timber production than future attempts to make 
arable farmland out of forest land. Logged-off 
lands and burns, both seeded and unseeded, have 
been grazed successfully for a few years until tree 
reproduction and brush crowded out the forage 
plants; but permanent grazing of cut-over, burned- 
over, or virgin-timbered areas is incompatible with 
Of the landowners 
who have temporarily gained a livelihood by raising 
cattle on cut-over and burned forest land, many 
forest production in this region. 
own and pay taxes on only very small areas, using 
land either privately owned or county owned as 
open range. Many people still advocate grazing 
forest lands, asserting that past failures have been 
due to improper techniques in seeding after burns 
and in handling sheep and cattle, and it is true 
that proper seeding immediately after burns does 
result in a grass and weed cover that holds for a 
while. 
over and burned-over forest land in this region, 
unless cultivated or otherwise intensively handled, 
Experience has shown, however, that cut- 
reverts to forest where seed trees are present except 
where repeated burning results in a permanent 
brush or bracken cover, which has very little 
grazing value. 
Where burning is practiced to improve grazing, 
neighboring forest owners who might otherwise 
have held their land for timber production recog- 
nize the fire hazard, liquidate their timber if 
possible, and let their lands revert to the county. 
Recreation 
Because of improved highways and added leisure 
time, forest lands are now used for recreation to a 
degree undreamed of 20 years ago. The public 
apparently has accepted the idea of reservation of 
certain publicly owned forest lands for recreation. 
At the same time it assumes that private forest 
lands are available to it for hunting, fishing, camp- 
ing, and hiking at no charge, and for the most part 
does not consider such use of private lands a form 
of trespass. 
The form of forest recreation available to the 
greatest number of people is that of motoring 
through forest areas with stops for picnic lunches 
TABLE 38.—State and Federal roads in the Douglas-fir region, by class of forest land and ownership of bordering lands } 
Private | 3 
5 [County Indian | Na- Na- & Cali- 
State and class of forest land Outside Inside State |_20 Teser- | tional | tional | fornia Other Total 
national- | national- munic-| vation | forest | park Rail- Federal 
forest forest | ipal | | road 
boundaries | boundaries | | 
is 
Western Washington: Miles Miles | Miles Miles | Miles | Miles | Miles | Miles Miles | Miles 
Nonforest, including urban areas__-________-___--___-- 683. 8 0.4 | 9.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 Fre 700. 3 
Pard woods. one ile RE ee 2016) ee ee | iad Ven coc | tea at 53,1 
Conifer!sawtim ber 22222 = =e eee 150.9 21.4) 18.2 ail | 20.0 | 247.6 
Conifer second growth: | | 
6toi20\inches dubs hes. sn! Meese Be | 196. 7 | 2.6 4.3 Pala |le as QESH| ero" 2 | Pieces 2.5] 221.9 
Less than 6 inches d. b. h__-_-.________-_---_-_-_ 127.0 7.6] 10.0 yr ae a Ayal oe 1.0] 149.0 
Noncoumerdials. 2. ak 22s") Sie oneness Oe 11.5 Dues Set] ae eget eee! 1°9,|rsceuees Ole Heng 
Nonrestocked cut-overs and deforested burns_________ 119.9 4.6 | 4.7 8) AD) UPS eee | seas 25 132.2 
|. |. 1. 
PD ots Osten ake of Scatter meee ee ee oe 1, 339. 4 305)] 49:1 | 5.0] 249) 36.7 |) a5 Jee __| 12:0 | 1,522.0 
| | 
Western Oregon: | | | | 
Nonforest, including urban areas______-___-_-________ 1, 040. 2 27.4 3.9 2.1 | aby | eae B a ae 2.0 | 1.6 1, 090.8 
Hardwoods 15-06 21!) ,) ON eek eae 32.3 | ESO) Mes es Wisecees | Weuemee ys eeu eemame seri ph ren 7 
Gonifersawatimbers22ss2--2 22-0252 = ee ee 133.9 14.1 1.4 | 5p) ON 58570 | aereeies 250) | ne 1S y | peer lieey 
Conifer second growth: | | | | 
6to20iinches dbs is 2222 eee 170. 2 6.6 | 7.9 -9 | .9 211.) | Sea 1555] 1.4 210.5 
Tess:thani6/inchesids, bjhu-t 22's. et one 37.8 | irl eect pili eben OWN eee Ss Soh 5 45.6 
INOMCOMMIMCT CIA sy ee te ee ee ee = BYR 674) | ae | ac eee be ae c= abyal | Serio | ates {cai eabess 63.2 
Nonrestocked cut-overs and deforested burns________- 80.0 il 4 | oth eee fey |e 130 8] peeamer 87.5 
Neh eo bacata ee ee ae ie S e SOS 5 1, 532.1 | 61.0 | 13.6 41/19] 125.5 |-...._.| 13:75] -p5alalelepiors0 
| } 
RegionalitotalMe tes === ee eeere eee em 2, 871.5 | 100.5 | 627] 91) 268] 162.2] 15.4] 13.7] 171 3,279.0 
1 Both sides of road. 
