"Clear-cutting" Practices on National Timberlands: Hearings, Ninety-second Congress, First Session ... |
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Page 555
... increasing effectiveness and the demands of some species for sunlig of clear - cutting . BETTER APPLICATION OF MI Any professionally prescribed land man tice , including clearcutting and selective cutt at this hearing , can be ...
... increasing effectiveness and the demands of some species for sunlig of clear - cutting . BETTER APPLICATION OF MI Any professionally prescribed land man tice , including clearcutting and selective cutt at this hearing , can be ...
Page 556
... increasing wildlife food of which has to be close to the ground to be available . In dense Forests , coniferous particularly there is little wildlife food . There alance in actively managed forests , that includes all stand con ...
... increasing wildlife food of which has to be close to the ground to be available . In dense Forests , coniferous particularly there is little wildlife food . There alance in actively managed forests , that includes all stand con ...
Page 569
... increased by 50 % last year . 32 camp site area were filled to capacity every night of the summ park areas and yet continue to offer the public areas Thus we are faced with a saturated National Park for our fine National Forest lands ...
... increased by 50 % last year . 32 camp site area were filled to capacity every night of the summ park areas and yet continue to offer the public areas Thus we are faced with a saturated National Park for our fine National Forest lands ...
Page 570
... increased harvest and sment because of easier access with new logging road netwo bitat . During the fall of 1970 , it seems over 6000 hunters visi ost in powered vehicles ) —a dramatic rise from past seasons wapiti , is basically a ...
... increased harvest and sment because of easier access with new logging road netwo bitat . During the fall of 1970 , it seems over 6000 hunters visi ost in powered vehicles ) —a dramatic rise from past seasons wapiti , is basically a ...
Page 571
... increased cutting . Congress has greatly contributed to this tunnel vi Lands . It has pulled the multiple - use concept out of predominantly to the management of timber sales . years , records show that allocations have been as foll ...
... increased cutting . Congress has greatly contributed to this tunnel vi Lands . It has pulled the multiple - use concept out of predominantly to the management of timber sales . years , records show that allocations have been as foll ...
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acres agencies allowable cut American bark beetle Bitterroot National Bitterroot National Forest board feet California Chairman clear-cutting clearcutting Committee concerned CONGRESS THE LIBRARY conservation cost Creek D.C. DEAR SENATOR Dahlsten DEAR SENATOR CHURCH decision Douglas-fir ecological economic environmental erosion even-aged Federal Fish Fore forest lands forest management forestry FRANK CHURCH habitat hearing increased insect interest Land Management LIBRARY OF CONGRESS logging lumber ment million board feet Montana mountain natural resources pine planning problem professional protection public lands recreation regeneration RESS road scenic Senate Office Building Senator METCALF silvicultural soil Southeast Alaska species stands statement streams Subcommittee on Public sustained yield Thank timber industry timber management timber production timber sales tion Tongass Tongass National Forest trees U.S. Forest Service U.S. Senate values Washington watershed Wenatchee National Forest wilderness areas wildlife wood Wyoming
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Page 612 - Sustained yield of the several products and services" means the achievement and maintenance in perpetuity of a high-level annual or regular periodic output of the various renewable resources of the national forests without impairment of the productivity of the land.
Page 709 - The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to develop and administer the renewable surface resources of the national forests for multiple use and sustained yield of the several products and services obtained therefrom.
Page 709 - That it is the policy of the Congress that the national forests are established and shall be administered for outdoor recreation, range, timber, watershed, and wildlife and fish purposes.
Page 612 - ... in order to provide for a continuous and ample supply of forest products; and in order to secure the benefits of forests in maintenance of water supply, regulation of stream flow, prevention of soil erosion, amelioration of climate, and preservation of wildlife...
Page 709 - Service and the Bureau of Land Management in the Department of the Interior. The Forest Service has the largest share.
Page 709 - American people ; making the most judicious use of the land for some or all of these resources or related services over areas large enough to provide sufficient latitude for periodic adjustments in use to conform to changing needs and conditions ; that some land will be used for less than all of the resources ; and harmonious and coordinated management of the various resources, each with the other, without impairment of the productivity of the land, with consideration being given to the relative...
Page 709 - Multiple use" means: The management of all the various renewable surface resources of the national forests so that they are utilized in the combination that will best meet the needs of the American people...
Page 592 - Use' means the management of all the various renewable surface resources of the national forests so that they are utilized in the combination that will best meet the needs of the American peopler making the most judicious use of the land for some or all of these resources or related services over areas large enough to provide sufficient latitude for periodic adjustments in use to conform to changing needs and conditions; that some land will be used for less than all of the various resources...
Page 710 - He may also, upon terms and conditions to be fixed by him, sell or dispose of timber in those cases where in his judgment the cutting of such timber is required in order to control the attacks of insects or diseases or otherwise conserve the scenery or the natural or historic objects in any such park, monument, or reservation.
Page 701 - Timberland is forest land which is producing or is capable of producing crops of industrial wood and not withdrawn from timber utilization by statute or administrative regulation.