Iron County Record | 1936-12-17 | Page 4 | Canyon Denuded of Christmas Trees

C Canyon yon D Denuded nud d Of Christmas Christinas TreeBy Trees Tree S By Dy Forest Ranger Ranier F F. W W. Seamon n Christmas tree season is aga tr here and our canyons are be bein being tu ft I called upon to give rive up a I largo large largen arg o a n number n ber of or trees and decorations decoration s. s I Trie demand for tor th these e trees is becoming 1 1 greater year yeu by year and the supply Is becoming smaller In Indeed Indeed Indeed In- In deed our canyons and mountain mountainsides sides bides adjacent to our towns and settlements have become almost void of or these valuable trees At the same time we are advertising ad S Southern Utah as a scenic spot A After Arter the he trees are taken out our canyons will wW be no beeter better than other canyons Then too Government aid U is continually being sought Bought for as assistance assistance as- as in building check dams etc to prevent floods and erosion and large sums awns of ot money have al already at ai- ready been n spent right hero at home h Ine f f best t and only sure WIl way to con floods and erosion is to have a ground covering of timber and other vegetative growth It Zt Is hoped this year that all ail allgood good rood citizens civic clubs churches hurdles and land d owners on the mountains in our valuable trees tree f are so 10 essen essen- 11 t to O our J welfare