August 17, 1960 (18 pages)

ate he Lg oe a Tero re ERE es RESET UE URRY KER: ‘ . ‘ ‘ NUGGET PROGRESS EDITION SECTION I! oe Giant Role In County’s Economy By Henry Branagh, Tahoe National Forest Supervisor The Tahoe National Forest plays an important part in the economy of Nevada County. Its water, timber, recreation, grazing, and wild life resources are *being managed and utilized in the combination that wll best meet the long-time needs within the Tahoe Forest’s boundaries are in Nevada, Sierra, and Placer Counties. Forty-five percent of this is in private ownership, and not under Forest Service control. One hundred forty thousand acres of National Forest land lie within Nevada County. of the public. The prime objective is to produce the highest possible annual or periodic output of the renewable resources without imparing the productivity of the land. Through this type of management, I believe the economy of. the county should be enhanced over the years. The bulk of the one and one-fourth million acres t feet of timber are sold anA-H f . has them all Approximately 10 million nually from Nationa] Forest lands within Nevada County. It is expected that this annual sustained yield cut will soon he increased to 15 MM. Only marked trees are cut, and scaling, as well as timber sale supervision, is by Forest Service employees. Land adjacent to live streams is protected for watershed, fish, and recreational purposes. Special measures are also taken to protect scenic strips where National Forest lands adjoin highways and lakes, and in recrea . tional areas. Each year a considerable amount of acreage of potential timberLOOKING Fo, PROGRESS? YoULL FIND PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE AT CURNOW HALLS INSURANCE 316 Broad St. Dial 265-4586 140, 000 Acres Of Tahoe Forest Play 2 producing land is stripped of brush and planted to pine seedlings. An example of this reforestation work can be found along Highway 20 in the vicinty of the AlphaOmega Historical Monument, White Cloud is the largest of seven campgrounds within the county. Boy Scout, Girl Scout, and other youth camps are also operated under special use permit within the county. Total recreational use in 1959 was 175,000 man-days in this area, which is an increase of 89 percent over the past five years. ‘We hope to continue receiving more “Operation Outdoors” funds to meet the increasing recreational use. Headquarters for the Tahoe National Forest, as well as that of the Nevada City Ranger District;-are located on Banner Road. The shop and warehouse are in Nevada City: District Ranger for Nevada City is Frank Sodolski. Paul Madden serves Big Bend district. There are 40 permanent residents cf Nevada County who work on the Tahoe. In the summer, another 50 employes are added to bolster the fire protection, timber sales} engineering, and campground maintenance organizations. A total of 270 people are employed on the entire Tahoe during the summer months, Total Forest income from timber, grazing, special use fees, and power averages $1,250,000.00 each year. Under Federal law, twenty-five percent of this is returned to the counties in lieu of taxes. Each county’s share of these twenty-five percent receipt funds is based on the percentage of Tahoe National Forest land lying within it. Last year Nevada County received $65,500 in lieu of taxes. In addition, property taxes are collected by the iounty orf privatelyowned improvements which ‘Brush is windrowed on Hees cae ae : : ‘the contour in brush stripping operation as at Alpha-Omega site. Ed Tonneyson, timber management assistant, Nevada City district, surveying stripped area are located by permit on National Forest lands. For sustained production, we must protect our Forest from the ravages of fire and the myrid resultant damages. Will each camper, hiker, logger, fisherman, miner, and sight-seer please do his part---especially during this period of extreme fire danger?» This will cause your Forest to continue to pay tangible as well as intangible dividends. Now Orleans and New York are the biggest banana importing and distributing centers in the world. Preparatory to planting. Planting site readied. ——_————» io ceiaenteeindiatinatiaiaatainmnen. call GUANTEED SERVICE CF SREFRIGERATION e REFRIGERATION ¢ AIR CONDITIONING -----Over 20 Years Experience---C. F. MOORE 273-3559 407 Washington Grass Valley Proving The Land MOUNTAIN GROWN APPLES HARVESTING 125 tons of Apples from 50 acres and 600 tons of Pears from 70 acres in 1959 ISH MOUNTAIN RANCH & PEARS.SHIPPED FROM NEVADA COUNTY TO ALL PARTS OF CALIFORNIA a ee

