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doi: 10.1093/jof/41.9.627pmid: N/A
The 1942 annual meeting of the Society of American Foresters was to have been held in Salt Lake City, and the program was to have been devoted chiefly to the broad subject of multiple use of forest lands in the Rocky Mountain and Intermountain States. Although the meeting had to bepostponed for the duration of the war, it has seemed wise to proceed with the publication of some of the papers that were planned. These are being assembled, edited, and grouped by a special committee under the chairmanship of Dr. George Stewart of the Intermountain Section. Three of themappear in this issue of the Journal, and others will follow later. The first paper of the series stresses service to the community as the basic principle that must underlie any sound conservation philosophy for the utilization of wild lands. Since no one wild-land benefit is adequate to meetall of the many diverse needs of any community, it follows that an intelligent program of multiple use must replace the one-use program that has previously prevailed. There is urgent need in the Rocky Mountain and Intermountain States for a thorough analysis of the various ways in which wildlands can contribute most effectively in the long run to the social welfare, and for a definite plan for their postwar use and development.
doi: 10.1093/jof/41.9.627pmid: N/A
The 1942 annual meeting of the Society of American Foresters was to have been held in Salt Lake City, and the program was to have been devoted chiefly to the broad subject of multiple use of forest lands in the Rocky Mountain and Intermountain States. Although the meeting had to be postponed for the duration of the war, it has seemed wise to proceed with the publication of some of the papers that were planned. These are being assembled, edited, and grouped by a special committee under the chairmanship of Dr. George Stewart of the Intermountain Section. Three of them appear in this issue of the Journal, and others will follow later. The first paper of the series stresses service to the community as the basic principle that must underlie any sound conservation philosophy for the utilization of wild lands. Since no one wild-land benefit is adequate to meet all of the many diverse needs of any community, it follows that an intelligent program of multiple use must replace the one-use program that has previously prevailed. There is urgent need in the Rocky Mountain and Intermountain States for a thorough analysis of the various ways in which wild lands can contribute most effectively in the long run to the social welfare, and for a definite plan for their postwar use and development.
Stewart, George; Widtsoe, John A.
doi: 10.1093/jof/41.9.633pmid: N/A
Although the forests of that part of the West which was occupied by the Mormons are confined to the mountains and are largely noncommercial in character, they have contributed heavily to the welfare of the communities established by the early colonists. The comparatively small treeshave furnished material that was indispensable for structures, fences, and implements. Water, the essential resource without which agriculture was impossible, all came from forest land. Forage in the valley edges, in the foothills, and in the mountains served as the basis for livestock production.Game and fish were also largely utilized. Practically all the sites proposed for early settlement were examined as to the availability of suitable land, water, timber, forage, and game, and such as were approved by the "exploring" committee proved to have adequate resources to support permanentsettlements.
Stewart, George; Widtsoe, John A.
doi: 10.1093/jof/41.9.633pmid: N/A
Although the forests of that part of the West which was occupied by the Mormons are confined to the mountains and are largely noncommercial in character, they have contributed heavily to the welfare of the communities established by the early colonists. The comparatively small trees have furnished material that was indispensable for structures, fences, and implements. Water, the essential resource without which agriculture was impossible, all came from forest land. Forage in the valley edges, in the foothills, and in the mountains served as the basis for livestock production. Game and fish were also largely utilized. Practically all the sites proposed for early settlement were examined as to the availability of suitable land, water, timber, forage, and game, and such as were approved by the "exploring" committee proved to have adequate resources to support permanent settlements.
doi: 10.1093/jof/41.9.641pmid: N/A
Service as watersheds is one of the most important contributions that wild mountain lands make to the economy of the semiarid West. Their utility for watershed purposes is influenced by a number of factors, of which those associated with the kind and density of vegetation may be manipulated in coordination with other uses to obtain optimum yields of usable water. Since the benefits of land management for water yield may often be less direct than the returns from other resources, land managers are cautioned to guard against subordinating watershed services to other uses at the expense of the public welfare.
doi: 10.1093/jof/41.9.641pmid: N/A
Service as watersheds is one of the most important contributions that wild mountain lands make to the economy of the semiarid West. Their utility for watershed purposes is influenced by a number of factors, of which those associated with the kind and density of vegetation may be manipulatedin coordination with other uses to obtain optimum yields of usable water. Since the benefits of land management for water yield may often be less direct than the returns from other resources, land managers are cautioned to guard against subordinating watershed services to other uses at theexpense of the public welfare.
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