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Show Some of 'Multiple Uses' Listed by Forest Service In announcing release of a booklet book-let describing the accelerated program pro-gram to develop all national forest renewable resources, Fishlake Forest For-est Supervisor S. L. Cuskelly of Richfield says that, if you like to eat beefsteaks, read newspapers, or go on a picnic, you'll be one of the millions of Americans benefiting from the Forest Service's Operation Opera-tion Multiple Use, described in the new publication. The program carries out the charge of Public Law 86-517, passed this year, directing that the national forests be administered for multiple use and sustained yield. Chief of the Forest Service Richard Rich-ard E. McArdle said, "We are trying try-ing to make the potential yields of water, recreation, timber, forage, and wildlife from these public forests for-ests keep up with a growing population's popu-lation's growing needs." A dramatic example of close- at-home multiple use of the national na-tional forests is afforded by the present drilling for oil in the edge of the Fishlake National Forest a short distance east of Meadow, some 53 miles north of Beaver. This well, reported at depth of 3900 feet as of last Saturday, Sat-urday, is estimated to mean the expenditure of approximately $800,000 in that area, according to figuring done by Bill Wilson, editor of the Millard County Progress, published at Fillmore. This is what is being spent now on this one operation and does not take into consideration the possibility of bringing in a producing pro-ducing well, that would mean fabulous further expenditures and income for this part of the state. This new activity, coming under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, is the first of its kind in this area. Shell Oil Company, had to obtain a special use permit from the forest service for this operation, though i actual drilling is being done by Western Drilling Company. The booklet just released by the U. S. Forest Service, outlines specific speci-fic national forest projects needed to carry out the Operation Multiple Use program. Among them are: increasing the water yield; harvesting harvest-ing more timber; stepping up tree planting; improving the timber stands; building up of the range; improving wildlife habitat; improving improv-ing fishing on 7000 miles of streams and 56,000 acres of lakes; more than tripling the camp and picnic facilities; construction of roads and trails; and better protection of the national . forests against insects, disease, fire, weather, and harmful rodents. It also provides for intensified research to devlop more effective, efficient, and economical methods of managing and utilizing the forest for-est resources. |
