cooperate in certain management research projects related to such programs as range reseeding. Economic studies will be promoted to evaluate multi-use of the public lands or specific effects of special uses on the public lands (e.g., rights-of-way and easements on values, etc.) These research projects will be planned and conducted at such time as the needs are clearly identified. Until then, the program will continue to be one of cooperation with, and reliance upon, other Federal and State agencies already involved in research programs. 7. Improvements of Watershed Yields (1968-1980): Long range plans for BLM administered public lands call for approximately 836,000 acres of woodland and brush land to be converted to grass. Although natura...