Show cache national forest news work work on the willard watershed by the side camp detail of enrollees enroll ees from the willard camp is being suspended for the season and will not mot b be e resumed med until the receding of the aresu sn snow n next ext year y ear will permit the resumption of operations at the close of the work program this fau fall pine andl ancl spruce seedlings were planted high up on the watershed at elevations above feet there were also completed during the season linear feet of contour terraces 25 check dams plantings of native shrubbery and linear feet of this the terraces were seeded to grasses the effectiveness of the work done dona to date in controlling runoff was waa shown this season when a quick storm on 12 passe passed dover over the watershed leaving 17 of precipitation without destructive consequences the te terraces Traces ad vegetation now established formed a restraining influence sufficient to control runoff and damage to PT property st at the mouth of willard canyon from froim a flood occurrence was prevented it is expected that the cooperative program of the soil conservation service and the forest service will be extended to wellsville mountain early next ineat year upon the of bof the willard watershed rehab ilita tion pre gram the we wellsville lesville mountain watershed was included in the boundaries of the cache Nati national forest on 6 of this year |