available commercial forest land will be neededo It will be im- 

 perative that commercial forest lands presently nonstocked or 

 poorly stocked be restored to productive conditions. The more 

 critical problems will relate chiefly to increasing the growth 

 of softwood sawtimber and the improvement of productivity of farm 

 and other small forestland ownerships. 



Increasing demands for timber products will lead to maximum uti- 

 lization of Montana's forest resources. Response to the demand 

 will be in terms of improved management of farm and other private 

 woodlands, 



5. National demands for recreation facilities and for wildlife will 

 increase more rapidly than the increase of population, 



Montana has recreational facilities that are important nation- 

 ally. The demand for these, including fish and game, will in- 

 crease even more rapidly than the population. Production of 

 game on public land and recreational uses of forests, mountains, 

 and streams will encroach on agricultural uses. This encroach- 

 ment will be in the form of balanced grazing use on public land, 

 expansion of restricted-use stream flow control in favor of 

 fisheries and other recreational uses. Presently the State 

 Fish and Game Commission is purchasing land for wildlife graz- 

 ing land, 



6. To meet the National water requirements of the increased popu- 

 lation which will be accompanied by expansion of industry inten- 

 sified agriculture, and other uses, there will be increased 

 competition for available water supplieso This will result in 

 an expansion of water-resource development. 



Competition for Montana's available water supplies will increase. 

 Expanded water resource development will lead toward fuller uti- 

 lization of available water in Montana, in the form of more irri- 

 gation, expanded storage facilitiesj and a greater degree of 

 control oriented to downstream uses. 



7. Land owners and operators will be expected to spend no more on 

 conservation measures than will yield a reasonable return to 

 their capital and labor. 



8. The public will provide expenditures for soil and water conser- 

 vation measures in addition to expenditures by land owners and 

 operators when deemed necessary in the public interest to prevent 

 serious permanent damage to soil and water resources. 



The Inventory covers two major types of estimates, namely (1) land use, 

 conservation problems, and acreage needing treatment on the inventory 

 acreage, and (2) watershed-project needs on the total acreage. 



