4 Miscellaneous Circular 71, U. S. Dept of Agriculture 



CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FORESTS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE 



STATE 



Utah national forests in general are characterized by lower timber 

 values than most of the national forests in neighboring States and 



Areas over 8000 -Peet e I evaf ion 



Fig. 3.— National forests and areas over 8,000 feet in elevation 



by larger areas on which there are no stands of evergreens. Forests 

 in different parts of the State are widely dissimilar in 

 f T trf Character ^his respect, however, as some bear extensive dense 

 Forests in Differ- stands, whereas others are very open. Then, too, 

 ent Parts of Utah the general appearance of the timberland and the 

 Varies with the surrounding untimbered country changes entirely as 

 Climate and To- one p asses from one part of the State to another, 

 pograp y. Differences in climate, topography, and soil, as well 



as human activities, have given rise to these variations. 



