Show Reports On Utah Activities Each United States Stales Citizen owns tenth one-tenth of an acre in Utah owned in common with the other othel million citizens of the nation and managed by the U. U S. S Bureau Bureau Bureau Bu Bu- Bu- Bu reau of Land Management RECOGNIZING this Robert Robert Robert Rob Rob- ert D D. D Nielson state di director director director di- di rector for Utah issued a report report report re re- re- re port concerning what happened in 1968 on the nearly 23 million million million mil mil- lion acres administered by in Utah had permanent employees to carry out its responsibilities on 44 per cent of the states state's total land area Congress appropriated for operations in Utah during during during dur dur- ing fiscal year 1969 the last six months of 1968 and the first six months of 1969 3 for management of of the land and its resources for project construction construction construction tion and maintenance and for range improve improve- ments RECEIPTS FROM ad administered ad- ad ministered lands in Utah during during during dur dur- ing fiscal year 1968 amounted to approximately 9 million About a third of the receipts are paid by each six months to the Utah treasury and the state received 1323 last February and 1 in August A major source of income was from mineral activity on the public lands During 1968 issued the following leases and permits with involved involved involved in in- given in parentheses oil and gas 1839 coal 33 potash 22 phosphate five 2633 sodium one No gilsonite or asphalt leases were issued in 1968 AS OF THE end of or the year the number of leases and permits permits permits per per- mits outstanding on ad administered ad- ad ministered lands in Utah and the acreage involved were as follows oil and gas coal potash 91 phosphate phosphate phosphate phate 31 gilsonite and asphalt 20 Just as mineral activity on the public lands increased slightly in 1968 over previous years year's figures other uses of lands and resources showed increases MORE THAN livestock operators grazed some sheep on administered lands in Utah and 1800 stockmen stockmen stockmen stock stock- men grazed cattle and horses on those lands This accounted for 14 per cent of forage requirements for range livestock in Utah In another type of use more visited public lands in Utah for or such activities activities activities ac ac- ac- ac as hunting fishing picnicking and sight TO ACCOMMODATE them completed Starr Springs campgrounds just off Utah Highway en route to Bull Bull- frog basin Also completed was wasa wasn a n visitor center at Cleveland- Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry in Emery County with interpretive interpretive interpretive inter inter- exhibits and picnic facilities Recreation visits to administered lands in Utah during 1968 were estimated estimated estimated es es- es- es at more than two t mil mil- lion Just before Christmas there was another use of public lands The eight district offices in Utah issued free use permits for individuals to cut their own Chr Christmas trees from certain designated areas In addition n sold trees to commercial dealers for AT THE DIRECTION of Congress Congress Congress Con Con- gress is in the midst of classifying lands it administers administers administers admin admin- either for disposal or for retention in federal ownership ownership ownership owner owner- ship under intensified multiple use management Since this project began nearly 2000 persons have at attended attended attended at- at tended classification meetings and hearings conducted by I in Utah and have participated participated participated par par- in the mak decision ing process IN 1968 it was determined that acres under 1 administration in various parts of Utah should be classified for retention under federal ownership Another acres are currently under consideration consideration consideration con con- as to classification Fires on lands in Utah managed managed managed man man- aged by I were more frequent frequent frequent fre fre- fre- fre quent in 1968 than in 1967 firefighters were dispatched dispatched dispatched dis dis- dis- dis patched to fires this past summer Those fires burned over acres of ad I ministered land and acres of land in other ownership IN 1968 seeded built miles of fence acres developments develop develop- completed 81 water reservoirs including ments springs and wells and nd cleared le red 3 acres of p pinon juniper then and and sagebrush which was seeded to grass a and d more desirable browse species I 1300 miles mlles of also maintained roads and built an access additional 15 miles of road public access to improve The state received title to acres from as the result of selections made in lieu of acreage granted by Congress to the state but not available at time of state state- hood ONE 1968 1068 highlight of Is I's activities in Utah was transfer of acres of public public public pub pub- lic land which was withdrawn Sept 3 1867 for Fort Douglas Douglas Douglas Doug Doug- las but declared to be surplus surplus surplus sur sur- plus to needs of the Defense Department in 1968 Most 1 of this land was transferred l to the state for use by the University University University Uni Uni- of Utah Some remote areas of Utah have not been surveyed survey survey- ed into sections and town town- ships In 1968 employees surveyed acres of these lands and also completed resurveys resurveys resurveys re- re surveys of acres where original survey identification had been MR NIELSON pointed out that employees are dedicated dedicated dedicated ded ded- to wise use and management management management man man- of admin administered public lands in accordance with mandates of Congress and in cooperation with all segments of the public who use and own the land |