take years to place the seed where man could place them at 

 once. 



As the trees grow there are always agencies at work to 

 destroy them. The most destructive of these is fire. An un- 

 satisfied demon which devours the pines, the home of the 

 settler, and all that means life to him. Here man again en- 

 ters into conservation by providing fire protection. For sev 

 eral years the state of Minnesota has provided some protec- 

 tion to the timber stands but not until very recently have 

 the voters of the state shown that the future of our for- 

 est lands is entitled to any consideration. It is the duty of 

 the forest service to work for the protection of the present 

 forest and as far as their authority and funds permit they 

 are planning for the future. In another article the North 

 Woods has expressed itself as believing a soil survey to be 

 one of the most necessary moves for conservation. 



There are many other assets of the state that depend on 

 the forest for their continuance. Water power, lakes and 

 streams with their fish and fowl, fur-bearing animals and 

 game life are some of the valuable resources of the people 

 that absolutely depend upon the retention of suitable tree 

 grpwth for their future. 



In speaking of the conservation of game' and fish we do 

 not mean that fishing and hunting should be absolutely pro- 

 hibited. This would not be true conservation. The object of 

 game and fish conservation is to insure for mankind their 

 continuation. There are certain birds and animals that are 

 threatened with extermination. It is imperative that the de- 

 struction of these be restricted. The only method that will 

 conserve game and fish is to establish refuges where hunting 

 and fishing is prohibited. 



A game and fish preserve provides a protected breeding 

 ground for the propagation of this wild life. Outside of these 

 game refuges the animal life will necessarily be more abun- 

 dant and here the angler and hunter will always find game 

 and fish. Restriction on bag limits are not made for the pur- 

 pose of robbing the sportsman of his pleasure but that the 

 benefits of the wild life may be continued that others also 



20 



