GRAZING RECONNAISSANCE ON THE COCONINO 

 NATIONAL FOREST. 



R. E. Bodley, '12. 



When it was definitely decided early in 1911 that a new 

 line of work known as "Grazing Reconnaissance" was to be 

 instituted by the United States Forest Service, preparations were 

 made to start the work at once. But first, men had to be found 

 for this new work and instructed in their duties. Accordingly 

 a civil service examination was soon held and men with con- 

 siderable training in botany and surveying and familiar with 

 range conditions were thereby secured. These men, known as 

 Grazing Examiners, were assigned to different Districts under 

 the general supervision of Grazing Inspector J. T. Jardine, who 

 planned the work.* 



It was decided, however, before the Grazing Examiners 

 started operations in their several Districts, that better results 

 and greater uniformity could be obtained if all the Examiners 

 were brought together on some one forest and given prelim- 

 inary training and instruction under the direct supervision of 

 the Grazing Inspector. For this purpose the four Grazing Ex- 

 aminers reported for duty in April at Flagstaff, Arizona, and 

 grazing reconnaissance was started on the Coconino National 

 Forest. About the middle of May the Grazing Inspector had 

 to leave for other work and in a short time three of the Exam- 

 iners were called to other Districts where grazing reconnaissance 

 was to be initiated. 



The fourth Examiner, left in charge of the work on the 

 Coconino National Forest, was given a Deputy Supervisor and 

 two Forest Guards, one of which was the writer. The qualifica- 

 tions of the men were that they should be conscientious workers, 

 with previous experience in the field and in handling stock, and 

 with special training in botany and engineering. About the mid- 



*Much credit is due Mr. J. T. Jardine for valuable suggestions found 

 in his "Outline for Grazing Reconnaissance." 



