. Annual report 1952. Forests and forestry Southern States. occurs on the road surface and in wheel ruts, creating hazardous road conditions, increasing maintenance costs and decreasing traffic loads. The effect of these and intermediate practices upon watershed values is indicated in figure 3' Effect of Land Use and Forest Management Practices on Trout Streams Field work on a cooperative project with the North Carolina Wild- life Resources Commission and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service was begun in 1952. Sampling of fauna and flora along stream bottoms is under way. This information toget
. Annual report 1952. Forests and forestry Southern States. occurs on the road surface and in wheel ruts, creating hazardous road conditions, increasing maintenance costs and decreasing traffic loads. The effect of these and intermediate practices upon watershed values is indicated in figure 3' Effect of Land Use and Forest Management Practices on Trout Streams Field work on a cooperative project with the North Carolina Wild- life Resources Commission and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service was begun in 1952. Sampling of fauna and flora along stream bottoms is under way. This information together with hydrologic data collected at Coweeta will be used to evaluate the effect of various land use and forest manage- ment practices on trout stream environment. Stream temperature studies at Coweeta are giving a new concept for managing streambank vegetation. Following cutting of the laurel and rhodo- dendron understory on a 70-a-cre watershed at Coweeta, water temperatures were maintained within limits of tolerance for trout. This cutting actu- ally increased the period of optimum temperature necessary for growth and development of trout and the aquatic organisms upon which they feed. Clear- ing of riparian vegetation for limited stretches along a stream showed that it is possible to keep temperatures within optimum limits and in the open area produce more aquatic organisms plus better opportunities for fly fish- -IT-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Southeastern Forest Experiment Station (Asheville, N. C. ). Asheville, N. C. : Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service
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