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MISC. PUBLICATION" 9 9, U. S. DEPT. OF AGKICULTUBE 



The national forests of Utah, together with the headquarters and 

 the net area of each, are given in Table 1. 



Table 1. — Utah national forests 



Forest 



Ashley 1 . 

 Cache i._ 

 Dixie i_„ 

 Fishlake. 

 La Sal i_. 

 MantL__ 



Headquarters 



Vernal, Utah 



Logan, Utah 



Cedar City. Utah. 

 Richfield. Utah... 



Moab, Utah 



Ephraim, Utah... 



Net area 



Acres 



980. 329 



282, 246 



796, 970 



1, 387. 079 



504, 291 



725, 229 



Forest 



Minidoka l . 



Powell 



Uinta 



Wasatch 



Total. 



Headquarters 



Net area 



Burley. Idaho 



Panguitch, Utah 



Provo, Utah 



Salt Lake City, Utah. 



Acres 



70. 651 



1, 039. 996 



1, 078, 217 



610. 754 



7, 475, 762 



1 This forest is in more than 1 State. The area for the Utah portion onlv is shown and is the record of 

 June 30, 1929. 



FOREST ORGANIZATION 



The regional forester at Ogden, Utah, has general supervision 

 over all the forests in region 4. When information is desired con- 

 cerning the region as a whole, or all forests in a State, communica- 

 tions should be addressed to Regional Forester, Forest Service, 

 Ogden, Utah. 



Each national forest (fig. 3) has in charge a forest supervisor, 

 working under the general direction of the regional forester. When 

 information is desired concerning any particular national forest, 

 write to the nearest forest supervisor, addressing the communication, 

 for example, to Forest Supervisor, Moab, Utah. 



On forests which have a particularly large volume of business the 

 supervisor is assisted by a deputy, and sometimes by technically 

 trained specialists in scientific forest or range management. 



Every national forest is divided into ranger districts with a district 

 ranger in charge of each. Under the supervisor the forest ranger 

 is responsible for the protection of his district and the adminis- 

 tration of its affairs. The average ranger district embraces about 

 225,000 acres. The ranger supervises and directs the timber sales and 

 the grazing, recreational, and other uses to which the area under his 

 charge is put. He builds roads, trails, bridges, telephone lines, and 

 other permanent improvements. During the long, dry summer he 

 directs the fire-protection system on his district. A ranger must 

 naturally be sound in body, for he is called upon to work during 

 long periods at strenuous work in all kinds of weather. He must 

 also know how to pack supplies and take care of himself and his 

 horses in regions where he is thrown entirely upon his own resources. 



Temporary fire guards, as well as men to assist in the handling of 

 the intricate grazing problems and timber-sale work, are often 

 employed during the busiest part of the season. In addition, there 

 are also available for special work logging engineers, lumbermen, 

 scalers, and other specialists. In the office of the regional forester 

 there are chiefs of branches in charge of the major lines of work — 

 grazing, forest management, lands, operation, accounts, engineering, 

 and public relations. Specialists, both mechanical and clerical, are 

 also available when needed. 



