12 risii Axn cami: commissiox 



Films and projection ctiuipmeiit Avcre supplied for the San Fran- 

 cisco, Sacramento and Los Anf^eles offices. 



Sliowiiifrs by personnel of these offices and by loans approximated 

 the i'uUowing : 



Schools — _ 210 



Sportsmen's clubs 135 



Service orjranizations 175 



Other }j:roups 'i^O 



590 



Attendance at these shoAvin<>s and at meetings where onr personnel 

 were requested to speak on definite topics is estimated at close to 97,000 

 men, -women and children. 



Plans are under way for additional films, and revisions of some 

 ])resent subjects, in order to obtain greater use in school classes, and 

 increasing the knowledge of California's wildlife resources and tlic 

 division's activities in conservation, propagation and management. 



PUBLIC INFORMATION 



Despite the personnel turnover, the public information section of 

 the division was considerably improved. The need for a vigorous infor- 

 mational program w^as recognized, and the support of the various bureaus 

 of the division was given in supplying data of interest to sportsmen and 

 laymen. 



The press release "Outdoor California" was expanded from a one- 

 page affair to an average of five mimeographed pages per week with a 

 mailing list of over 3,000 names. Selected radio stations and newspaper 

 columnists were included in an effort to obtain wider dissemination of 

 conservation news material. Many editors were supplied with stock pho- 

 tographs portraying hunting, fishing or conservation activities. 



The Seri'icc BuUctin, a publication for our own personnel, was 

 revived, and became a medium of useful information for the employees 

 of this division. 



This section participated in displays at the 1947 State Fair, and at 

 sportsmen-s])onsored shows in Oakland, San Francisco and Los Angeles. 



Experiences gained during tiiis past biennium clearly indicate the 

 necessity for better relations between the counnission, its personnel, and 

 1li(' license-hnxing public, in the ]u-esentation of in formation, educa- 

 tional or otherwise. This will establish the |)iil)li(''s faith that the coiu- 

 niission is only concerned in the welfare of the wikllife of California, 

 that the hunters and anglers may liave opportunities to obtain their fair 

 share, and that the coming generations, too, may enjoy some of the 

 ]irivileges we now have. 



LIBRARY 



The library, under the supervision of the executive officer, continued 

 to carr3' out the division's policy of furnishing assistance to the field 

 and office force in furtherance of their studies and problems connected 

 with fish and game. 



