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FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 



Splendid publicity has been obtained through weekly news items 

 issued to over a hundred newspapers. The attitude taken by the news- 

 papers and by the public has been very gratifying. 



That the nature guide movement has been a success is evidenced by 

 the fact that the number of people touched has almost doubled in each 

 succeeding year, and interest has been so keen that a similar service is 

 now offered in Yellowstone National Park, Glacier National Park and, 

 in a small way, in Sequoia National Park. 



Due to the interest of IMr. Stephen T. Mather, Director of National 

 Parks, an opportunit.v was afforded of advertising the Yosemite Nature 

 Guide Service in eastern states. A trip arranged by Mr. Mather, 

 enabled Dr. H. C. Bryant and his a^ssociate, Dr. L. H. ]\Iiller, to spend 

 two weeks in lecturing in the larger cities of the east during January, 

 1921. This also made possible attendance upon the National Game 

 Conference held in New York, and an opportunity to explain the Avork 

 of the California Fish and Game Commission to this gathering of 

 sportsmen. 



Fig. 2 8. Conservation taught fir.st hand. A group of children listening to con- 

 servation stories in Yosemite, summer, 1921. Pliotograph liy 11. C. Bryant. 



MOTION PICTURES AND LANTERN SLIDES. 



Over sixty thousand persons have seen the Commission's educational 

 films during the past biennial period. There is great need for some 

 new films. Exhibits and motion pictures are the chief means by which 

 the peoph; of llie state can visualize the work and accomplishments of 

 the Commission. Tt is important, therefore, to augmciil Hi is part of the 

 work. Only two new reels have been added, both of these dealing with 

 the nesting birds of the FaraUone Tslands. The Salisliiiry Wild Life 

 films are still in use, but they ai'e l)atlly worn. A tilm .showing the life 

 history of deer is particularly desirable. The salmon fisheries would 

 also make a good subject foi- a film. 



Tlirec worn dujdicate films have been given wide distribution l)y the 

 University Extension Division, the reported attendance being 16,4UU. 



