. Development program for the national forests. Forest reserves. time. The average individual today has about 50 percent more leisure time than in 1920. By the end of the century an individual may have a third more leisure time than he has today. The impact of this national growth upon the National Forest Sys- tem already has been tremendous, as evidenced by recent trends in use. The impact will be even greater in the future. No longer are the National Forests the inaccessible and distant hinterlands they were when the system was first established. No longer can the Forest Service be primarily
. Development program for the national forests. Forest reserves. time. The average individual today has about 50 percent more leisure time than in 1920. By the end of the century an individual may have a third more leisure time than he has today. The impact of this national growth upon the National Forest Sys- tem already has been tremendous, as evidenced by recent trends in use. The impact will be even greater in the future. No longer are the National Forests the inaccessible and distant hinterlands they were when the system was first established. No longer can the Forest Service be primarily a custodian whose principal function is protec- tion of National Forests from fire. Barriers of time, distance, and inaccessibility have been fast fading, especially in the last two decades. The people have found the National Forests, and the Forests' vast resources are in great demand. The role of the National Forests and Grasslands in the national economy cannot be discounted. Nearly half of all softwood sawtim- ber in the Nation and more than half the commercial forest land in the West is found in the National Forests. About one-fourth of the timber cut in the West comes from the National Forests. National Forests include many of the most important watersheds in the Nation. Nearly one-fifth of the 11 contiguous Western States is National Forest land, and these lands, because of their mountain- ous character and generally high elevation, receive one-third of the precipitation and furnish over half the streamflow. Eastern Na- tional Forests provide high-quality water supplies to many communi- ties and help reduce flood potentials. National Forests are major sources of water for 1,800 towns and cities, including such major metropolitan areas as Salt Lake City, Seattle, Portland, San Fran- cisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix. Over 600 hydroelectrical develop- ments depend on the National Forests for National Forests furnish over half the West's Please note that thes
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