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<br />Gorge Recreation Area and Strawberry Reservoir, both on the edges of the <br /> <br />study area, total recreation use on the Uinta MOWltains is currently <br /> <br />close to 3 x 106 visitor days per year. The use distribution among the <br /> <br />National Forests that manage the bulk of the Uinta MOWltain area is <br /> <br />roughly as follows: 50% on the Ashley, 42% on the Wasatch, and 8% on <br /> <br />the Uinta (the Uinta National Forest manages only. a small portion of <br /> <br />the Uinta MOWltains). The three major contributors to the visitor day <br /> <br />total appear to be camping (33%), fishing (20%) and hiking (13%). <br />, 'l. <br /> <br />Hunting probably contributes about half as many visitor days as fishing <br /> <br />(Harper et al. 1978). <br /> <br />NONBIOLOGICAL RESOURCES <br /> <br /> <br />The Uintas are notably devoid of mineral resources. Even the deep <br /> <br />gravel deposits aroWld the fringes of the range have been little used <br /> <br />because of their remoteness from markets. There is a coal withdrawal on <br /> <br />Currant Creek on the south slope. Petroleum has been discovered on all <br /> <br />sides of the range but the greatest impact is in the Uinta Basin (Harper <br /> <br />et al. 1978). <br /> <br />LAND OWNERSHIP <br /> <br /> <br />The Forest Service manages the bulk of the core area of the Uinta <br /> <br />MOWltains and far more land (about 66% of the total area of concern) <br /> <br />than any other agency in the area according to the Bureau of Land <br /> <br />Management (1978) Land Status Map. Private interests control 24% of the <br /> <br /> <br />area, the Bureau of Land Management 4%, Indian Reservation about 3.6%, <br /> <br />and the State of Utah about 2% (Harper et al. 1978). <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />