pay the entire cost of protection and administration. 



Many western communities are recognizing the 

 rec national resources of near-by National Forests as 

 one of their greatest assets and privileges, and are 

 establishing community camps under more or less 

 formal organization. These camps take every form 

 from the municipal \acation camps erected on the 

 Angeles National Forest under permit from the For- 

 est Service and maintained and managed by the city 

 of Los Angeles, to the improvement of some favorite 

 pic iii<; ground in the National Forests by local citi- 

 zens in cooperation with local forest officers. The 

 picnic camps are improved by the construction of fire 

 places, rustic tables and seats, and are made available 

 to the public without any charge. The city vacation 

 camps under municipal direction charge merely the 

 expense of feeding and caring for the successive 

 uTonps of city people who enjoy their privileges. 



The growth of the recreational resources of the 

 National Forests is so rapid that specially-trained 

 men are needed to direct and plan for the most effec- 

 tive development of this service. Any expenditure 

 along these lines will be good business for the Gov- 

 ernment, since the increased receipts will return to 

 the Treasury much more than the total amount ex- 

 pended. 



The protection of wild life and the recognition of 

 the National Forests as natural breeding grounds of 

 fish and game is closely related to the development 

 of the recreational resources. To make more effec- 

 tive the work of game protection, in cooperation with 

 the State and local authorities, and to secure better 



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