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<br />002156 <br /> <br />VEGETAL COVER <br /> <br /> <br />Northern <br />Desert Shrub <br /> <br />RANGELAND <br /> <br />LAND OWNERSHIP a <br />ADMINISTRATION <br /> <br />PUBLIC <br />SECTOR <br /> <br /> <br />In 1965, about 2 percent of the Region was in cropland; 64 percent, <br />pastQre and range; 33 percent, forest and woodland; and less than 1 percent <br />in urban, transportation, utilities, etc. More than 76 million acres were <br />grazed by domestic livestock on rangeland, forest land, and cropland. <br />Commercial timber was produced on about 5.5 million acres. About 5.5 million <br />acres within the Region were designated for outdoor recreation, almost <br />3 million acres being in national parks and monuments. More than 0.8 million <br />a9res were in designated wilderness areas and 1.9 million acres were managed <br />primarily for fish and wildlife. More than 4.1 million acres were within <br />military reservations. <br /> <br />Suitable land is available to satisfy almost every purpose or need <br />of the Region, but land development is curtailed, in most areas, by an <br />insufficient supply of water. For example, the Region contains almost <br />40 million acres with soils suited for irrigated agricultural production <br />with 1.54 million acres developed but, due primarily to a limited water <br />supply, only 1.3 million acres were irrigated in 1965. <br /> <br />Except for the limited availability of water supply, the Region is <br />bountifUlly provided with resources, space, and general environment which <br />will support fUture growth. Probably the most stimQlating single factor <br />on the growth of the Region is the climate which permits activities such <br />as irrigated agriculture, constrQction, entertainment, tourism, arid <br />oQtdoor recreation during the entire year. <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />