Show I j Forest Service notes Sixtieth Anniversary By Ranger Val Simpson This month marks the anniversary of the Forest Service's founding in the U. S. Department of The Forest Service was formed through merging of the earlier Bureau of Forestry and the m Forestry Division of the General Land THE ASHLEY National Forest was established on July and the Whiterocks District created at the same District name was changed to the Roosevelt District in but has had very little change in boundary lines since The early day ranger rode and hiked long distances to fight forest fires kept a weather eye out for and struggled unceasingly to protect the vital watersheds from overgrazing and from Irresponsible or illegal RANGERS THAT have served on the Roosevelt District are Albert A. one John one Charles six Vern one Albert three Thomas three George thirty Bill three and Val eight past 60 years have witnessed a yet dynamic change from custodianship to scientific Guided by the principle of Multiple Use the Forest Service expanded its role beyond mere custodianship to that of developing the National Forests for sustained yields of and outdoor THE FIRST lumber that was cut on this District was some ponderosa pine cut in about See FOREST 12 Forest Service from page 1880 and used In construction at Fort Duchesne and The first sawmill was set up in Mosby Parle in The Industry has gradually grown until it has reached our present day cut of approximately six million board feet The timber business on this District now provides the livelihood for more than In addition to the many mine and Christmas trees arc being cut Sheep were first grazed on this District under permit In 1902 by H. W. These followed closely by John Reader in Painter Sheep Company in Ed Samuels In and Bill Caldwell in THE FIRST cattle tion on the District was the Hayden formed in about The name was changed in 1913 to the Farm Creek as it Is Orin Gardner of Neola was the first Association followed by Wilford The past 18 years have seen many improvements result on the Through the cooperation of livestock sagebrush and water developments THE IMPORTANCE of irrigation and culinary water to the western United States has made water the most important product on most of our National Forest This importance locally can be seen by taking a look at the vast amount of money spent in Improving water storage In many of our high The first of Paradise was started by the Irrigation Company in Present indications are that many more changes will result from the Central Utah The production of water is so vital that all other resources must be managed to prevent damage to our valuable watersheds and so as not to Interfere with production or purity I oi In 1908 there were no campgrounds or other recreation facilities on the District and very little thought was given at that time to the recreation potential of the National Forest Today recreation has taken its place as big business and the future will see a big buildup in recreation areas over what we now THE PAST GO years have seen the construction of miles of trail and 50 miles of road on the Present and future plans call for a complete transportation system that will serve all needs and uses on the the rangers of the Forest Service continue the tradition of dedicated service set forth by the rangers over the past 60 Behind them is the benefit of 60 years of Today's system of Multiple Use Management is a system of land management born of experience and and adopted as the policy of Congress in the Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of THE FOREST SERVICE of 1965 directs its program so that 60 years in the the strength of the nation will lie in its people and Its as it does |