| Show Forest Service plans for anniversary The Great Basin Experiment Station established In 1912 with field headquarters In Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim Canyon is the oldest mountain watershed research station In the United States In the past 59 years the station has provided research Information information information tion for range forest and watershed watershed watershed water water- shed management throughout the world The stations station's first director was Arthur W W. W Sampson He ascended Ephraim Canyon in 1912 to an old cattle salt ground that was to become the stations station's headquarters Dr Sampson commonly referred to as The Father of Range Management W. W R. R Chapline C C. C L L. L Forsling Forsling For- For sling Raymond Price Lincoln Ellison and Perry Plum Plummer mer were some of the researchers that have worked at the station They are well known throughout the world for the research they have completed Perry Plummer Plummer Plummer Plum Plum- mer Is the present leader of the Ephraim Station The most renown studies are the watershed investigations started in 1912 Because of early overgrazing ranges that were once covered with luxuriant luxuriant luxuriant ant herbs reverted to virtual dust beds Dr Sampson located the two most famous erosion area study plots in the head of Ephraim Canyon Canyons He called them simply Watersheds A and B B. B These plots have shown dramatic dramatic dramatic dra dra- matic changes with controlled grazing and they continue to yield basic information on the Influence of herbaceous vegetation vegetation vege vege- tation on and ero era sion Still another phase of re research research research re- re search has been that of restoring restoring restoring ing ranges both high mountain cattle range and lower big game range Obtaining a full understanding understanding understanding under under- standing of potential productivity ity of ot the varied ranges and how to manage them has been beena a major undertaking due to the large changes In vegetation and soils solIs In preparing for the anniversary of the station the Ephraim ManU District Is co cooperating cooperating cooperating co- co operating with the Intermountain Intermountain Intermountain Inter- Inter mountain Station in constructing construct construct- ing a self guided auto tour through the Great Basin Experimental Experimental mental Range Turnouts and In Interpretive Interpretive interpretive In- In signs are being constructed constructed constructed con con- along the Ephraim Canyon road The Interpretive signs will explain the past and present research projects at various stops along the road In addition to the interpretive signs a brochure Is being printed print print- ed to further explain the ecology and natural features of the Experimental Experimental Experimental Ex Ex- Range |
