timber were $139.9 million. In the last 10 years National Forest 

 timber harvest has increased 2.7 times and the cash receipts 4.8 times. 

 Thirteen Forest Service nurseries produced and shipped 137 million 

 seedlings and transplants in 1960. Over 134,000 acres were reforested 

 and 1,154,000 acres of timber stands were improved through weeding, 

 thinning, pruning, sanitation cutting, and similar measures in 1960. 



Use of the National Forests for recreation purposes more than 

 tripled since 1950 to a record number of 92.5 million visits in 1960. On 

 the National Forests there are now 5,640 camp and picnic sites ; 19,000 

 summer home residences, 500 resorts, 195 winter sports areas, 220 

 swimming sites, and 655 organization sites. There are 83 established 

 wilderness, wild, and primitive areas devoted to preserving areas of 

 wilderness environment for their unique and irreplaceable values. 



The 60 million acres of rangeland on National Forests, National 

 Grasslands, and land utilization projects provided forage for 1,306,800 

 cattle and 2,574,350 sheep in 1960. Range allotment analyses have 

 been completed on one-third of the 11,300 National Forest and Na- 

 tional Grassland grazing allotments as the basis for improved manage- 

 ment. A total of 1.3 million acres of rangeland has been improved by 

 range revegetation measures. About 32,600 miles of fence, 21,200 

 water developments, and 2,900 miles of driveways have been con- 

 structed and maintained to permit better livestock management and 

 more evenly distributed grazing. Many accomplishments are the 

 result of cooperative action taken by forest officers and livestock 

 operators. 



In addition to the protection, management, and improvement of 

 National Forest watersheds done in connection with management of 

 the other resources, about 70,000 acres of fire-damaged watershed are 

 being rehabilitated annually by measures such as grass seeding, con- 

 tour terracing, water diversions, gully plugs, and debris dams. Sim- 

 ilar restoration work was undertaken on a backlog of erosion control 

 and watershed rehabilitation projects on more than 100 National 

 Forests in 1960. The forest soils survey program is now under way 

 in all Forest Service regions. These surveys will provide an addi- 

 tional basis for sound resource management. 



In 1960, over 2 million hunters used the National Forests and Na- 

 tional Grasslands. Hunters bagged 659,000 big-game animals, one- 

 third of the big game taken in the entire country. In addition, these 

 lands provided a large amount of small-game, hunting. Nearly 5 

 million fishermen used National Forest rivers, streams, and lakes in 

 1960. The ability of these public lands to support wildlife is being 

 continually improved by the proper management of the other re- 

 sources plus direct improvement by development of wildlife open- 

 ings, food and cover plantings, water developments, browse regenera- 

 tion, stream improvement structures, and bank stabilization. In 1960, 

 the States and the Forest Service cooperated in the improvement of 

 53,500 acres of National Forest land and 53 miles of fishing streams; 

 they constructed 308 small water developments, 1,980 acres of new 

 fishing lakes, and 75 wildlife study enclosures, besides maintaining ex- 

 isting wildlife improvements. 



The Forest Service now issues permits for more than 100 different 

 kinds of special uses on the National Forests. Special use permits are 

 issued to individuals, companies, or agencies for such purposes as 

 telephone and powerline rights-of-way, cabins, churches, resorts, 



