Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 



No. 3 



This Area Reserved 

 Administrative — Lands and 

 Recreational Areas 



Extracts from the Game and 



Fisheries Act 

 Administrative — Fish and Wildlife 



Fire Permits Issued Here 

 Administrative — -Forest Protection 



Your Campfire 



Conservation — Forest Protection 



Do Not Set Out Fire 

 Law — Forest Protection 

 Forest Fires Are Caused By 

 Conservation — Forest Protection 



Look Before You Leave 

 Conservation — Forest Protection 

 Stop! Have You Got Your Travel 



Permit 

 Law observance — Forest Protection 



Seizure Notice 



Law observance — Timber Management 



SCHOOL WORK 

 An investigation to determine the amount of natural resource material in prog- 

 rams of study in Ontario Schools was made during the year. The report on the investi- 

 gation indicated that while there are options in the courses of study provided to teachers, 

 the supply of teaching material is inadequate. A thorough investigation of this subject 

 will be commenced as soon as possible in co-operation with the Department of Educa- 

 tion in order to evolve a more intensive study of conservation problems as related to 

 the natural resources of the Province, and the provision of suitable material for teaching 

 purposes. 



Publications already prepared by this Department have been widely circulated 

 to teachers and pupils on request. 



The table of lecture tours undertaken during the period under review gives some 

 indication of the extent of the work carried on to assist teachers and pupils to a clearer 

 understanding of the value of our natural resources and the steps necessary for their 

 protection and wise use. 



YOUTH PROGRAMS 



The development of the Junior Ranger plan is referred to on page 110 of this 

 report. 



A number of the District Foresters in Southern Ontario have co-operated with 

 the Department of Agriculture in the organization of forestry clubs to stimulate greater 

 interest in the conservation and better management of farm woodland, thus increasing 

 the financial returns to the owners. 



Co-operation with Boy Scouts and young farmer groups has been carried on 

 through lectures and the showing of suitable conservation motion pictures. This work 

 is being co-ordinated and gradually developed as circumstances permit. 



CORRESPONDENCE 



The volume of correspondence in response to letters of enquiry for information 

 increased slightly over that of the previous year, which was an all time high. Approxi- 

 mately 7,700 letters were received as compared with 6,900 in the previous year. The 

 enquiries covered, in a general way, most phases of departmental administration. A 

 large percentage of the correspondence handled was from prospective visitors in the 

 United States. These were concerned, for most part, with open seasons for fishing and 



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