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Show FOREST FACTS ... By WELLS THURSBY Forest Ranger j During fiscal year 19-16. 30,500 acres of depleted National Forest range land was reseeded, the greater part of which was in L'tah. Nevada, southern Idaho and western Wyoming. The total acreage res-ceded in 1947 has not yet been reported, but will be greater than for 19-16. In this in- ' termountain region the practicability practica-bility of quickly restoring large areas of depleted range lands through reseeding has been demonstrated dem-onstrated beyond any doubt. FOREST FIRES In the first half of this year there were 4,474 forest fires on the national forests or on adjacent adjac-ent protected land. Almost 95.000 acres were burned over. Cost of putting them out was probably around $2,000,000. All were man-caused man-caused except '519 that were set by lightning. |