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<br />Cover Photo: <br />Scenic view of the Grand Teton Range all dressed up in snow. The Park <br />Ranger, a familiar figure in these parts, is on his way to feed buffalo. <br />The snow here on the level i6 over 5 feet deep. <br /> <br />Snow, Wyoming's winter-wealth, is most important. This snow pack <br />provides water for irrigation and power, as well as recreation for <br />thousands of people. The Snake River drainage is the headwaters of <br />the Columbia River and is shown in the foreground. The Teton Range <br />of mountains is approximately thirty miles long with heights ranging <br />from 7,000 feet to 13,000 feet. <br /> <br />Soil Conservation Service, USDA, photo by B.C.McLean. <br /> <br />^ <br />~~ <br /> <br />The Unltad states Water Resources Council, an Independent EKecutlvI Ai,ne, of the U.S Government, Is composed of the Secretaru!ls of Interiori Agriculture; <br />ArmYi Health, Education, and Welfare; Transportation, thairm.n, federal Power Commission; with pertlciplltion by the Secretaries of Commerce; Housinl <br />Ind Urban Deyelopment; Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency; Attorney Gene"'i Director. Office of Management and Budget; Chairman, Council on <br />Environment.l Quality; and the Chairmen, Fliver Basin Commlnionl. Council activities encOuri.1 the conservation, development and utlllziltion of water and <br />.. . . ~ _." L.. ..._....., ".A." IA"AI ...."..r.........t ....ri ...iv.t.. Ant,'rDri~ll. <br />