe th recreation complex provides provide entertainment n f for y young ung children review this this' fall of problem areas within the Vernal Planning Unit Flaming Gorge District Ranger John R R. R Gl Glenn nn is also preparing a land use plan for forthe forthe forthe the Flaming Gorge National plan and the ii it c c cb i p an T if environmental statement will undergo a similar review pr process ess this coming spring and summer THERE WERE several noteworthy Forest construction achievements in 1973 1 L L. L C C. C Stevenson Company of ont brought the East Park road near to completion 2 The 1 s sanitary landfill went into operation this summer 3 The Altonah sewage lagoon was completed 4 4 Moon Lake Electric Association installed several new Underground at Cedar Springs 5 5 The Firehole recreation complex is constructed and needs only an electric power supply Negotiations are underway underway Underway Un un- derway with Pacific Power and Light Company to build the necessary power lines 6 e. The road to the Red Canyon Visitor Center was seal coated this summer 7 A new comfort station has been constructed a at t the popular Moon Lake Camp Ground 8 8 Water and sewer lines we were constructed between the Dutch John townsite and the Dutch John airport This was a joint venture by the U. U S S. S Bureau of Reclamation and the Utah State Division of 01 Aeronautics 9 9 The Mosby Irrigation Company started construction on the Julius Park dam and reservoir 10 The Union Telephone Company installed microwave repeater facilities at Grizzly Ridge and Dutch John Mountain AN ACCELERATED Forest timber Umber sales program has been in operation all summer Every available forester and forestry technician has been pressed Int into service to locate the timber tim timber tim ber prepare environmental analyses cruise mark and lay layout layout layout out the sale areas prepare the sale sale appraisals and prospectuses advertise and sell the timber timber Approximately Approximately 13 million board feet of timber will be advertised by December 31 Timber cut during 1973 totals about 15 million n board feet valued at approximately Meanwhile the computer printouts of of the data furnished through the re recent nt inventory of the Ashleys Ashley's timber resources are are being reviewed and I corrected The next step is to develop and review the new timber r management plan forthe for lor forthe the F Forest rest A draft environmental statement will also be prepared by next next's s 's summer In spite of last summers summer's gasoline shortages shortages- the visitation at Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area held pup jip well There re were ere slight variations in t t type of i dol 1 lUll h use li IJU the e G Gorge orge V 4 j had another banner baMer year TilE THE FOREST had 32 fires to s I r s d 5 S 'S 1 F r i h ht t 4 CAMP SHELTERS at al Firehole recreation complex offer shod shade and ond modern facilities for the picnicker date in 1973 1 IS 15 of 01 which were viere man man caused aused Approximately 41 acres of Forest land were burned over Twentysix Twenty of 01 these fires occurred on the Flaming Gorge District The Ute Indian crews spent a busy summer on on the Wasatch Payette Bridger Bridget Teton and Nez Perce National Forests and on the Yakima Reservation in Washington Some of the Action was on and State of 01 Utah blazes The Utes earned over and saw a lot of country Foresters Dick Webster and arid Bill Sims served as liaison officers working with the crews EARLY TillS THIS year an extensive fire planning project was completed by Forester Ron Sanden Dispatcher Wilford Evans Fire Management Branch Chief Marv Newell and fire management personnel from the Regional Foresters Forester's Office In Ogden The objective of fire planning is to achieve a balance of manpower manpower equipment methods and facilities at the least possible cost cast and in proportion n with values protected Many factors ladon such men u II weather patterns steepness steepness' of ot the country fuels trees grass grassor or brush resource values value big game habitat campgrounds municipal watersheds hazard hazar areas pow undeveloped camp areas logging debris lightning and man caused fire lire occurrence travel times to are analyzed I In a 1 variety of t ways TWO VERNAL men earned special recognition for fot their work In Forest fire lire prevention Fred Brown news and special events chief for Radio Station was awarded the Smokey Bear Citation for Ilor outstanding achievement in forest lorest fire prevention He has played a key role In getting the fire prevention message to many thousands of residents and F Forest t users Ulen Continued on m Page age I 6 Ashby Forest at I ton Continued from Page lage S 1 In northeastern Utah Tom Bridges Bridie electronics Instructor at High School Scholl and the manager of the high school FM PM station KUlB was wu Instrumental In reaching the younger generation and creating an awareness of th the of wild wild- disastrous potential wild of I fires fire Mr Bridges was given a Smoke Smokey Appreciation Aw Award rd Marv Newell made the presentations A UT ACHE ACRE tract of pinyon pinyon- juniper on Anthro Mountain was chained and aerially seeded to improve range and wildlife habitat Plants used Inthe in inthe inthe the aerial seeding consisted of smooth brome home intermediate and crested wheatgrass alfalfa and small burnet burnt burnet In addition 40 acres of 01 greasewood in Nutter Canyon were chained and broadcast seeded The contractor was Interstate Construction of fl Salt Lake CIt City A HANDSOME new Ashley National Forest map came off the presses this spring The new map on a scale inch of to the mile mUe is printed on both sides of fl the paper It replaces the old Fore Forest t map produced in 1997 1987 and incorporates man many changes and much updated information Shown on one side of d the new map snap are the Flaming Gorge Gorg and Vernal Ranger Districts Shown oa en on the other side aide are are the Duchesne and ariit Roosevelt Ranger RanIer Districts The Forest including the l Flaming Gorge Gage National Recreation Area and adjacent portions of 91 the Uinta and Wasatch National Forests are are shown In hi Shades 01 green The Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation is II printed in yellow State or a private land within the National Forest is fa shown in white NATIONAL NATIONAL Forest T receipts receipts r F Fj j i AL a r t L ASHLEY FOREST DEMONSTRATION on the proper construction of a campf campfire ire J M i Jp y y Sti dt 4 aU M w i wj t h r ti r DEMONSTRATION on a poor location to build a campfire Is I. being conducted ed by children of f Ray Barker and Allen Glenn on Ashley nearly doubled in the fiscal ye year r ending on June Jun 30 30 1973 Payments to Daggett Duchesne Summit Uintah Utah and Wasatch counties counties' total totaled d co compared to paid in fis fiscal al year 1972 T These ese payments make up 25 percent of receipts from timber sales grazing permits land Jand uses uses minerals and other other- authorized Forest uses The I 4 r. r H. H a 1 a 3 f r A EAST PARK ROAD on Ashley Forest Fore was wa paved this year to a point north of Dyer Park The new ew highway opens open up a new area orea of the forest to tourists and campers camper money is distributed on the basis of National Forest acreage in each county and is used by the counties for school and road financing |