Conservation Copy carried additional material to pub- 

 lishers in season, while Conservation Spots supplied public 

 service announcements to broadcasters. 



Special appeals were prepared occasionally for news 

 media to enlist public support for Department programs. 



Articles and background material were supplied to out- 

 side agencies on request. Speech material was prepared for 

 Department personnel invited to address public meetings 

 or speak on broadcast programs. 



SERVICES 



During the year, 36,500 answers were returned by mail to 

 persons asking for information on Crown land, outdoor 

 recreation, nature study, forest tree planting or forest in- 

 dustry. Numerous requests were answered by telephone. 

 Many technical questions were forwarded to other Branches. 



The Photograph Library loaned 9,500 black-and-white 

 prints and 1,000 colour transparencies to newspapers and 

 magazines. Sets of slides or prints were supplied on request 

 to illustrate lectures. The library now has 42,000 negatives 

 and 7,000 colour transparencies. 



Section photographers took photographs on assignment 

 and supplied prints from the darkroom. 



The Reference Library circulated periodicals and press 

 clippings through Head Office. 



NEW PUBLICATIONS 



Scientific papers, management reports, training manuals, 

 consolidations of Acts, posters and Provincial Park leaflets 

 are not included in the following list of publications released 

 during the 1969-70 fiscal year. 



FISH AND WILDLIFE 



Let's Go Fishing 



Wildlife Land Management for the Ontario Landowner 



The White-Tailed Deer in Ontario 



Ontario Upland Game and Waterfowl Report 



The Fisheries of Lake Simcoe ($1.00) (revised) 



Farm Ponds for Trout in Ontario 



Ontario Fish and Wildlife Review (periodical) 



The Ontario Commercial Fisherman (periodical) 



The Game and Fish Act and the Ontario Fishery Regulations 



Summary of the Ontario Fishing Regulations 



Summary of the Ontario Hunting Regulations 



Provisional Summary of Big Game Hunting Seasons in 



Ontario 

 Summary of Ontario Regulations which apply to Trapping 



and Fur-Dealing 



OUTDOOR RECREATION 



Hunter's Handbook, Part II ($0.75) 

 Data on Hunting Accidents 

 Safety Around Helicopters 

 Swimmer's Itch 



PROVINCIAL PARKS 



Check-List of the Birds of Algonquin Provincial Park 



(revised) 

 Check-List of the Trees, Shrubs and Woody Vines of 



Algonquin Provincial Park (revised) 



LAND AND WATER 



The Ontario Map Catalogue 



Geographic Townships in the Province of Ontario ($0.50) 

 (revised) 



FORESTS 

 Forest Tree Planting ($0.50) 

 The Farm Windbreak 

 Ontario Tree Seed Plant 

 Growing Christmas Trees in Ontario (revised) 

 Farm Forestry Service for You (revised) 

 G. Howard Ferguson Forest Station (revised) 

 Midhurst Forest Station (revised) 

 Your Forests (periodical) 



RESEARCH 



The Ecology of the Timber Wolf in Algonquin Provincial 



Park 

 A Manual for the Identification of Hairs of Selected 



Ontario Mammals 

 Common Parasites of Ontario Fishes 



ADMINISTRATION 



Annual Report of the Minister of Lands and Forests 



Statistics, 1970 



Publications, 1970 



Does Nature Have a Chance? 



CONSERVATION EDUCATION 

 SECTION 



The Section conducts an educational program which con- 

 sists of the type of appeals calculated to attract public in- 

 terest and explain in easily understandable terms the need 

 for the wise use of renewable, natural resources. 



VISUAL EDUCATION 



The Section's film library contains 276 titles with two or 

 more prints of many of the titles. All films are available for 

 loan to field offices. During the year, approximately 1,400 

 films were shipped to field offices in answer to requests 



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