144 ABSAROKA DIVISION OP YELLOWSTONE FOREST RESERVE. 



Fires have swept the forest in recent years and burned up the timber on 18,000 

 acres. The woodlands have also been overrun by fire, but most of the damage has 

 been confined ~to destruction of the young growth. 



Eeproduction in the forested areas is abundant, the leading species in the 

 restockage being red fir at the lower and middle elevations and logepole pine at 

 the higher. 



