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<br />On December 11, 1961, the Tenderfoot Experimental Forest was established
<br />on the Lewis and Clark lTational Forest in Montana. This 9,125 acre
<br />experimental forest will provide facilities for studying climatic,
<br />pedalogic and hydrologic factors that govern streamflow and sediment-
<br />producing characteristics in the lodgepole pine forests.
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<br />Studies involving shelterbelts and tree plantings are underway in the
<br />Dakotas. These include research on ways to improve shelterbelts; test-
<br />ing new species and hybrids to determine suitability for the rigorous
<br />conditions of the Gre'l.t. Plail'ls; renovatimg and maintaining old pla.-:lta-
<br />tions; and on treating insects and diseases found in the shelterbelts.
<br />A Government bulletin is being published on the influences of
<br />shelterbelts on the microclimate and crop yields of the Great Plains.
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<br />In Nebraska the study of water and soil moisture used by windbreak
<br />trees is being extended to depths of 20 and )0 feet below the ground
<br />surface.
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<br />In Wyoming studies of runoff from snowpack on sagebrush watersheds is
<br />in progress. Another study involves evaluation of effects of induced
<br />snow accUl1l1.1lations through use of snow fences and windbreaks on
<br />production of usable water.
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<br />Studies of methods of increasing water storage in snowpacl~s of the high
<br />mountain areas in Colorado are in progress. Also, characteristics.of
<br />snow avalanches and possibilities of control measures are being studied.
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<br />Research studies are being conducted on extent and type of recreation
<br />use and the relationship and effects of recreation use on watershed
<br />conditions. Several camp and picnic grounds in South Dakota, Colorado,
<br />and Wyoming have been selected for studying the type of use made of
<br />recreational sites, who uses them, for how long, for what purpose, how
<br />intensively, and effects on soil, timber, and vegetative cover. A
<br />study was made of hunter use on developed and undeveloped campgrounds
<br />on the Bighorn Forest in Wyoming. The study indicated the areaS l;ere
<br />used by hunters for a total of )0.1 days; the average camp was made up
<br />of 4.7 hunters staying 5.9 days; 78% used 4-wheel drive vehicles; 75%
<br />used tents; 70% depended on local water supply for camp use; and 48%
<br />of the areas showed severe damage to soils and vegetative cover.
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<br />Research studies are being initiated on developing of recreational
<br />opportunities in the shelterbelts and small woodlands in the lower
<br />portion of the Missouri Basin. The objective is to stimulate interest
<br />in the personal and social values and spiritual benefits of the small
<br />woodlands and to increase and extend effective use and benefits of the
<br />forest resources available in the eastern and southern portions of the
<br />Basin.
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