Show Forest Service gives planting Job to company Ashley National Forest Supervisor Andrew R. McConkie announced today that the Southern Oregon Reforestation Company of has been awarded a contract to plant acres of forest land on the According to areas within the Alton-ah and Manila Ranger Districts will be planted with two-year-old ponderosa pine One hundred and forty acres of the Vernal Ranger District is scheduled to be planted with two-year-old lodge-pole pine The planting project Is the first major reforestation job undertaken on the Ashley National It is a big step forward by District Rangers James Tom and Gene Kuhns to restore the harvested areas to continued timber This goal of continued timber production is a part of the Forest Service's multiple use sustained yield land management plans are aimed at a May 3 starting date on either the Altonah or Manila Ranger Both prospective planting areas are snow at the weatherman A to have the final JJ t as to which area will be Owen H. Thoma 1 owner of Southern Oregon forestation that all three areas will ti planted by a small crew hand Forester Wolfe has been designated u the Contracting Officer's IW for this project I j To protect livestock place a cover over fJ fallout is like coarse cover will prevent it from coming into contact or with the h |