Show forester assigned to staff of dixie catl forest leland 11 II carlson carison former ranger and topographic engineer his has been assigned to the cedar city start staff of the dixie national forest as junior forester it was wa announced by supervisor albert albertson sir air carlson carison has been transferred from the war mapping project at gettysburg pennsylvania there and earlier at san francisco rian cisco and crescent CRY city california he worked during the var mr making and top tod surveys for the war and nay navy departments tor for coastal defense the part of the work in which lie was engaged covered coverd d the surveying sun e ing of some square miles of lands that include strategic government oil reserves in the eastern and ein parts of the united states and the virgin redwood timber stands of northern california prior to the mapping wo work rk carlson was r ranger anger at manila utah on the ashley national forest he lias has made important timber on the payette and Alini doka national forests forest lu la idalio idaho A mr fr carlson carison Is a graduate gradual of the utah state agricultural college from which he holds a B S degree in forestry VE and VJ days were many months away when the dixie forest gained prominence among the national forests of utah and the inter intel mountain region as a leading producer of timber the th annual cut from the forest reached an all time high of board feet nearly four times the prewar pre war annual cut the demands of 0 war viar required the greatest contribution we could make toward eaily victory but the wartime rate of cut which is now only slightly diminished exceeds the rate at which timber can be cut from the dixie on the basis of sustained yield timber that Is vital ital to everyday eer day needs of peacetime consumers and a strategic product in the future problems of national defense must be conserved cons ened there to la much tor for us to do to take care of our forests and make sure that young oung growth will be coming along as fast as mature ti theos ces a are re cut the duties of 0 mr carlson will be to make anven tories of timber on the dixie nd d to appraise those blocks and chances that have hae mature trees ready tor for harvesting nesting ha with the big current demand for timber tor for housing and industrial use it Is important that mature stumpage contribute contil bute as much as aa possible to the present market but this must be done within the limit of sustained yield |