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REPORT OF THE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 



information on wild life wa-s furnished by some "nature notes" which 

 were run regularly on the back of the menus at Yosemite Lodge and the 

 Sentinel Hotel. 



On the field excursions it was not uncommon to come upon deer, 

 bandtailed pigeons and mountain quail, thus giving a splendid oppor- 

 tunity to furnish information on the status of the game and the means 

 whereby it may be conserved. Furthermore, it was possible to convince 

 everyone of the efficacy of a game refuge, for the park itself clearly 

 demonstrates the value of such a reserve. 



It hardl}' seems necessary to emphasize that a larger number of per- 

 sons were reached, and at a time when they were most ready to learn, 



Fig. Uii. I'lidtr llic uistiiu/tion di a nature sui'li' i-' Yosemite \'alley. Typical of 

 the Kisli and Game Commission'!s summei- resort woi-k. Although this particular 

 group wore not studying the deer shown in the upper left-hand corner, many oppor- 

 tunities for such H study were offered to similar groups. Photograph by H. C. Bryant. 



than could have been reached in any other way. We are convinced 

 that this work has been the most profitable of any educational work out- 

 lined by the Commission, which has been undertaken up to the present 

 time. If we may .judge by the enthusiasm of those who came in contact 

 with the Nature Guide work in the Yosemite, there is every reason to 

 believe that it will not only be continued in the Yosemite National Park, 

 but that it will spread to the other national parks of our* country. If 

 tliis proves to be true, it will be to the everlasting credit of the Com- 

 mission that it was largely responsible for the beginning of so impor- 

 tiuit a project connected witli the recreation and education of the people. 



