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shipment and return. Requests for motion pictures should state the 

 subject desired and the period of use. From three to four weeks 

 should be allowed for the delivery of the reels from Washington. 



4. Does the Forest Service have any exhibit material for display 

 at fairs? 



The California region does not at present have exhibit material 

 available for use at fairs. 



Forest Service exhibits for display at State, interstate, or district 

 fairs may be obtained by applying to the Office of Exhibts, Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Applicants are required to 

 pay transposition and dray age charges on the exhibit and to fur- 

 nish free electricity and watchman service, etc. 



5. Does the Forest Service issue news items concerning its work? 



Yes. Press information on national forest resources and activ- 

 ities is issued periodically to all newspapers and magazines in the 

 State from the headquarters of the California region in San Fran- 

 ciso. Supervisors of the 18 national forests also issue items of 

 interest on the activities of their forest to local newspapers. 



6. Why does the Forest Service give out educational and news 

 information? 



The Forest Service is a public agency accountable to the people. 

 Intelligent public judgment of Forest Service policies and perform- 

 ances is made possible by information which tells the public how 

 the Forest Service is meeting its responsibilities. 



NATIONAL PARKS AND MONUMENTS 



1. What is the difference between a national forest, a national park, 

 and a national monument? 



These are all Federal areas, but the principle of use of resources 

 is the vital distinction between national forests on the one hand, 

 and national parks and national monuments on the other. 



Xational forests are created to protect and maintain in a perma- 

 nently productive and useful condition lands unsuited to- agricul- 

 ture but capable of yielding timber or other general benefits, such 

 as forage for livestock, water for irrigation and domestic use, and 

 power. Camping and hunting in season are permitted in the na- 

 tional forests of California, but all recreationists must observe the 

 rules and regulations governing travel and camping. Xational for- 

 ests are administered by the Forest Service, a bureau of the United 

 States Department of Agriculture. 



Xational parks are created primarily 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. 



National monuments, although of smaller size and less importance 

 than the. national parks are seated for the same basic purposes. 



