The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-04
Former Libby
MdnGoes To
Bigger Job
Glen A. Smith Moved to
Ogden, Utah, After Many
Years at Missoula.
IS AUTHORITY ON
GAME MANAGEMENT


MISSOULA.-Glen A. Smith, for
the past 80 years member of the
forest service organization in the
Northern Region OF the national
forests, and widely known in range
and wild-life management circles
throughout Montana and northern
Idaho, has been selected to fill a
vacancy in the position of assistant
regional forester in charge of wild
life and range management in the
intermountain region with head
Quarters at Ogden, Utah. This an
nouncement was made today by
Regional Forester Evan W. Kelley
at Missoula.
In the last 10 years, during which
Mr.. Smith has filled the position OF
assistant regional forester In charge
of wildlife and range management
in this region, he has been recog-
nized leader in promulgating better
range and wildIfe practices. After
taking q prominent part In organ
izing the Montana Sportsmen's As
ISOLATION, he served as chairman OF
the governing board of that group
for upwards Of 10 years.
According to the announcement,
Mr.. Smith was selected from long
list OF eligibles because OF his pro-
Rressive leadership and outstand-
ing work In the field of big game
and forage utilization in national
forests OF this region. Including
Utah, southern Idaho western Wyo-
ming and Nevada, the intermoun
tain region similarly has vast areas
c range lands presenting the most
complicated management problems
in the country. There is an even
larger demand for use of the ma
tional forest range requiring broad
understanding OF existing agricul-
tural conditions and calling for the
mature Judgment which only man
of Mr.. Smiths experience could be
expected to have.
Although this assignment became
effective October |, 1887, MIR. Smith
will be retained in Missoula until
January | in order to complete a
special land appraisal project on
which he has been working for sew
eral years.
In commenting on the transfer
the regional forester states that
more than eight million acres OF ma
tional forest land has been scien-
tifically surveyed and classified ac-
cording to their range value, under
Smiths direction, making possible
a dependable inventory of forage re
sources in the region. From data
supplied by these field surveys, {
practical working plan of forage
use on d sustained basis has beer
formulated and put into operation
In addition to directing rang
studies and plans, Smith has beer
largely responsible for the inltia
ton of game studies on all lmportan
big game ranges in the natlona
forests of Montana and northern
Idaho. AS a result of these investl
cations many hitherto unknown i'm
portant basic facts and valuabl
fund of natural history has bee
made available for public use an
promotion OF sound plans for bi
game management.
Entered Forest Work in 1907
Entering the forest service as
forest ranger on the kootenal ~
tional Forest January /, 1907, M
Smith was advanced to supervise
of the Custer Forest at Ashlan
Montana, in October 1903, and att
placing this new unit in operate
was moved to Billings in 1910 Whel
for four years he was supervisor
the old Beartooth Forest which HI
since been combined with the Gu
ter
In July, 1914, he returned to Il
Kootenai Forest as supervisor al
in 1918, in recognition OF his for
ward outlook and demonstrated G
ecutive abilities, he was promot
to assistant regional forester
charge OF operation in the region
office at Missoula. One year lat
in October, 1919, he tack over t
duties Of wildhfe and range ma
agement and has remained IN tt
position up to the present time.
The range surveys which he
stigated and directed disclosed
need for many range improvement
and under his general supervise
more than three-Quarters Of n
lion dollars was expended In
construction OF stock trails, ST.
cOrTalS, bridges, boundary ana q
fences, and in development OF spr
wells and stock water reserve
He has pushed the work Of cont
ling ange-destroying rodents
eradication of poisonous ra
plants.
In covering the vast expanses
the II national forests in the no.
ern region to direct his studies
inspect the operation Of his ra
management plans, Mr.. Smith
mates that he has travelled
$4,000 miles by saddle and K
horse. 1t Is said by those who k
him best that he knows Mon
and northern Idaho in detail hs
than any other man either In or
of the forest service.
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