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campus or grounds of any public school, college or university, or within the 

 boundaries of any watershed reservation set aside to supply water for domestic 

 use to any city, town or community. 



Another section of the same law provided that it is unlawful to shoot 

 game from any public road or railroad right of way. The Oregon law provides 

 that the shore of the Pacific Ocean, between ordinary high tide and extreme 

 low tide, and from the Columbia River on the north to the California line on 

 the south, is a public highway, so all hunting or killing of game along the 

 beach is prohibited. 



In addition to the lands set aside by special act of the Legislature, a large 

 number of private lands have been made into game-refuges by drawing up 

 agreements with the State Game-Warden, as provided in the game-refuge 

 law of 191 1. Large tracts of land under this law have been set aside in almost 

 every county in the state. 



One of the mistakes made at the last session of the Legislature was that 

 the Duck season varied so widely in different counties, giving it an entire 

 lack of uniformity throughout the state. This, however, was corrected by 

 the passage of the federal law for the protection of migratory birds. 



Every effort was made during the past year by Audubon Societies, and 

 others interested in wild-bird and animal-protection, to secure the passage 

 by Congress of the Weeks-McLean Bill, and also to bring to a successful 

 termination the fight concerning the amendment to the Tariff Bill preventing 

 the importation of plumage. In all of these measures, the Oregon Audubon 

 Society had the active assistance of Governor West and Senators Chamberlain 

 and Lane, as well as representatives in Congress and many other influential 

 men in the state. 



The successful termination of the plumage amendment was due, to a large 

 extent, to the active efforts of Senators Chamberlain and Lane in the Demo- 

 cratic Caucus. 



This is not the first time that Senator Chamberlain (who is an honorary 

 member of the Oregon Audubon Society) has assisted in the cause of bird- 

 protection. During the legislative session of 1909, when he was Governor of 

 Oregon, a bill passed both branches of the State Legislature, authorizing 

 farmers, orchardists, and gardeners to shoot any wild bird that was doing 

 damage to crops. This would have legalized the unlimited slaughter of song- 

 birds and other birds of economic value but for the veto of Governor 

 Chamberlain. 



EDUCATIONAL WORK 



In order to secure a more active interest in bird-protection among the 

 schools, William R. Lord, of Dover, Massachusetts, was employed during 

 the" past year, in conjunction with the Oregon Audubon Society and State 

 Superintendent of Public Instruction Alderman. Mr. Lord gave a series of 



