FOREST PLANS. 9 



A plan for fire protection, as complete as is now practicable, should 

 be formulated and put into effect on each Forest. 

 Special attention should be given to the extension and 

 modification of this plan as further experience is acquired. 



The fire plan will consist of a map showing detailed topography, 

 forest types, all permanent improvements which will be of any value 

 in fire protection, lookout points, lines of fire patrol, camping sites, 

 places where assistance in fighting fire may be obtained, areas of 

 particular menace and areas in particular need of protection, and 

 detailed directions to rangers concerning fire patrol, and cooperation 

 with other districts and forests. Directions for preparing fire plans 

 are given under "Fire protection 7 ' in the miscellaneous section of the 

 Manual. 



Special outlines for other protective features of the forest plan may 

 other protective be prepared for the respective Forests in accordance 

 features. with individual needs. 



Under "Uses of Forest land" data should be collected showing: 



1. Sale prices pf agricultural lands within or near the Forest, 

 uses of Forest land, including stump lands, unimproved nontimbered 

 settlement. lands, and improved ranches. 



2. Cost of clearing and stumping timbered lands. 



3. Comparative value of timbered land for agricultural and forest 

 purposes. 



4. Any other data which will aid in formulating a settlement 

 policy for the Forest. 



The location of all uses, including Interior Department rights of 



s eciaiuses wav > which have been granted should be recorded on 



a Base map of the Forest. Any information secured 



as to tracts desirable for particular uses should be similarly recorded, 



especially reservoir and dam sites, as part of the inventory of the 



resources of the Forest. Data on the value of uses to the permittee 



should be collected and recorded with the forest plan as a basis for 



the regulation of charges. 



Special investigations of the power possibilities of the Forests, 



wa x er ower including stream measurements in cooperation with 



the Geological Survey and the collection of cost and 



market data will be conducted under the direction of the district 



forester in cooperation with the supervisors. 



All administrative sites designated as "selected" or "proposed' 1 



should be shown on the improvement map of the 



sitts dministrative Forest, together with data indicating the use to be 



made of each site and the extent to which it has been 



improved. Sufficient additional data will be recorded to show in 



concrete form the system of administrative sites devised for the 



forest, including patrol and lookout stations, nurseries, and sites 



required for logging facilities and other uses in connection with the 



sale of timber. 



WORKING PLANS. 



A working plan is simply an extension and development of the 

 preliminary plan, based upon more exact data. Such a plan should 

 ultimately be prepared for every Forest as the need for a more sys- 

 tematic basis of management becomes urgent. Reconnaissance work 

 should, except in unusual cases, result in working plans. 

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