Show FORREST SERVICE NEWS In District No 1 of the Fishlake National Forest there were deer killed This district has an area of acres Last year there were deer killed this tends to that the deer are increasing There was one man killed this year his death being purely and not attributable to carelessness of oC hunters The ranger noticed that there was a marked improvement in covering up fires this year showing that the tho hunters are arc getting fire rire prevention minded and also possibly possibly possibly J bly knowing the opposite brings arrest arrest arrest ar ar- I Imen rest and fine There were 1500 men hunting in this district this year The Service is carrying on ona ona ona a planting program of Yellow Yellow Yel Yel- I low Pine Pino in in Oak Creek Canyon east of Oak City in Millard 1 County Last spring they planted 2000 trees To keep a record of how many trees grew stakes were placed in the area They were l painted white and numbers painted in black and the tho stakes set near the trees A reading of or the stakes was recently made and and the data coll collected ted shows there is a i survival of or 95 of the trees plant plant- ed The porcupine is the greatest enemy enemy enemy en en- emy we have in this dis district in injuring in injuring In- In juring the trees Ranger Robins has cooperated with the Biological Survey Survey Survey Sur Sur- vey and he is placing out poison A solution of salt and strychnine Is mixed and placed in grooves on a block of or wood The block is nailed to the trees and when the climbs tl the e tree treo he finds the mixture handy haudy for him and being quite fond of salt he takes the entire bait and is poisoned The people of Oak City are contemplating contemplating contemplating con con- building a large dam in Oak Creek Canyon The water hiI in hi inthe tho the past has not been doing them I but very little good from October 1st to March l There Is a good damsite dam damsite damsite site in the canyon and a dam can bo be built at quite a reasonable cost It will back tile the water up one half mile If H this can bo be done it will mean a n. lotto lot lotto I to the people of that community Water is an important factor and nd as they have a rich soil and the need of or I more water pressing no no doubt they th will accomplish this achievement i j jand and the project be a reality Stock has come off oft the forest this this this' 1 year Jn in better bettor condition than they have ever evor done dono This of or course is I due to the tho moisture condition and good range management on the tho part of or the stockmen Bert L. L Robins Robins' Ranger |