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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />t <br />I <br />I <br />. <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />t <br />I <br />~ <br />t <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />001745 <br /> <br />Forest Service is actively engaged in the treatment and management of these <br />public lands on a multiple-use basis that provides for sustained timber harvest, <br />livestock grazing, wildlife, protection of land to reduce silting and erosion, <br />safeguarding water supplies, improving water yields, and a place of beauty that <br />offers many opportunities for recreation. The Multiple-Use Act of 1960 recognized <br />the relationship between these renewable resources. <br /> <br />The Forest Service administers programs and provides services and cooperation <br />for the States and private forest landowners to promote better watershed <br />protection and land treatment. The Forest Service cooperates with the State <br />foresters to provide protection against fire, insects, and disease; promote <br />forest management practices; aid in tree distribution and planting for forests <br />and shelterbelts; and provides technical assistance in forestry phases of <br />watershed protection and flood prevention projects. <br /> <br />Watershed protection programs for the private lands are administered by the <br />Soil Conservation Service through cooperation with soil conservation or natural <br />resources districts. Financial assistance or cost-sharing for establishment of <br />practices is provided by the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service <br />with the Rural Environmental Assistance Program. <br /> <br />Agricultural and Economic Aspects of Water and Related Land Resources Research <br /> <br />The Scjence and Education Administration conducts research aimed at finding <br />better ways of storing and saving water, better ways of getting it from one place <br />to another, and better ways of using it. There is available a listing of publi- <br />cations pertinent to water and related land resources research that can be obtained <br />by contacting the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Science and Education Administra- <br />tion, Washington, D.C. <br /> <br />To improve management and treatment of forests and wildlands the Forest <br />Service does research in forest, range, and watershed management and protection. <br />Various studies and research activities in water and related land resources <br />include: (1) studies in evapotranspiration in forest and grasslands; (2) snow <br />management; (3) snow accumulation and snow runoff in the high mountains; (4) shelter- <br />belts; (5) land treatment for erosion control and soil stability; (6) reproduction <br />in forest stands; (7) cooperation with State foresters' schools, State universities, <br />and agricultural colleges; and (8) maintain inventory of present and potential <br />growth in the Nation's forest resources. <br /> <br />The Economics, Statistics and Cooperative Service (ESCS) makes studies and <br />recommendations on the economic aspects of resource conservation development and <br />utilization. <br /> <br />ESCS develops the agricultural economic framework required for basin studies <br />and program planning. This includes estimates on the projected needs for food <br />and fiber and the extent to which alternate programs will meet ,these needs. <br /> <br />Analyses are made on the costs and benefits of conservation and development <br />measures. These provide the basis for determining economic feasibility to guide <br />the planning of land treatment, flood control, irrigation, drainage, water supply, <br />etc. <br /> <br />1-3 <br />