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" 000062 . . (q) Potential Water Sout Slopes In HeseH rch Paper, 'nlis study ,,'as designed to perform clearcutting practices on snow domi- nated landscapes in northern Idaho and to determine the water yield as a resu] t of this practice. The test was specifically organized to do the clear- cutting on slopes on the north side of Priest River Experimental Forest con- tdining dense or heavily timbered ureas und on the south slopes containing less dense areas. The areas were logged in 1968 and 1969. TIle information cont~lincd in this paper deals with the post period November 1, 1972 through November 19, ]973. The results of the experiment showed a potential gain due to treatment of 35.1 and 27.2 em on harc ami re\1egetated land types over forested areas on the north side. On the south side, the gains "ere 11.4 and 4.4 em on bare and revegetated areas over forested lands. Clearcut Harvestin on 1'.orth and G. Cline, et aI, Forest Service It turned out that the clearcutting on the south side results were less because the shrub growth grew rapidly back and this growth's consumptive use was high dur ing the summer eausinl( less runoff. It was pointed out in detail that other apparent phenomenon caused the gains to be less on the south side. (5) The Fraser Experimental Forest, Colorado, Alexander, Robert R., and Ross K. Watkins, U. S. Forest Service, General Technical Paper RM-40, Sept. 1977. This report states the mission of the Fraser Experimental Forest includ- ing its accomplishments and its recent and future research programs. These in essence are to understand how trees grow, reproduce and interact; how natural cover influence the -tree, water and wildlife; observe how water management through harvesting timber changes influence on water and wildlife; and devis- ing timber harvesting systems to achieve desired changes in water and wildlife benefits. The following table was provided in the report on harvesting methods influence on snow storage: Method Percentage Increase Alternate Clear Strip Group Selection Single-Tree Selection Uncut 20.1 23.4 .23.4 o (6) Snm; Accumulation and r~elt Along Borders of a Strip Cut ln New Mexico, Howa rd C. Ga ry ~Jr. I-bward Gary lVas a hydrologist with Rocky Mountain Forest and Range f~xper i men r Std t ion wi th headquarters at Fort ColI ins, Colorado. This study is from a 2-yeHr survey of snow accumulation and melt along the sunny dnd shady borders of an east-west oriented pQl,er-line right-of-\;ay through an Engelmann spruce st<'lI1d. This study area I,as about 16 miles northeast of Santa Fe, New 3