Show 7 M 0 J f Eph Forest Rangers Ranger's r's rs Article Printed In New Blew USDA Book hook The opportunities that rural America offers for living working working working work work- ing and relaxation are arc told in inthe inthe inthe the 1967 Yearbook of Agriculture Outdoors USA which was released released released re re- re- re leased on Oct 26 by the US U.S. Department Department Department De De- of Agriculture Th There re is one chapter in the book which was written by LeGrand LeGrand LeGrand Le- Le Grand Olson Ephraim District Forest Ranger Mr Olson is also a form former r resident of Manti Mantl where he worked with the Forest ice 7 1 l A h handbook of c conservation and wise use of natural resources resources resources ces a guide to the American outdoors with its great recreation recreation tion don potential and a primer of natural beauty the Yearbook tells its story largely in terms of people It is designed for all Americans Amen Ameri 11 cans citizens concerned about conservation of our natural resources resources resources re re- re- re sources hunters and fishermen family campers all who are concerned concerned concerned con con- with the quality of the total environment children eager to learn about the outdoors and farmers interested in ing recreation enterprises In the foreword Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. L Freeman writes that the Department is moving forward with bold new actions to restore conserve conserve and wisely use our natural heritage and maintain it for future gener gener- He stresses that this work is vitally important and tells why Each year three million more Americans squeeze into our a al already already al- al 1 ready cities Today million people or 7 in every 10 lQ Americans are Americans are crowded crowded crowd crowd- ed onto just one per cent of our l land nd The result is strangled cities slapdash suburbs and andrush andrush rush TUsh hour nightmares But rural America has breathing space space room for people peo pee pie pieto to to live to work t to to enjoy recreation to be part of the land Through conservation and the development of our natural resources the rural areas can be ideal sites for our communities ties of tomorrow communities where blight and urban sprawl will be unknown Rural America cap can be synonymous with good living Secretary Freeman noted that about halt hall the Departments Department's staff works in some phase of conservation conservation conservation con con- to preserve natural resources resources resources re re- re- re sources while getting the most use from them These he said are helping to develop forests and wo wood d sources helping helping helping help help- ing to develop watersheds and river basins stocked fish-stocked lakes and ponds for swimming and boating as well as storing water helping to develop farms that besides besides be be- sides growing crops offer good hunt hunting ng fishing and other recreation rec rec- rea ion The The scope of these activities is amazingly wide the Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary said USDA conservation programs can benefit some 81 per cent o a nations nation's total land All the Nations Nation's cropland grassland pasture and range the vast national forests and national national national na na- na- na grasslands and much of the private forest land Outdoors USA contains pages of text illustrated with over black and white photographs photographs photographs photo photo- graphs plus a section with 43 color photographs There are chapters under four headings The Big W Woods Water Beautification Beautification Beautification and The Countryside Most of the authors are Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture Agri Agri- culture Department specialists but there are also chapters by university faculty members outdoor outdoor outdoor out out- door writers and officials of other other other oth oth- er government agencies Copies of Outdoors USA the 1967 Yearbook of Agriculture may be obtained for each from the Superintendent of Documents Documents Documents Doc Doc- Government Printing Office Washington D. D DC D.C. |