The forests include 1266 irrigation projects and 325 water-power plants, in addition to many other power and irrigation companies which depend on the Government timberlands for water conservation and the regulation of rain water run-off and stream flow.
The National Forests aid greatly in conserving and making available for use the precious limited rainfall of the arid regions.

That is why settlers in irrigated districts are deeply interested in the cutting of timber in the Federal woodlands.
Destructive lumbering is never practiced in these forests.

In its place has been substituted a system of management that assures the continued preservation of the forest-cover.

Uncle Sam is paying special attention to the western water-sheds which supply reclamation and irrigation projects.

He understands that the ability of the forest to regulate stream flow is of great importance.