Show I I Large Elk Herds Reported on Brush Creek Mt MI Brush Creek Mountain Cat the tle Association members held their annual meeting Friday at the county building President dent Nell Neil Caldwell presided at the meeting and Secretary Secretary- Treasurer Arthur gave the annual report President Caldwell report report- reported ed that large herds of elk are arc arenow now wintering on the Brush Creek Mountain near the Col Col- Colton ton Ranger station He said that there are now more elk wintering in this area arca than In previous winters FOREST RANGER Tom Sevy discussed the range im im- im improvement provement program and man man- management plans for the coming season He said another sage sage- sagebrush brush spraying project will willbe willbe be programmed for June rho rhe herbicide will be applied by helicopter Eradication of sagebrush removes the competition that keeps native grasses from growing vigorously Native grasses and brush bitter both respond to removal ol of the competing sagebrush and provide additional ground groundcover cover covel livestock feed and isn im proved big game range Ranger Sevy said that all cattle going on the mountain will be dye branded He said all management pro problems lems and improvement programs are cooperatively worked out be tween the cattlemen and the Forest Service NEIL CALDWELL was reo re- re reelected elected as director and Owen Spiers was elected to replace Reed Ree-d Taylor who resigned Mr Caldwell and Mr Spiers will wiIl serve as association dir dir- directors with incumbent Arthur Mr Caldwell also serves as a cattlemen's rep on the Forest Ad visor Board |