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FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 



No additions to our series of teachers' bulletins has been made the 

 past few years, nor has a revised edition of the useful pamphlet on 

 ''Bird Stud}^ in the Public Schools" been issued. These are projects 

 which should be cared for in the near future. 



An article dealing with work of the Fish and Game Commission, 

 prepared by this bureau, appeared in the IMarch, 192'2, number of 

 Western Oi(t-Of -Doors. At the request of the National Research Coun- 

 cil, a paper on the research work of the California Fish and Game 



Commission was prepared. This 

 is to be published in one of the 

 IjuUetins of the Council. 



In 1920 the biennial report con- 

 tained 149 pages and 28 illustra- 

 tions, together with an appendix 

 containing the statistical reports. 

 The summer resort work of the 

 Commission has been given wide 

 publicity in eastern magazines 

 and newspapers, as well as the 

 local ones. 



A free newspaper service has 

 been maintained and the numer- 

 ous items issued have been widely 

 used by editors throughout the 

 state. Matters of import to hunt- 

 ers and anglers and results of 

 work done by the Commission 

 lia^'c most frequently been used 

 as subjects for the press items. 

 Items taken directly from Cali- 

 b^ORNiA Fish and Game frequently 

 ai)pear in newspapers and sport- 

 ing magazines, thus giving wider 

 publicity to the work of the Fish 

 and Game Commission. This 

 newspaper publicity work really 

 needs the sole attention of one 

 man and our recommendation is 

 that a trained newspaper man be 

 added to the staff of the depart- 

 ment. By so doing, this end of 

 the work could be greatly aug- 

 mented and full advantage taken 

 of the wide opportunity presented along this line. 



In our opinion nothing has helped to gain the confidence of the 

 people of our state as has our quarterly, California Fish and Game, 

 which has periodically taken to those most interested, the activities and 

 accomplishments of the California Fisli and Game Commission. 



Exhibits of the publications of the Commission have been installed 

 at the State Fair each year to snpi)lement the splendid panorama and 

 display of fish made by the Ifjitrhci-y Department. 



Fig. 



20. Children receiving instruction 

 from a nature guide. Yosemite, 

 summer, 1921. A fair share of the 

 educational work is devoted to educat- 

 ing children regarding the need and 

 vaUie of wild life conservation. Photo- 

 graph by II. C Bryant. 



