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5. Elevation from 3500 to 8000 ft., 

 average elevation 6500 ft. 



6. Distance from AlturasJ, 10 mi. 



Plumas National Forest 



1. Area — 1,153,044 acres. 



2. Present condition — semi-natural; 

 forest being very heavily cut. Several 

 areas will be set aside for experimental 

 purposes. 



3. Moderate amount of grazing by 

 cattle and sheep. 



4. Types include brushfields, western 

 yellow pine, j'ellow and sugar pine, 

 mixed conifers, fir. 



5. Elevation from 3000 to 8000 ft.— 

 average elevation 4500 ft. 



6. Distance from Ouincyl, 3 mi. 



Santa Barbara National Forest 



1. Area— 2,017,398 acres. 



2. Present condition — semi-natural; 

 area has been badly burned in the last 

 ten years — approximately one-fourth of 

 area has been burned since 1910. 



3. Area is grazed by sheep, cattle 

 and goats to a moderate amount. 



4. Forest types include chaparral, 

 western yellow pine, Jeffrey pine, mixed 

 conifers. 



5. Wild animals include deer, cougar, 

 wild-cat, coyote. 



6. Elevation ranges from 500 to 8000 

 ft. — average elevation about 4000 ft. 



7. Distance from Santa Barbarat, 

 4 mi. 



Sequoia National Forest 



1. Area — 1,879,779 acres. 



2. Area very largely natural, rela- 

 tively inaccessible. Includes within its 

 boundaries National Parks and Monu- 

 ments. 



3. Forest grazed, by sheep and cattle. 



4. The important types are sugar 

 pine and yellow pine, sugar pine and fir, 

 and fir. 



5. Elevation from 300 to 15,000 ft.— 

 average elevation about 7000 ft. 



6. Distance from Portervillet, 30 mi. 



Shasta National Forest 



1. Area — 849,656 acres. 



2. Present condition — forest badly 

 burned and heavily cut. Some areas 

 will be withdrawn for experimental 

 purposes, probably 2000 acres in all. 



3. Forest grazed by sheep and cattle; 

 in places heavily. 



4. Types — brushfields, western j-ellow 

 pine, mixed conifers, fir, alpine. 



5. Elevation from 2500 to 14,500 ft.; 

 average elevation 4000 ft. 



0. Distance from SissonJ, 5 mi. 



Sierra National Forest 



1. Area— 1,493,400 acres. 



2. Forest in a semi-natural condition; 

 much of the area obligated to timber 

 operators and being logged at a rapid 

 rate. Some areas to be preserved for 

 experimental purposes. 



3. Grazing to a moderate amount by 

 sheep and cattle. 



4. Important types are sugar and 

 yellow pine, sugar pine and fir, and fir. 



5. Range in elevation about 3000 to 

 10,000 ft.— average elevation 0500 ft. 



6. Distance from FresnoJ, 40 mi. 

 Supervisor's headquarters at North- 

 fork|. 



Stanislaus National Forest 



1. Area— 810,802 acres. 



2. Forest being rapidly cut over or 

 obligated to timber operators. Areas 

 to be set aside for experimental purposes. 



3. Moderate amount of grazing by 

 cattle, sheep and horses. 



4. Types— yellow and sugar pine, 

 sugar pine and fir, and fir. 



5. Range in elevation from 3000 to 

 10,000 ft.— average 6000 ft. 



6. Distance from Sonoraf, about 12 

 mi., Stockton 50 mi. 



Tahoe National Forest 



1. Area- 512,748 acres. 



2. Present condition — very badly cut 

 and burned over. Some areas will be 

 withdrawn for experimental purposes. 



3. Heavy grazing by cattle and aheep. 



