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Metropolitan Park System of Massachusetts are 

 not available at the time of this writing, but 

 it is well known that the reserves of that 

 district are very popular and greatly sought as 



recreation grounds. It is safe to state that 

 in proportion to the area developed, the number 



of persons annually entering public forest 

 reserves is greatest in the smaller reservations. 

 This more intensive use by those who are shut away from 

 the benefits of outdoor life, shows the real 

 economic value attaching to reservations within 

 easy reach of city people. 

 Object of this paper . 



She object of this paper is to show 

 the recreational value and importance of wood- 

 land tracts accessible to towns and crowded 

 districts. Not only is it hoped to point out 

 the purpose, both recreational and healthful 

 t&at such reservations may serve, but the 

 intent is to justify them in the eye of sound 

 economy and to show how under proper management 

 woodland reservations, by combining the useful, 

 protective and aesthetic purposes of timere* 



land, may serve as adjuncts to the already well- 

 recognized value of public park development. 



