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Future Need For Forest Planting Stock From Intermountain Nursery's

One of the most significant problems that has faced this country and one which will become more acute before solutions are found is: how are we going to meet the increasing demands of a society on our forest resource, a resource whose land base has diminished considerably and will continue to diminish through changes in use. Pressures to cut back timber harvest on Federal forest lands in preference for other non-wood values of the forest such as wilderness, recreation, wildlife and scenic values has seriously reduced the productive forest land base. State and private lands as well have been subject to these pressures.


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Author(s): Earl B. Salmonson

Event: Proceedings of Meeting Intermoutain Nurserymen's Association
1975 - Missoula, Montana