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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



A BAND OF MOUNTAIN SHEEP IN COLORADO 



The protection and perpetuation of wild life is an important problem 

 in our public forests and parks. Already in the Colorado National 

 Forests the mountain sheep are increasing. A glimpse like that in 

 the picture is worth many days of hard travel. The view was taken 

 in the Cochetopa National Forest. 



domestic stock, for developing water for power and 

 irrigation, and even for acquiring title to land under the 

 mining laws applicable to the public domain. I have 

 even heard advocates of specific park proposals urge 

 that there is no reason why the forests also should not 

 be utilized if lumbering is confined to portions of the 

 park not seen by tourists. 



With this changing viewpoint that no longer regards 

 a National Park as an area to be withdrawn and devoted 

 solely to the pres- 

 ervation of the 

 scenic and historic 

 features and to 

 recreation use, the 

 inevitable is hap- 

 pening and there is 

 increasing pressure 

 to secure by Con- 

 gressional and ad- 

 ministrative action 

 special authority to 

 develop the waters 

 for power and ir- 

 rigation and to 

 graze livestock in 

 the existing Na- 

 tional Parks. Tim- 

 ber cutting will be 

 the next step. This 

 pressure is illus- 



trated by the bill, already passed by the Senate and now 

 before the House, to build certain reservoirs in the 

 Yellowstone Park for irrigation development. The 

 policy of the Department of the Interior has encouraged 



WHITE TAIL DEER IN MINNESOTA 



Thousands of deer are to be found in our public forests. 



Let the public back up our laws and 



Every year 

 sees better game protection. Let the public back up our laws and 

 help those in charge of these properties to safeguard this splendid 

 resource from depredations of game bags and pot-hunters. This 

 photograph was taken in the Superior National Forest. 



A GROUP OF ELK IN MONTANA 



It has been an uphill fight to preserve our native elk herds. Fortunately, the struggle is 

 succeeding. This view shows a part of the Sun River herd in the Lewis and Clark National 

 r-orest. Many campers go to this region to see and to photograph the elk, and in the season 

 there are opportunities outside the game for seekers of legitimate hunting. 



this new viewpoint, for it has publicly endorsed the 

 bill to promote the development of water within a portion 

 of the Yellowstone Park.* It has further approved a 



provision in the 

 Roosevelt Park 

 Bill to permit the 

 acquisition of pri- 

 vate mining claims 

 under the general 

 mining laws, and 

 has given assurance 

 regarding grazing 

 that h. 3 led people 

 to believe that this 

 would be allowed 

 on a gen rous scale 

 in various of the 

 parks. 



Thus it will be 

 seen that the dis- 

 tinction between a 

 National Park and 

 a National Forest 

 becomes increasing- 



The Department later reversed its first recommendation on this measure. 





