| Show lets plant more trees idurah in utah dy by W V E assistant forestor firc b C barden ward to survive in our mountainous state we must have soil and vegetation holding and supporting each other on the mountain slopes without them thein we would lose aur struggle ae against the elements of the desert yesterday I 1 sa saw sav v strings of small gullies leading off a thawed hillside and ending in a snow drift at the base of the hill melting felting snow had run off the slope cutting tile the gullies and carrying soil down to smear the snow bank with ugly mud J climbed the hill to learn why this particular section of the slope had let its valuable topsoil wash away while other parts of the hill had no signs of erosion the answer was easy to find A fire had burned over the damaged section last fall destroying weeds 4 grass and shrubs that had held tile the soil in place with no vegetation to steady and absorb the melting snow now this spring it ran wildly down the slope taking loose soil with it rich soil that took thousands of years to accumulate on oil the hillside is gone and a gully pattern is cut open to invite further flooding neither you nor I 1 will live to see the lost soil replaced but we can help to pre prevent ent fires from exposing the soil to more erosion |
