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Show Betensen Attends Ogden Conference Of Forest Supervisors Blame Betensen. supervisor of the Dixie National forest, spent last week In Ogden. where he attended a series of conferences of forest supervisors of the In term oun tarn region. Following the week of discussions dis-cussions of forest administration problems, a series of resolutions recommending re-commending future procedure In the administration and land problems. The resolutions, which win be forwarded for-warded to the forest offices m Washington, D. C, Include: l. Maintenance or a decentralized decentral-ized management as the most democratic and effective land management man-agement method. 8. Centering all efforts on Increasing In-creasing potential values of land, soli, watersheds, forage, forests, game and recreational opportunities opportuni-ties which are basic in local, state, national and defense welfare. 3. Close cooperation with local organisations. 4. Recommendations of new techniques, such as Increased use of super man crews In fire protection pro-tection and prevention, and better organization of presuppression and suppression forces, volunteer assistance, assis-tance, use of paf chutists and other fire control methods. 5. Recommendation of modified standards for low and medium standard roads as a means Of stretching available funds for these roads for fire protection, resource, utilization, administration and recreation. rec-reation. 6. Intensified lange Improve1 menu for building and maintain-' ing forage resourceu through drift and division fences, rodent control, reseedlng of critical areas and other means. 7. With development of effective effec-tive methods for elimination of pine beetle and other Insects preying prey-ing on lodgepole end porxderosa pine, Intensified uses of these methods was urged. 8. establishment of proper game management lh the various states and thslr f areata through closer cooperation with state) wild life departments. de-partments. B. Cooperative development of policies to meet new demands on sMmlnlstraUvw problems jln connection con-nection with rapidly increasing use of national forests for summer and winter recreational uses. Present funds are wholly Inadequate to meet these demands, it was pointed out. 9 |