Abstract The watershed problem is constantly growing more acute throughout the country. In the semi-arid West, water supply is the limiting factor in almost every kind of development. Although much has been said about the destruction of watershed values and of conservation of water in general,very little has been done to give these vital problems the attention their importance warrants as a public responsibility. The author, after discussing the various relationships between soil management and water control, outlines a broad line of attack, which if acted upon should alleviate the severity of the destructive forces now at work. Mr. Forsling's paper is followed by comments by Dr. W. C. Lowdermilk, also an authority on forest-water relations. The latter discusses the rÔle of the forester in water conservation, the danger of too broad application of certain findings and the need for more measurements to get at basic facts.
C. L. Forsling (Wed,) studied this question.