THE ROAD TO WISCONSIN S GREATER OUTDOORS 



By Henry C. Campbell 



Assistant Editor of The Milwaukee Journal 



A STATE forest policy which aims to grow timber 

 '* on all non-agricultural land that is adapted to 

 the purpose forms the backbone of an outdoor pro- 

 gram of construction and reconstruction that is win- 

 ning general support in Wisconsin in a way that is 

 most gratifying. 



The program is so sound, far-seeing and appealing 

 that opposition to state forestry, which only a decade 

 ago was very strong and bitter, has all but vanished. 

 There now exists, in fact, a public sentiment that is 

 proving to be a positive force in the political life of 

 the State. Commendation of the cause of forestry is 



tunities for recreation and the increase in the summer 

 tourist trade that will result from public forestry, 

 when practiced on an adequate scale, are an integral 

 part of the program. The organization of an ample 

 and efficient system of fire protection is urged as a 

 measure most essential to the conservation of the 

 virgin forests that remain, which means the preserva- 

 tion of some of Wisconsin's old-time beauty and as an 

 absolute prerequisite to reforestation. 



Hundreds of miles of the shores of many streams 

 and lakes in Wisconsin are bare, and it is pointed out 

 that the first work in the wav of reforestation should 



A ROADSIDE LIABILITY 

 Forest lands abandoned to fire and disregard neither grow trees nor attract summer tourists. 



expressed in all the political platforms this year, and 

 there is every indication that the day of achievement 

 is drawing near. 



The Re-beautification of Wisconsin 



It is a varied and comprehensive program. Its aims 

 include the production of the timber that Wisconsin 

 needs for all ordinary purposes and of a surplus for 

 export. The creation of community forests as well as 

 state forests is contemplated. The re-beautification of 

 Wisconsin, the conservation of wild life, the oppor- 



be done in these places in order to restore a natural 

 setting to every lake and stream. This, it is made 

 known, would conserve wild life by providing cover 

 for deer and other game and would better fishing by 

 providing food and shade along streams and around 

 lakes. 



Natural Playgrounds in the Big Woods 



There still exist in Wisconsin considerable tracts of 

 primeval forests dotted with lakes and criss-crossed 

 with creeks and rivers. The program seeks to pro- 



