Show SMOKEY SAYS By Ranger KARL II H. HAASER The deer that hangs head down from a pole suspended between two trees in front of ofa a hunters hunter's tent is as much a product of af the soil as the pole and the trees that hold it aloft Under use multiple-use and sus sus- sustained sustained tamed yield management trees for timber wildlife for recreation recreation recreation tion and forage for livestock can be grown on the same parcel of land The tree depends depends depends de de- de- de upon productive soil and water to survive In turn wildlife is 15 dependent depend depend- ent upon forest vegetation for its food and for shelter for forUs its Us young It is equally dependent depend depend- ent upon it for a place to hide from its enemies Mule deer in western forests forests for far ests may spend their entire life cycle within a relatively small area and will often starve to death when food is scarce rather than migrate to areas of af abundance When natures nature's balance Js Is upset upset upset up up- set the entire community of plants and animals suffer The use multiple-use principle of af management management management man man- provides the checks and balances that protect the stockman the lumberman the water user the sportsman and other Under this system of management management man man- there are benefits for all The lumberman is assured of oJ future crops of timber from forests that are protected from fram over-browsing over of young trees by either wildlife or domestic stock The water ter user can depend upon silt free reservoirs to supply him bim with power irrigation irrigation irrigation gation and municipal water when timber is harvested with due respect for watershed val val- val val- ues The livestock operator benefits when grazing use is kept in balance with available forage and browse The rec rec- will have bave clear olear streams to fish in wild game game to hunt that is in good flesh and quiet places filled with scenic grandeur dedicated to wilderness living |