﻿So 
  NEW 
  YORK 
  STATE 
  MUSEUM 
  

  

  Such 
  results 
  as 
  these 
  have 
  been 
  attained 
  very 
  largely 
  throug-h 
  

   the 
  activity 
  of 
  local 
  societies 
  and 
  are 
  the 
  outcome 
  of 
  local 
  pride 
  

   and 
  intelligent 
  appreciation. 
  Prussia, 
  however, 
  has 
  an 
  official, 
  duly 
  

   appointed 
  by 
  the 
  Cultus 
  Minister 
  as 
  State 
  Commissioner 
  for 
  the 
  

   Preservation 
  of 
  Natural 
  Memorials, 
  and 
  through 
  his 
  activity, 
  

   aided 
  by 
  the 
  official 
  forestry 
  organization, 
  much 
  is 
  possible 
  which 
  

   would 
  be 
  more 
  difficult 
  here 
  without 
  such 
  aid. 
  The 
  State 
  of 
  New 
  

   York 
  may 
  some 
  time 
  in 
  the 
  not 
  too 
  distant 
  future 
  have 
  such 
  an 
  

   agency 
  to 
  bring 
  about 
  these 
  desirable 
  ends, 
  but 
  even 
  without 
  it 
  

   much 
  can 
  be 
  done 
  now 
  by 
  local 
  societies 
  and 
  zealous 
  individual 
  

   -effort. 
  The 
  State 
  has 
  seen 
  its 
  duty 
  to 
  acquire 
  and 
  preserve 
  a 
  

   'beautiful 
  but 
  expensive 
  spot 
  in 
  Watkins 
  glen; 
  it 
  ought 
  to 
  see 
  its 
  

   \way 
  to 
  conserve 
  that 
  still 
  m.ore 
  marvelous 
  work 
  of 
  nature, 
  the 
  

   Ausable 
  chasm, 
  but 
  the 
  preservation 
  of 
  the 
  lesser 
  objects 
  should 
  fall 
  

   to 
  the 
  proper 
  pride 
  of 
  the 
  localities 
  where 
  they 
  are 
  situated. 
  

  

  No 
  part 
  of 
  this 
  large 
  State 
  is 
  without 
  such 
  objects 
  appealing 
  to 
  

   the 
  thoughtful 
  citizen 
  for 
  protection 
  — 
  the 
  rock 
  bridge 
  over 
  the 
  

   Perch 
  river 
  near 
  Watertown; 
  the 
  unique 
  burless 
  chestnut 
  near 
  

   Freehold; 
  the 
  immense 
  Arbor 
  vitae 
  on 
  the 
  outlet 
  of 
  Lake 
  Golden; 
  

   the 
  extinct 
  volcano 
  near 
  Schuylerville, 
  once 
  a 
  redoubt 
  during 
  the 
  

   Champlain 
  wars 
  of 
  the 
  Revolution; 
  the 
  Diamond 
  Rock 
  at 
  Lansing- 
  

   burg 
  with 
  its 
  beautiful 
  Indian 
  legend 
  — 
  each 
  community 
  knows 
  best 
  

   its 
  own 
  natural 
  monuments. 
  

  

  We 
  desire 
  to 
  bring 
  these 
  considerations 
  to 
  the 
  notice 
  of 
  local 
  

   scientific 
  and 
  civic 
  organizations. 
  The 
  members 
  of 
  such 
  societies 
  

   are 
  always 
  open 
  to 
  appeals 
  to 
  civic 
  pride 
  ; 
  many 
  of 
  them 
  are 
  lovers 
  

   and 
  appreciative 
  students 
  of 
  nature 
  who 
  must 
  see 
  with 
  increasing 
  

   regret 
  the 
  gradual 
  disappearance 
  of, 
  or 
  injury 
  to, 
  such 
  objects 
  of 
  

   natural 
  interest. 
  

  

  It 
  is 
  ■ 
  respectfully 
  requested 
  that 
  this 
  circular 
  be 
  laid 
  before 
  your 
  

   society. 
  It 
  is 
  hoped 
  that 
  its 
  members 
  may 
  see 
  the 
  propriety 
  of 
  

   appointing 
  a 
  standing 
  committee 
  to 
  inquire 
  into 
  the 
  possibility 
  of 
  

   local 
  protection. 
  It 
  is 
  not 
  too 
  soon. 
  The 
  opportunity 
  once 
  gone, 
  

   it 
  is 
  forever 
  too 
  late. 
  The 
  damage 
  once 
  done 
  can 
  never 
  be 
  repaired. 
  

   Local 
  loyalty 
  based 
  upon 
  intelligent 
  appreciation 
  is 
  a 
  first 
  essential 
  

   to 
  success 
  ; 
  the 
  next, 
  sympathetic 
  interest 
  on 
  the 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  legal 
  

   owner 
  of 
  such 
  objects. 
  With 
  the 
  first 
  assured, 
  the 
  second 
  is 
  not 
  

   difficult 
  to 
  secure. 
  It 
  will 
  not 
  cost 
  much 
  to 
  put 
  a 
  protecting 
  fence 
  

   about 
  a 
  rare 
  or 
  venerable 
  tree 
  or 
  authoritative 
  notices 
  of 
  warning 
  

   about 
  and 
  within 
  reservations 
  of 
  field 
  and 
  woodland, 
  glen 
  or 
  swamip, 
  

   worthy 
  of 
  conservation 
  for 
  their 
  natural 
  interest. 
  It 
  is 
  worth 
  

   while 
  doing 
  this; 
  lovers 
  of 
  nature 
  and 
  the 
  out 
  of 
  doors, 
  students 
  

   of 
  science 
  everywhere, 
  intelligent 
  members 
  of 
  every 
  community 
  

   in 
  this 
  and 
  following 
  generations 
  will 
  rejoice 
  that 
  you 
  have 
  done 
  

   these 
  things. 
  

  

  The 
  Science 
  Division 
  of 
  the 
  Education 
  Department 
  desires 
  to 
  be 
  

   helpful 
  in 
  such 
  undertakings 
  as 
  are 
  here 
  outlined. 
  It 
  seeks 
  to 
  encour- 
  

   age 
  them 
  and 
  will 
  do 
  so 
  with 
  all 
  the 
  means 
  at 
  its 
  disposal 
  and 
  all 
  

   the 
  influence 
  it 
  possesses. 
  It 
  asks 
  to 
  be 
  kept 
  informed 
  in 
  regard 
  

   to 
  efforts 
  of 
  this 
  kind 
  and 
  the 
  specific 
  objects 
  toward 
  which 
  they 
  

  

  