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pine, mixed conifers, lodgepole pine, 

 pinyon and desert. 



G. Two game refuges in the Forest 

 cover practically the entire area. Pred- 

 atory animal work carried on by the 

 Biological Survey. The chief wild mam- 

 mals are deer, cougar, wild-cat, fox. 



7. Elevation from 500 to 11,500 ft.— 

 average elevation 6000 ft. 



8. Supervisor's office at Los AngelesJ 

 is 15 mi. from Forest. Other important 

 towns are PasadenaJ, 8 mi.; Pomonat, 

 8 mi.; San Bernardino}, 6 mi. 



California National Forest 



1. Area — 818,459 acres. 



2. Present condition — much of area 

 natural state. Area to be set aside 

 by the Forest service about 1200 acres. 



3. Forest heavily grazed, especially 

 by sheep. 



4. Types — low and high chaparral, 

 yellow pine, mixed conifers, fir. 



5. Small game refuge on forest. Deer 

 very abundant, cougar, coyote, fox, 

 bear. 



6. Elevation from 1200 to 8000 ft.— 

 average elevation about 5500 ft. 



7. Distance from Willows}, 30 mi. 



Cleveland National Forest 



1. Area — 549,271 acres. 



2. Present condition — many recrea- 

 tionists visiting forest annually and in 

 increasing numbers. Most of the forest 

 readily accessible to large centers of 

 population. About 600 acres to be set 

 aside as experimental forest. 



3. Slight amount of grazing — cattle, 

 sheep and horses. 



4. Types — low and high chaparral, 

 yellow pine, mixed coniferous forest. 



5. Three game refuges on the Forest 

 cover approximately one-tenth the area. 

 Deer plentiful. 



6. Elevation from 200 to 10,500 ft.— 

 average about 4000 ft. 



7. Distance from San Diego}, about 

 8 mi.; from Riverside}, 12 mi. 



Eldorado National Forest 



1. Area — 552,918 acres. 



2. Forest being heavily cut; it is 



doubtful if any experimental areas 

 will be set aside on the Forest. 



3. Moderate grazing by sheep and 



cattle. 



4. Forest types— yellow and sugar 

 pine, sugar pine and fir, mixed fir, sub- 

 alpine. 



5. Small game refuge on the Forest 



6. Elevation from 3000-9000 ft.— 

 average 6200 ft. 



7. Distance from Placerville}, 12 mi. 



Klamath National Forest 



1. Area— 1,533,980 acres. 



2. The forest has been very little 

 known and is practically inaccessible. 

 No forest activities at the present time. 

 1000 or more acres will be set aside as 

 an experimental area. 



3. Grazing to a moderate degree by 

 sheep and cattle. 



4. Types — Douglas fir, yellow pine, 

 mixed conifers, brushfields. 



5. Small game refuge on the forest. 



6. Elevation ranges from 500 to 7500 

 ft.— average 4000 ft. 



7. Distance from Yreka}, 6 mi. 



Lassen National Forest 



1. Area— 943,197 acres. 



2. Present condition — semi-natural 

 state, large cutting operations now in 

 progress. Small areas will be set aside 

 as experimental areas. 



3. Forest is heavily grazed by sheep. 



4. Important types — yellow pine, 

 mixed conifers, lodgepole pine. 



5. Elevation ranges from 2500 to 

 10,000 ft., average elevation about 

 4500 ft. 



6. Distance from Red Bluff, 25 mi. 



Modoc National Forest 



1. Area — 1,461,599 acres. 



2. Present condition — semi-natural, 

 some cutting now in progress; heavy 

 grazing. 



3. Forest grazed by sheep, cattle and 

 horses. 



4. Types — sagebrush, desert, pinyon, 

 juniper, western yellow pine and mixed 

 conifers. 



