6. 



For western commercial timberlands, developing range manage- 

 ment systems that will best harmonize grazing with timber 

 production, wildlife, recreation, and other land uses. 

 In the South and Southeast, rinding better methods for (a) 

 coordinating livestock grazing and softwood timber production 

 in plantations and other forests; and (b) use of forest ranges 

 in conjunction with improved pastures, forage firebreaks, pre- 

 scribed burning, and supplemental feeding — to increase the finan- 

 cial returns of small forest-land owners. 



Evolving effective management methods and improvement prac- 

 tices to make best economic grazing use of the annual grasslands 

 of California, Idaho, and other areas in the West. 

 Determining the identity and ecological relationships of rodents, 

 insects, and diseases and the effects of forest range conditions 

 and grazing management on pest populations and damage. 

 Through basic and applied ecologic research, devising adequate 

 standards for appraisals of forest and related ranges in terms of 



Range management research requires detailed analysis of composition and trends in range- 

 plant communities as affected by season and intensity of grazing. 



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