Coniferous Forest Habitat Types of Central and Southern Utah

A habitat type classification for the coniferous forests of central and southern Utah includes the heirarchical taxonomic system of land classification that is based on potential natural vegetation of forest sites and uses data from more than 720 sample stand

Arbor Day, Its Purpose and Observance

TREE-PLANTING FESTIVALS are probably as old as civilization. Sacred trees and groves, planted avenues and roadsides, shaded academic walks, and memorial trees were common long before North America was discovered. Arbor Day, as such, however, is purely American in origin and grew out of conditions peculiar to the Great Plains, a country practically treeless over much of its area but supporting a flourishing agriculture and with a soil and climate well able to nourish tree growth. Arbor Day originated and was first observed in Nebraska in 1872 (fig. 1). The plan was conceived and the name Arbor Day proposed by J. Sterling Morton, then a member of the State Board of Agriculture, and later United States Secretary of Agriculture. At a meeting of the State Board of Agriculture of Nebraska, held at Lincoln, January 4, 1872, he introduced a resolution to the effect that Wednesday, the 10th day of April 1872 be especially set apart and consecrated to tree planting in the State of Nebraska and named Arbor Day. The resolution was adopted, and prizes were offered to the county agricultural society and to the individual who should plant the greatest number of trees. Wide publicity was given to the plan, and more than a million trees were planted in Nebraska on that first Arbor Day

Final Environmental Impact Statement: Wasatch Powderbird Guides Permit Renewal

Analysis of the proposed action and six alternatives considered for the proposed special use permit renewal for Wasatch Powderbird Guides (WPG). WPG operates a guided helicopter skiing concession on the Wasatch-Cache and Uinta National Forests near Salt Lake City, Utah

Fuel Moisture as Measured and Predicted During the 1988 Fires in Yellowstone Park

Fine fuel moisture content, relative humidity, air temperature, and fire behavior were observed hourly for 48 hours on the North Fork fire in Yellowstone National Park from August 25 to August 27, 1988

The Challenge of Producing Native Plants for the Intermountain Area

Germination of wildland seeds is often dependent on proper seed collection and storage. A systematic approach to germination testing will often pinpoint the type of dormancy of seeds in wildland species and lead to germination enhancement

Managing Coarse Woody Debris in Forests of the Rocky Mountains

Fourteen habitat types were examined. Coarse woody debris management recommendations were developed by using ectomycorrhizae as a bioindicator of healthy, productive forest soils

Aspen Community Types of Utah

A vegetation classification for the Aspen dominated forests of Utah is based upon existing community structure and plant species composition

Historical Vegetation on National Forest Lands in the Intermountain Region

culmination of multiyear effort to summarize information concerning the presettlement vegetative ecology of the national forests in Utah, Nevada, Idaho, and Wyoming

An Economic Evaluation of the Oak Creek Range Management Area, Utah

The Oak Creek Range Management Area was established in 1978 under the Intermountain Region\u27s Range Validation program to provide information about the overall cost effectiveness of range improvement practices within Pinyon-Juniper ecosystems

Arbor Day, Its Purpose and Observance

TREE-PLANTING FESTIVALS are probably as old as civilization. Sacred trees and groves, planted avenues and roadsides, shaded academic walks, and memorial trees were common long before North America was discovered. Arbor Day, as such, however, is purely American in origin and grew out of conditions peculiar to the Great Plains, a country practically treeless over much of its area but supporting a flourishing agriculture and with a soil and climate well able to nourish tree growth. Arbor Day originated and was first observed in Nebraska in 1872 (fig. 1). The plan was conceived and the name Arbor Day proposed by J. Sterling Morton, then a member of the State Board of Agriculture, and later United States Secretary of Agriculture. At a meeting of the State Board of Agriculture of Nebraska, held at Lincoln, January 4, 1872, he introduced a resolution to the effect that Wednesday, the 10th day of April 1872 be especially set apart and consecrated to tree planting in the State of Nebraska and named Arbor Day. The resolution was adopted, and prizes were offered to the county agricultural society and to the individual who should plant the greatest number of trees. Wide publicity was given to the plan, and more than a million trees were planted in Nebraska on that first Arbor Day