To extend its usefulness to conservation organization's, the Biological 

 Survey herewith presents in more or less outline ■fom the fields of activity 

 it "believes possible in any local sportsmen 1 s organization. 



I. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES 



a. Publications 



The Biological Survey, as a cooperative measure, is prepared to . 

 send out on request certain published bulletins on wildlife subjects, 

 make available current issues of Th e Wildlife Review , and furnish a 

 list of the Bureau's available publications telling how they may be 

 procured. The Wildlife Revie w, issued at irregular intervals, abstracts 

 published articles from all sources containing information on wildlife 

 management. These would be valuable to club officers or entertainment 

 committees for keeping members informed. Much of the Bureau' s informa- 

 tion can be used profitably in directing sportsmen' s local activities. 



b. Motion Pictures 



Motion pictures on wildlife subjects are available for sportsmen's 

 meetings. Application for lists of those available for circulation and •- 

 how they may be obtained should be made to' the' Bureau or' to the Regional 

 Offices. ' : 



c. Beneficial and Harm fu l Wildlife ; 



The Bureau is prepared to furnish on request information on the 

 beneficial and harmful forms of wildlife and on their economic impor- 

 tance. 



II. IMPROVING NATURAL ENVIRONMENT EOR WILDLIFE 



Probably the greatest opportunity for sportsmen's groups lies in improv- 

 ing environment to increase the food and cover available for wildlife. Work 

 of this kind needs careful planning and the advice of informational special- 

 ists from the Biological Survey or from State conservation commissions or 

 game departments. Where fisheries improvement is under consideration, advice 

 should be sought from State and Federal fisheries agencies. Sportsmen's 

 groups can best help in — 



a. Planting suitable duck foods in marshes of the area served by the club, 



b. Seeding suitable ranges with shrubs and grasses for big-game use. 



c. Planting native trees and shrubs for improving wildlife environment. 



d. Furnishing labor in developing publicly owned refuges. 



e. Assisting private landowners in planting hedgerows separating cul- 



tivated fields. These have value as travel ways and cover for 



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