Work of the United States Forest Service. Page: 29
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WORK OF THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE 29
forests after fire, changes in the growth and quality of forests after
recurrent fires, and many other related problems are being studied.
FOREST INFLUENCES
Closely coordinated with the research in forest and range management
are investigations in forest influences. This research has for
its purpose the determination of the effect that forests, brush, and
other natural cover have upon water, soil, and climate. Studies are
under way at a number of the forest experiment stations to determine
these relationships and especially to work out the extent to which
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FIGURm 21.-Thinning lodgepole pine stand, Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyo.
the natural vegetation may be supplemented by minor engineering
works and whether or not cutting of timber, grazing of livestock, and
other uses of the forest and range cover affect adversely the water
flow.
One major concern is the influence of forests on floods. Under the
Flood Control Act the Forest Service has a very important part in
the program of the Department of Agriculture in determining the
measures which should be taken on the watersheds in order to provide
for the control of water on the land. Foresters believe that if water
can be controlled at the place where the rain falls, or the snow melts
such control will have a marked bearing upon other flood-control
operations in the major waterways.
FOREST PRODUCTS
Research in forest products is designed to increase the value of the
forest crop through improvements in wood utilization, the development
of new uses for wood, and the utilization of waste and of tree
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