September 20, 2025

Range Deterioration Not Yet Fully Stopped

Key Points

Range resource management faces significant challenges, with ongoing deterioration that requires urgent attention.
Successful management involves collaboration among various stakeholders, including public agencies and private stockmen.
The grazing industry is crucial for the economic well-being of the West, emphasizing the importance of effective management strategies.
Mr. Woods draws from over four decades of experience in the Intermountain Region, advocating for a unified effort to improve range conditions.

Abstract

Abstract Having recently retired from 41 years of active administration of range resources in the Intermountain Region of the U. S. Forest Service, Mr. Woods here presents the view he has of range conditions and how they got that way. This personal point of view is firsthand and displays his great concern for the future prosperity of the grazing industry, which is basic to the welfare of the West. He emphasizes particularly the fact that successful management of range resources is a big undertaking that requires united effort from public agencies handling range land, interested commercial concerns, private stockmen, wildlife federations, and the public.

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