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national parks on the other. National forests are created to protect 

 and maintain in a permanently productive and useful condition 

 lands unsuited to agriculture but capable of yielding timber or 

 other general benefits, such as forage for livestock and water for 

 irrigation, domestic use, and power. All of the resources of the 

 national forests are developed and used to the greatest possible extent 

 consistent with permanent productivity under the principle of coor- 

 dinated use. Camping and hunting and fishing in season are per- 

 mitted in the national forests of California, but a camp-fire permit 

 must first be obtained before any form of outdoor fire, including fire 

 in stoves burning wood, kerosene, or gasoline, is built on Government 

 land. National forests are administered by the Forest Service of the 

 United States Department of Agriculture. 



National parks are natural preserves for the recreation and edu- 

 cation of the people. They are created to preserve objects of out- 

 standing scenic, geologic, or historic interest, and the plant and 

 wild life under nature's chosen conditions. All national parks are 

 game sanctuaries, and are protected completely from all utilitarian 

 and commercial enterprises save those necessary for and subservient 

 to legitimate park uses. There are four national parks in Cali- 

 fornia — Yosemite, Sequoia, Lassen Volcanic, and General Grant — 

 which cover an area of approximately 1,200.000 acres. National 

 parks are under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service of the 

 Department of the Interior. 



National monuments, although of small size and lesser importance 

 than the national parks, are created for the same basic purposes. 

 There are five national monuments in California, as follows: 



Name 



Location 



Administered by- 



Cabrillo..... 



San Diego County 



War Department. 



Lava Beds 



Modoc National Forest 



Do. 



Muir Woods. .. 



Marin County 



National Park Service. 





San Benito County . 



Do. 







. 



STATE PARKS 



In addition to Federal forest and park areas, California also 

 possesses five State parks with a total area of 13,000 acres, nearly 

 12,000 acres of which is located in the redwood regions of Santa 

 Cruz, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties. Following is a list of 

 State parks: 



Name 



California State Redwood Park. 



Humboldt State Redwood Park 



Burney Falls State Park.. 



General Bidwell State Park 



Mount Diablo State Park 



Location 



Administered by- 



Santa Cruz County 



California State Redwood Park Com- 



Humboldt and Del Norte 



Counties. 

 Shasta Countv 



mission. 

 State board of forestry 



Do. 





Do. 



Contra Costa County 



Special commission appointed by 

 governor. 



