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forests stimulated both directly and indirectly by presidential or leg- 

 islative enactments. 



5. The integration of social and economic phases of forestry ac- 

 tivities with industrial, power, and other developments, as in the 

 Tennessee Valley Authority and elsewhere. 



6. The improvement of conditions for the management and con- 

 tinuance of wild life resulting in better hunting and fishing facilities. 

 This has been accomplished by stream improvements, the construc- 

 tion of many hundreds of fish dams, and the increase in facilities for 

 rearing and distributing trout and other fish and game birds. 



7. The betterment of facilities for recreational use of the forests. 

 Increased leisure time combined with the automobile and good roads 

 have given new impetus and significance to forests for healthy recrea- 

 tional and outdoor enjoyment of many kinds. The Civilian Con- 

 servation Corps program in the National Forests, National Parks, as 

 well as in State Forests and Parks has made a notable contribution in 

 this direction. 



8. The opening of the forests by means of roads, trails, and bridges, 

 for better fire protection and recreational development, and the in- 

 creased values of forest products by making our woodlands more 

 accessible and available and therefore more valuable. 



These are the outstanding benefits derived from this enlarged for- 

 estry program. Many more incidental and indirect benefits may be 

 cited. This enumeration could very well include many more improve- 

 ments in our general forest conditions which have inured directly to 

 the greater prosperity, welfare, and happiness of the American people. 



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The Weeks Law of 1911, mentioned previously, provided for the 

 first purchase of eastern National Forests on the watersheds of navi- 

 gable streams. This program was greatly strengthened and enlarged by 

 the Clarke-McNary Act of 1924. For many years, however, the fed- 

 eral appropriations for the acquisition of these eastern National 

 Forests has proceeded at the rate of about 2 million dollars annually. 

 In July, 1933, President Roosevelt allocated 20 million dollars from the 

 Emergency Conservation Work funds for additional purchases of Na- 

 tional Forests. In December, 1934, he allocated 10 million dollars 

 additional from the same funds and in 1935, several million dollars 

 from general funds. This means that the system of National 

 Forests in the East, South, and Lake States has been greatly 

 enlarged. The total areas purchased are about 12 million acres. 



