rangeland. We must take into account the managenient of lands and the effect 

 it has on water yield and quality. ..by the same token that of recreation 

 from the standpoint of space available. The opportunities for recreation 

 on rangeland have been spoken to this morning. 



We recognize the need for wilderness areas as natural study areas be- 

 cause of the scientific nature of these areas and the inforiDation that we 

 can achieve through the study of these natural systems. The aesthetic 

 value of rangeland which is to relate to the natural beauty that is within 

 the rangeland. The need for well planned management of our rangelands to 

 see that we maintain this beauty and recognize that the way of our practices 

 can have profound effects on how this area would look to people. How they 

 look to the non-range oriented person and non-range user could be completely 

 different than to us. This must be taken into account. Again, we recognize 

 that environmental quality can be affected by the practices that we apply. 

 It can either improve or degrade from the quality based on the practices we 

 apply so that again we think there must be a vital need for planning, to con- 

 sider these various influences on rangeland. Predator control, rangeland 

 protection and weather modification are other areas that we recognize. 



We must take into account, as far as predators, that our statement on 

 this subject reflects the need for additional facts. We recognize that cer- 

 tain broadcast control methods may be ecologically unsound but also we very 

 strongly recognize that there is a need for specific control programs in 

 many areas. As we try to obtain efficient use of adult forage and vegeta- 

 tion out here, very definitely we need predator control in many areas. 



We recognize that in rangeland protection we may have to use chemical 

 and mechanical means as well as control bui'ning to control pests in these 

 areas . 



We recognize that weather modification may be limited and should be 

 limited to specific and carefully designed projects in defined areas. 



The last of our statement of concepts is that of research. There is a 

 need for adequate and sustained public and private funding of qualified re- 

 search organizations to continue to provide new technology which we can 

 adopt to the management and use of rangelands. 



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