Excerpt from Proceedings-Future Forests of the Mountain West: A Stand Culture Symposium: Missoula, Mt, September 29-October 3, 1986 Through its impact on fish populations and the West's growing tourism industry, clean water is an essential ele ment in the balance we seek. Responsible and intelligent forest management will make sure that short-sighted or ill conceived activities do not increase the nonpoint pollutants coming from our forests. Forest managers must also con sider the impact of forestry activities on the amount of water available in an area. The size and timing of a harvest, for example, can have a major impact on both when and how much water is available for use - something that is especially important to the region's agricultural industry. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.