protection, of the inauguration of forestry practice 

 upon the great areas of Crown lands which have now 

 come under its jurisdiction. Progress will necessarily 

 be slow; economic conditions must be fully recogniz- 

 ed ; and it will take time to develop the kind of organi- 

 zation required for so large a task. Public sentiment 

 is now undoubtedly fully ripe for the development 

 of this situation along the most modern lines. It 

 must, however, make itself actively felt, in support 

 of a really progressive forest policy. 



National Forests Popular as Playgrounds 



The use of the National Forests for recreational 

 purposes is increasing rapidly and bids fair to rank 

 third among the major services performed by the 

 National Forests, with only timber production and 

 stream-flow regulation taking precedence over it. 

 Many summer homes are being erected on the National 

 Forests by private individuals, and the use of forests 

 for other forms of out-of-door recreation was greater 

 during the past year than ever before. 



The summer home business promises to become an 

 important source of revenue. On the Angeles Forest 

 in Southern California, for example, a total of 1329 

 permits for summer residences and commercial re- 

 sorts were in effect at the close of the past fiscal 

 year. The revenue from this one item amounted to 

 approximately $22,000. It is believed that within a 

 few years the revenues obtained from the various re- 

 creational settlements within the Angeles Forest will 



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