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open and it is possible to go everywhere, even without trails. The 

 main division of the forest is crossed by one road in Idaho and 

 another farther south, in Utah. Both roads are much used by auto- 

 mobile traffic, especially by recreation seekers from the towns on the 

 west side of the mountains going fishing and to resorts on Bear Lake 

 and its vicinity. Forest headquarters are at Logan, Utah. 



MINIDOKA NATIONAL FOREST 



The Minidoka National Forest lies chiefly in south Idaho close 

 to the Utah State line. One of its five divisions lies just over the 

 line in Utah. The mountain ranges upon which the forest is located 

 lie on the edge of the deserts, and in general, support poor stands of 

 timber, although patches of Douglas fir and lodgepole pine are 

 found in certain localities. The great areas of grassland play an im- 

 portant role in watershed protection as well as furnishing valuable 

 grazing. 



To the north of the forest lie fertile valleys and large irrigated 

 areas, from which comes a heavy demand for timber for farm use, 

 so that in many parts of the forest its small timber resources are 

 very intensively used. Posts, poles, and similar round products 

 are particularly in demand. A number of roads, some of them only 

 woods roads, give access to the forest at many places. 



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