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<br />01 the ~lln\1guLluS -lio\ ~tate~ lK<:UTS withm the \li~SUUfi
<br />BJsin.
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<br />Recreation
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<br />The hasin wilh its lar~e open \r~w:~. rllg$ed s.:i:l1k
<br />regiol\~. JIlJ mlemli\i~ly I.kn:h)ped le..:rcallon Slles.
<br />offers J \'O!lIcty l,t rCi:Teall01\ lIPP\l((UL1Ities. Tnt's'::
<br />re""lur,,;es pnwlde not l\l11y most of the \lutJOlll
<br />pleasures of the basin'> 7 A millIOn r<,sidl'nIS. hut abll
<br />atua.:l mi1\iI,)lb of nOlllcsident f('(rCJtlOI\lSb eJ.:h Y caT.
<br />With prOp"'l prote.:tiOil ;Jnd devdopmenl. till.' 1.:.:1<'01"
<br />lil,mal assets should ~tlsf;. 11\osl of the 1ei~ure.tll1H"
<br />demands of all exp;mding. pllpubllOl1 fll[ many YCJIS hl
<br />i:ome.
<br />The basin contaIns JPl'fOXlll1Jtely S.~OO publl':
<br />re<.:reati,m JrcJS,l rhese induJe -I7J,_'2.oo0 Ji:t<'S "f
<br />recreation bnd. 2.52-1.000 surt'J..:e.a(r<,s of ....;ller. ami
<br /><)6.000 JcreS of IllJrsh. AppTL1,(llllatel~ 17.\.000 a':fe~ III
<br />land area. Of 1Ilur.tenth~ 0f , per.:ent. ale \llICmlv(1)
<br />de~'el<.lped for le':lcatlOlI u,e, \Illst of the ba,m'"
<br />re,rcatlon lands ;.l1IJ watcrs aho <.er~e uthel purposes.
<br />in..:ludlllg Wildlife. timber. and liveshl'" prudu.:tLon.
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<br />OUTLOOK
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<br />It apl-X'ars that agn,ulture 11I ils bro;}de~t aspe.:!' will
<br />continue 10 domlnale the bhin's e':I\1l111l1Y well \1\10 the
<br />fulure. ~1anU1adUllllll- and allY ~rowth in heavy industr)
<br />which Ihe basin expo:ficn.:e~ will eontlllUe to be largel)
<br />III the mellOpohtan areas. Onl) In a fey, h)c'ahtles will
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<br />Il\dudllljl 110.- {H"',le ,e.'I"I. ("r w!l,(h "numher "I alel-
<br />l'jlu,e,a'<llnl.,a;iahle.
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<br />minerah and timber he llnp'Hlant e':llllllllll': ha><':,. Ihere
<br />I' nill ll1u.:h likehhllod that lhe haslll WIll !,lalll nlU.:h III
<br />the Ictlnmg III pell'lleUlll III iI1etah. ,)\Ibide III the large
<br />urball ar.:as. One e\.lepllllll to this woulJ be in areJ~ III
<br />large .:\lal Je-PUSllS. slJ,h a, m Ihe ehl<,rIl part III Ihe
<br />Yellnw,WII<.' Sutlba"lIl. where Ihese fields Ina~ be
<br />d<,~'e\llred 101 Ihe p!lldtl.;t1lH1 tll ") 1lL!\l:ll': liquid luel~
<br />and ulher related pwdud'. \\llh the exre.;teJ ,;,'11'
<br />tinualllln I)f lluglalll\1l Ir,'lll Ihe rUfal all'a". the "mall
<br />Il1wn, v. ill .;ontinue III hl~': thdr "er'o'i.:e fun.:\llllh III
<br />largel nelghbor~ e\...:.:pt where tht) art" able 1,1 Jl\er~l(~
<br />mlO ~u.:h lnlerrm.::, a~ hlun,1I1 alld hghl indusuy. It
<br />appeal' thaI Ihe \llaJlll trend" ~lf the la,1 .\ll year, will
<br />",ntmut" fllf ,,1)Ll1i: tIllli: lllhllhe fulure.
<br />Ihl' \lend. \0 \alller farms and Ihe "ubstllUlllln ~.f
<br />.:apllal for \atll'r undoubtedly Will le,ull 1I1 lall!-el
<br />inl'lmle~ pe-r fH1llCI and fallll wnfkels. S'lll1e 01 Ih<'
<br />"1;H~elles," 1I\ tal111, 1ll:J) lake J dllf.:rcnt due.;II.,ll ffllll\
<br />thaI III aJJill!'. land lil !\lOle lnlellsil'l.:u 'lpt;'rati\ln~
<br />Ihrl1l1~h ~u.:h lIl':an~~" \and .:on,er,-alll111. tllore t;'ITioenl
<br />\I\a.:hinery. lrnga\ll'll eq\llpmclll. and .:allk fe<,dillg 11\
<br />th.: lel'J hll. Callk lf\ feed I<.lb and inJjvlI.lu:J1 l1ri~;ItLOn
<br />whele W~ller I' a\ailatlk ha\\.' ,\illWII Ih<, gleal...~t pl\J1l1i"c
<br />f,H expa1\siun h) the farmer \IIlh<' basll1 and thi: tr.:nd Lll
<br />thh dire.:tLOn l~ \'er) likely \IJ .:untinue In gl'l1...ral. lhe
<br />,lllll III mOlt" mtellsl\'!.' larnllng operall\llh 111eJns :.I
<br />hlgh...r lIel lll.;ol1le to Ihe lallll llIana~er. It ,:,luld :Jlso
<br />kJJ tn mOle ~Iable p,'pubUIlllS and. :.ILlllUJl In.;,lllles lIlT
<br />Ihe b:.l,in. Th<' InJwH.luJI llIanJgel~, hy 1l1:J\..mg Ih<,s\'
<br />loIlIlls. not only u"c their \and more 1IlIenSl\'ely. hul put
<br />III work all 01 Ill<.' re,our.:es. U\dudill~ \\:.Iler. thaI :Jle
<br />avail:Jble to Ihem.
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