Show Recreation Sites Wrecked Your National Forest Recreation Recreation Recreation sites were wrecked to the tune of in the Intermountain Region during fiscal year 1969 IF THIS bit of information shocks you consider that throughout the country during fiscal year 1969 more than two million dollars worth of vandalism damage was inflicted inflicted inflicted ted on National Forest recreation recreation recreation sites Regional Forester Floyd Iverson reported that the represents nearly eight percent of the total money allocated to maintain recreation recreation recreation developments during that time SEVERAL new public fa facilities facilities facilities fa- fa could be developed each year with the money wasted by needless destruction destruction destruction tion of property said Regional Regional Regional Re Re- gional Forester Iverson The Intermountain Region includes 18 National Forests in southern Idaho western Wyoming Utah Nevada and part of California Many recreation recreation sites are near heavily populated areas while others are in remote forest locations CAMPING AND picnicking facilities were hardest hit Dire Directional and interpretive signs were also extensively damaged Vandalism costs do donot donot donot not include those for cleaning up litter and garbage The Uinta National Forest headquartered in Provo was hardest hit by vandals sustaining sustaining sustaining sus sus- worth of dam dam- age ALSO SEVERELY damaged were recreation sites in the Cache National Forest in Utah National Forest Forest Forest For For- est in Nevada Boise National Forest in Idaho 17 Caribou National Forest in Idaho Sawtooth National Forest in Idaho 13 Wasatch National Forest in Utah Ashley National National National Na Na- Forest in Utah 11 and the Humboldt National National National Na Na- Forest in Nevada 10 Damage to other National Forests in the Intermountain Region ranged downward with the National Forest in Idaho sustaining the least damage FOREST SERVICE officials urge all National Forest users to help curb vandalism and reduce litter and pollution during the year ahead |