ate he Lg oe a Tero re ERE es RESET UE URRY KER: ‘ . ‘ ‘ NUGGET PROGRESS EDITION SECTION I! oe Giant Role In County’s Economy By Henry Branagh, Tahoe National Forest Supervisor The Tahoe National Forest plays an important part in the economy of Nevada County. Its water, timber, recreation, grazing, and wild life resources are *being managed and utilized in the combination that wll best meet the long-time needs within the Tahoe Forest’s boundaries are in Nevada, Sierra, and Placer Counties. Forty-five percent of this is in private ownership, and not under Forest Service control. One hundred forty thousand acres of National Forest land lie within Nevada County. of the public. The prime objective is to produce the highest possible annual or periodic output of the renewable resources without imparing the productivity of the land. Through this type of management, I believe the economy of. the county should be enhanced over the years. The bulk of the one and one-fourth million acres t feet of timber are sold anA-H f . has them all Approximately 10 million nually from Nationa] Forest lands within Nevada County. It is expected that this annual sustained yield cut will soon he increased to 15 MM. Only marked trees are cut, and scaling, as well as timber sale supervision, is by Forest Service employees. Land adjacent to live streams is protected for watershed, fish, and recreational purposes. Special measures are also taken to protect scenic strips where National Forest lands adjoin highways and lakes, and in recrea . tional areas. Each year a considerable amount of acreage of potential timberLOOKING Fo, PROGRESS? YoULL FIND PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE AT CURNOW HALLS INSURANCE 316 Broad St. Dial 265-4586 140, 000 Acres Of Tahoe Forest Play 2 producing land is stripped of brush and planted to pine seedlings. An example of this reforestation work can be found along Highway 20 in the vicinty of the AlphaOmega Historical Monument, White Cloud is the largest of seven campgrounds within the county. Boy Scout, Girl Scout, and other youth camps are also operated under special use permit within the county. Total recreational use in 1959 was 175,000 man-days in this area, which is an increase of 89 percent over the past five years. ‘We

hope to continue receiving more “Operation Outdoors” funds to meet the increasing recreational use. Headquarters for the Tahoe National Forest, as well as that of the Nevada City Ranger District;-are located on Banner Road. The shop and warehouse are in Nevada City: District Ranger for Nevada City is Frank Sodolski. Paul Madden serves Big Bend district. There are 40 permanent residents cf Nevada County who work on the Tahoe. In the summer, another 50 employes are added to bolster the fire protection, timber sales} engineering, and campground maintenance organizations. A total of 270 people are employed on the entire Tahoe during the summer months, Total Forest income from timber, grazing, special use fees, and power averages $1,250,000.00 each year. Under Federal law, twenty-five percent of this is returned to the counties in lieu of taxes. Each county’s share of these twenty-five percent receipt funds is based on the percentage of Tahoe National Forest land lying within it. Last year Nevada County received $65,500 in lieu of taxes. In addition, property taxes are collected by the iounty orf privatelyowned improvements which ‘Brush is windrowed on Hees cae ae : : ‘the contour in brush stripping operation as at Alpha-Omega site. Ed Tonneyson, timber management assistant, Nevada City district, surveying stripped area are located by permit on National Forest lands. For sustained production, we must protect our Forest from the ravages of fire and the myrid resultant damages. Will each camper, hiker, logger, fisherman, miner, and sight-seer please do his part---especially during this period of extreme fire danger?» This will cause your Forest to continue to pay tangible as well as intangible dividends. Now Orleans and New York are the biggest banana importing and distributing centers in the world. Preparatory to planting. Planting site readied. ——_————» io ceiaenteeindiatinatiaiaatainmnen. call GUANTEED SERVICE CF SREFRIGERATION e REFRIGERATION ¢ AIR CONDITIONING -----Over 20 Years Experience---C. F. MOORE 273-3559 407 Washington Grass Valley Proving The Land MOUNTAIN GROWN APPLES HARVESTING 125 tons of Apples from 50 acres and 600 tons of Pears from 70 acres in 1959 ISH MOUNTAIN RANCH & PEARS..SHIPPED FROM NEVADA COUNTY TO ALL PARTS OF CALIFORNIA a ee