NEW FOREST FRONTIERS for: Jobs, Permanent Communities, A Stronger Nation EACH YEAR forests afford recreation for millions of people. F-366180 BUT THE possibilities of providing families with low-cost vacations have been barely scratched. F-366217 WHEN protected and managed for game as well as for timber and other values, forests provide food and sanctuary for great numbers of deer and other wild animals. F-378057 WILDLIFE is an important forest resource, but it can't survive fire and the destruction of its habitat. F-391169 FOREST ranges, valuable for the grazing of domestic livestock, cover more than one-half of the forest area. They make a substantial contribution to our national meat, wool, and leather supply. F-189073 UNFORTUNATELY, because of overstocking and serious droughts, much of the range is depleted. Depletion means reduced grazing capacity, fewer livestock, less income, and soil erosion. F-253169 A mountain meadow, depleted by overgrazing, is restored to productivity by artificial reseeding and stock control. FORAGE, like other agricultural products, is a crop and responds to management. The productivity of western forest range land could be increased one-half. F-385134 MISCELLANEOUS forest products—too numerous to mention—represent a value of about $100,000,000 a year. They all supply needs, furnish labor, and add here and there a few sorely needed dollars to income. Most of these forest industries could be further developed: A. Naval stores; B. maple sugar; C. Christmas trees. F-361315, F-226631, AND F-368120 <<< Previous Next >>> misc-414/sec4.htm Last Updated: 30-Jan-2009