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 As has been pointed out, statistics prove the 

 growing popularity of the larger recreational forest 

 preserves. In establishing these smaller wood- 

 land reservations, would me*^ be catering merely to 

 the whims of the few? In arguing for the wilderness 

 in the National Forests, Aldo Leapold 10 in an 

 artiele in the Journal of Forestry, contends that 

 "the majority undoubtedly want all the automobile 

 roads, summer hotels, graded trails and other modern 

 conveniences that we can give them. But a rery 

 substantial minority want just the opposite". Sliding 

 down the scale from National Forests to the forest 

 reservations just beyond the city., the argument is 

 still relatively applicable. Undoubtedly, the 

 majority of people in a large modern city prefer the 

 Coney Island type of recreation place, yet there is 

 such a growing minority who crave the open, and 

 largely in response to educational influence, that 

 we cannot well encourage the "back to nature" 

 campaign without preserving a little accessible 

 nature w to get back to". 



Certain localities will of course be more 

 favored than others in the exi stance of spots of 

 natural scenic beauty within easy reach of their 

 urban centers. Where sueh is the ease, nothing should 

 be allowed to prevent their acquisition and admin- 

 istration by the city or municipality for the 



