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11. Specialized education and training of park officials of all 

 kinds is urgently emphasized. As a means to this end park policies 

 should be formulated and published with a full explanation of park 

 ideals. 



12. The far-reaching importance of preserving original habitat 

 conditions for plants and animals, from the educational, aesthetic, 

 scientific and recreational viewpoints, is strongly emphasized. The 

 value of State Parks in this plan is very important. 



13. To develop public appreciation and conservative utilization of 

 parks, large endowments are needed to supplement public support. 

 The greatest progress is made where public and private aid is 

 combined with high and practical idealism. A movement should 

 be started for endowments for educational and scientific work in 

 both National and State Parks. 



14. Park endowments are perhaps one of the best means of 

 developing a technical staff for our parks. The preservation of 

 wild life and other natural resources requires supervision by such 

 specialists. 



15. A fact-finding or research organization is a necessity, not a 

 luxury, in dealing with park wild life problems, and will make 

 it possible to apply the scientific method to their solution. 



16. Wild life suffers from the major defects of our democratic 

 system of control, and its welfare depends fundamentally upon 

 improvements in this system. 



REFERENCES TO LITERATURE 



Adams, Charles C. 



1908. The Ecological Succession of Birds. The Auk, Vol. 



25, pp. 109-153. 

 1908a. Some of the Advantages of an Ecological Organiza- 

 tion of a Natural History Museum. Proc. Amer. 



Assoc. Museums, Vol. i, pp. 170-177. 

 1910. The Relation of Field Excursions to the Activities of 



Local Museums. Proc. Amer. Assoc. Museums, Vol. 



4, pp. 1 12-124. 

 1913. "The Value and Method of Ecological Surveys." Guide 



to the Study of Animal Ecology, pp. 23-35. New York. 

 1919. An Ecological Survey of the Palisades Interstate Park. 



Empire Forester, New York State College of Forestry, 



Syracuse, Vol. 5, pp. 12-18. 



