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ing is general all over the Forest except 

 in areas around the Redfish and Alturas 

 Lakes region where there is full protec- 

 tion. This preserved area is covered 

 largely with virgin lodgepole pine. 

 Interesting experiments in fish stocking 

 and fish food productions are being 

 xmdertaken. Logging is permitted 

 except in this region. Cut-over areas 

 are limited largely to the Wood River 

 drainage. 



Haileyt O. S. L. R. R. Supervisor's 

 headquarters. 



Targhee National Forest {Idaho and 

 Wyoming) 



The Targhee Forest (1,357,297 acres) 

 lies largely upon a lava plateau in east- 

 ern Idaho and western Wyoming. The 

 Forest consists principally of lodgepole 

 pine. The whole Forest is naturally 

 ecologically similar to the Yellowstone 

 National Park adjoining. Grazing is 

 general but not heavy. Both cut-over 

 and virgin areas of timber are well 

 represented. The major forest types 

 in order of importance are; lodgepole 

 pine 34%, grass 21%, Douglas fir 15%, 

 brush (incl. sage) 14%, subalpine 8%. 



St. Anthony, Idahof. O. S. L. R. R. 

 Supervisor's headquarters. 



Teton National Forest (Wyoming) 



The Teton Forest (1,880,825 acres) 

 is located in a mountainous country 

 immediately to the south of Yellowstone 

 National Park. The Forest as a whole 

 is slightly used. It contains large areas 

 of virgin lodgepole pine type which is 

 slightly grazed and although there are 

 no protected areas there are large areas 

 in a natural condition. The Grand 

 Teton peak, 13,747 ft. high, extends far 

 above timberline. There is a great deal 

 of game on this Forest and the north 

 part above the latitude of Jackson Lake 

 is a State Game Preserve. The major 

 types are: lodgepole pine 29%, grass 

 21%, barren (high rocky) 21%, sub- 

 alpine 16%, brush 5%, Engelmann 

 spruce 5%. 



Jacksonf . Supervisor's headquarters. 



Toyahe National Forest (Nevada) 



The Toyabe Forest (1,883,837 acres) 

 lies upon several mountain ranges in 

 central Nevada. These are generally 

 poorly timbered. Grazing is unre- 

 stricted. There are, however, certain 

 high rocky areas inaccessible to domestic 

 stock used primarily by mountain sheep 

 and deer. Cutting has been heavy 

 locally (in the vicinity of old mining 

 camps), but most of the Forest is virgin 

 as to timber. The major types are: 

 pinyon-juniper 51%, brush 30%, aspen 

 10%, subalpine 3%. 



Austint Nevada Cent. R. R. Super- 

 visor's headquarters. 



Wasatch National Forest (Utah) 



The Wasatch Forest (609,576 acres) 

 lies mainly upon the Wasatch and 

 Uinta Mountain Rangesof central Utah, 

 although two minor divisions lie farther 

 west upon small isolated ranges. 

 Nearly the whole Forest has been cut 

 over and is generally grazed. Several 

 watersheds near Salt Lake City are 

 closed to grazing. There is also a 

 State Game Preserve in this region. In 

 the most easterly part of the Forest is 

 a considerable area (about 35 sq. mi.) 

 of virgin lodgepole pine forest. The 

 major types in order of abundance are: 

 lodgepole pine 23%, barren 13%, sub- 

 alpine 11%,, brush 11%, grass 11%, sage 

 10%, aspen 8%, Douglas fir 6%, pinyon- 

 juniper 4%, Engelmann spruce 3%. The 

 northern limit of Finus ponderosa 

 scopolorum in Utah is on this Forest. 

 Salt Lake City|. D. Sc R. (i. R. R., 

 O. S. L. R. R. and W. Pac. R. R. Super- 

 visor's headquarters. 



Weiser National Forest (Idaho) 



The Weiser Forest (566,002 acres) is 

 located in western Idaho upon a moun- 

 tainous highland which becomes very 

 rugged in the northwestern part. Two 

 burns (Sec. 3 and 4, T. 21 N., R. 1 W. 

 and Sec. 8 and 9, T. 20 N., R. 1 W., 

 Boise Mer.) of about one sq. mi. each 

 are protected from grazing. In the 



