92 GIR. 211, U. 8. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
PRIMITIVE AREAS 
Under the authority of a recent departmental regu- 
lation, the Forest Service is establishing a series of 
representative areas within the national forests to 
be known as primitive areas. In these areas primitive 
conditions of environment, transportation, habitation, 
and subsistence will be maintained, with a view to 
conserving permanently the value of such areas for 
purposes of public education and recreation. Within 
the primitive areas no occupancy under special-use 
_ permit is allowed, nor the construction of permanent 
improvements by any public agency permitted, except 
as authorized by the Forester or the Secretary of 
Agriculture. The Forest Service hopes, in maintain- 
ing these areas, to prevent the unnecessary elimina- 
tion or impairment of unique natural values and give 
the public opportunity to experience the conditions 
which existed in the pioneer phases of the Nation’s 
development and to engage in the forms of outdoor 
recreation characteristic of that period, thus aiding 
to preserve national traditions, ideals, and character- 
istics and promoting a truer understanding of his- 
torical phases of national progress. : 
WILD LIFE ON THE NATIONAL FORESTS 
Closely related to the development of recreational 
facilities is the use of the national forests: as the 
habitat of fish and game. Wild life adds materially 
to the enjoyment of the national forests by the 
public, and the preservation of game animals, birds, 
and fish is a public duty. Game protection is one of 
the regular activities of the field officers of the Forest 
Service. Cooperation with the State and local author- 
ities in enforcing the game laws has contributed in ~ 
no small degree toward making the national forests 
more attractive to visitors and conserving one of their 
valuable resources. 
Special acts of Congress have designated a number 
of national game refuges, situated wholly or in part 
within national forests, for the protection of wild 
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