Show 37 Fires Reported in State Visits to Parks and Forests Heighten Danger To date Jui July 23 37 fires ha have e occurred on state and private hand Iland land In Utah with a total burn ot of 37 acres Reports on several I I fires have not been completed one of which was wa an acre lire In northeastern Box Elder county count coun t ty tr Considering the known flies fires I acreS acred burned h has s already exceed exceed- el 1 i the tuti td tot for 1955 Ve Weather c r. r rh HOI have creatI treat creat I ea a an at extreme bun I ir I which makes maket It Impel all u that I we Intensify our prevention ti d' dI forts fortI From the reported fires It U UIs ItIs itIs I Is noted that third one have been caused by debris burning starts tarts I Davis Va and Summit counties have had a particular rash of careless debris burners Closer enforcement enforce enforceS I ment meat of ot state and local laws aa as aswell well as intensive prevention are the only means by which we can reduce reduce this man-caused man fire InI In In- according to the State I I board of Forestry and Fire Con Cou tret trel I Park Attendance Attendance at state parks IB la 1954 wa wu million an increase of ot 80 per cent over 1946 Present trends indicate greater use of the parks parke this year and in the years ahead In the period from 1947 to 1954 1964 while day use of ot the parks parke was Increasing 4 48 per ce cent t overnight I use increased ed per er cent reflecting re to fleeting a growing popularity of tent and trailer camping ForMU Forta Dr Or O. O B. B MacDonald Dean Emeritus from Iowa State College has completed his hll survey of need for a Cooperative Forest Management Management Manage Manage- ment eFM program in Utah In his report to the Board Doard of Forestry Forestry Fores Fores- try and Fire Control Dr MacDonald MacDonald MacDonald Mac- Mac Donald established the need for technical forestry service to private vate vats timber Umber land owners in Utah and recommended that three project project areas be established Th The report port points out that there are nearl owners owners owners' of ot commercial com corn mercial timber Umber land in the state with approximately acres of land The timber i. i is 1 largely cut cut- over without any management planning and serves an Important economic potential l to the overall over state economy He points out the of ot the state to meet the need Deed for state government to encourage and ail assist t in protect lag Ing the the future timber wealth of ot the state through the offer of ot technical aid to the private tImber timber tim Um ber land owner |