"Clear-cutting" Practices on National Timberlands: Hearings, Ninety-second Congress, First Session ... |
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Page 544
... million board feet of timber on public lands , and approximately the same amount of timber on their own lands . Mr. Wright estimates that the timber receipt to the United States Treasury will amount to $ 109,000 , or $ 34,000 less than ...
... million board feet of timber on public lands , and approximately the same amount of timber on their own lands . Mr. Wright estimates that the timber receipt to the United States Treasury will amount to $ 109,000 , or $ 34,000 less than ...
Page 551
... millions of years . They exceed all other plants in size , persistence , longevity , and abun- dance over vast areas . They are of inestimable value to man as a stable ground cover and environmental asset , providing may products and ...
... millions of years . They exceed all other plants in size , persistence , longevity , and abun- dance over vast areas . They are of inestimable value to man as a stable ground cover and environmental asset , providing may products and ...
Page 557
... millions of dollars over the years on silvicultural research . Forests in the U.S. , as elsewhere , are highly variable so that no one method is generally applicable . Which method is best for a given situation depends on the purposes ...
... millions of dollars over the years on silvicultural research . Forests in the U.S. , as elsewhere , are highly variable so that no one method is generally applicable . Which method is best for a given situation depends on the purposes ...
Page 567
... million American visitors there last year . These visitors in essence are coming to stumble over what Senator McGee has referred to as the My - Lai , what is happen- ing with clear - cut practices . Recreation is our meal ticket for the ...
... million American visitors there last year . These visitors in essence are coming to stumble over what Senator McGee has referred to as the My - Lai , what is happen- ing with clear - cut practices . Recreation is our meal ticket for the ...
Page 569
... million acreas of Teton National Forest . To the north , we find our nation's first and largest national park - Yellowstone . To the left , and in the center is Grand Teton National Park , bordered on the west by the spectacular Teton ...
... million acreas of Teton National Forest . To the north , we find our nation's first and largest national park - Yellowstone . To the left , and in the center is Grand Teton National Park , bordered on the west by the spectacular Teton ...
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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.