Beginnings of Range Management: An Anthology of the Sampson- Ellison Photo Plots (1913 to 2003) and a Short History of the Great Basin Experiment Stat (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781511599252)

High-elevation watersheds on the Wasatch Plateau in central Utah were severely overgrazed in the late 1800s, resulting in catastrophic flooding and mudflows through adjacent communities. Affected citizens petitioned the Federal government to establish a Forest Reserve (1902), and the Manti National Forest was established by the Transfer Act of 1905. The Great Basin Station, a forerunner of the Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, was created in 1911 within this area to study the influence of rangeland vegetation on erosion and floods.

Author: United States Department of Agriculture
ISBN-10: 1511599251
ISBN-13: 9781511599252
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 06/25/2015
Pages: 68
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.14d