Uintah Basin Standard | 1959-08-06 | Page 10 | Range Tour by Officials Finds Dry Condition in Uintah Basin; Fire Control Main Purpose of Study

Range tour by officials finds dry Condition in Uintah Fire control main purpose of study Range conditions were found i to be extensively dry and fire hazards rated at a high point of danger by members of the Utah State Board of Forestry and Fire Control who made an inspection tour of these in the Uintah Basin Wed- and July 29 II and 1 Those in the touring group Alden Salt Lake chairman of the Utah Board of Forestry and Fire Control and Commissioner of Agriculture for the State of and five members of j Forestry and Fire Control as i James A. Salt representing Utah Wool Growers S. Salt Lake Bureau of Land Dean Lewis M. Logan College of Errol J. Heber Utah Cattle J. Whitney Utah State Others Oa Tour not members of this who joined in the included Martin Salt Lake deputy state Wayne Bureau of Indian E. M. assistant regional forester in s charge of fire control and state and private Paul assistant state forester of Salt Lake Rick from the U. S. Forest Gerald Mitcheel of Uintah Basin District Fire The tour included a visit to the of the Englemann Spruce Bark Beetle Control Project near Wolf Creek range and timber area near Uintah and Ouray Reservation various other areas of the Ashley National including a survey of fire control problems as they relate to development of the Flaming Gorge Dam which was visited by the as well as other areas in Uintah and Daggett Study Firo Control purpose of the trip was for members of the Utah State Board of Forestry and Fire Control and department personnel to see and study the range conditions and to check fire hazards and timber management particularly those on private Barton