THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF WORKING PLANS 239 



The subjects to be covered in all forest plans are: 



1. General administration. 



2. Silvicultural management. 



3. Grazing management. 



4. Permanent improvements. 



5. Forest protection. 



6. Uses of forest land. 



Each forest plan will provide for the management of a whole 

 administrative unit or forest. No plan should include more 

 than one forest. Where conditions in adjacent forests are sim- 

 ilar, or the forests supply the same markets, these facts will be 

 considered, particularly in the location of cutting area and limi- 

 tation of the annual cut. Such considerations will also be 

 necessary in grazing and protection. 



Where necessary, because of important market or topo- 

 graphic considerations, the forest may be divided into areas, 

 each of which will be managed with the idea of sustained yield. 

 If necessary to assist in regulating the cut, a subdivision of the 

 above areas may be made; this should be on the basis of log- 

 ging units or groups of logging units, the boundaries depending 

 entirely upon topography. Unnecessary divisions will not be 

 made, since they complicate administration. Where possible 

 the hues of administrative subdivisions and those for the tech- 

 nical management of the forest will be coordinated. 



Final responsibility in the preparation of all forest plans 

 rests with the supervisor. He should, in submitting the plan 

 for approval, transmit any recommendations of the officer in 

 direct charge of its preparation which differ materially from the 

 plan as submitted. 



Since the completion of any plan is but the beginning of 

 systematic management, every effort should be made to improve 

 plans which have been prepared and to obtain the additional 

 data needed for more efficient administration. 



