TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SIERRA CLUB AND THEIR 

 FRIENDS. 



Our Club is generally recognized as the one organization best fitted to 

 take the lead in all matters involving the preservation of the wonderful 

 natural scenery which California is so fortunate as to possess, and in calling 

 the attention of the world to these wonders. It takes money to carry on this 

 work and to direct and concentrate public opinion where it will do the 

 greatest immediate good. Members mean money — for our work is financed 

 almost entirely through the payment of dues. The Club has grown wonder- 

 fully in the years past, but there is room for much greater growth and need 

 for an increased income. We want each member of the Club to take an 

 active part in its various undertakings. You can help by getting new mem- 

 bers. There are few public-spirited people in California who would not 

 willingly contribute $3.00 annually ($5.00 for the first year) to help in this 

 good work. Any of your friends who are interested to help in the following 

 activities should be persuaded to join. 



PRESERVATION OF THE SCENERY AND WONDERFUL NATURAL 

 FEATURES OF THE SIERRA.— Concerted action is essential and a 

 central organization to enlist and direct public sentiment is an imperative 

 necessity. 



PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION TELLING PEOPLE ALL OVER 

 THE WORLD ABOUT THESE WONDERS AND HOW TO REACH 

 THEM, thus arousing interest in their welfare. 



PRESERVATION OF OUR FORESTS.— The Club has always taken a 

 vital interest in the preservation of our forests. In our Bulletin, published 

 semi-annually, we make a special feature of Forestry and publish reliable and 

 up-to-date facts furnished by leading authorities so as to keep our members 

 in touch with this important subject. 



WELFARE OF OUR NATIONAL PARKS.— We are devoting every 

 energy to further the interests of our great national wonderlands, both by 

 securing increased appropriations from Congress and by keeping our mem- 

 bers informed of any dangers which threaten their welfare and existence. 



BUILDING OF TRAILS AND ROADS to make these parklands more 

 accessible. — The Paradise Trail, connecting Paradise Valley with Kings River 

 Canon, would not have been built but for the leadership and co-operation of 

 the Sierra Club. Its value to travel is worth infinitely more than its cost. 

 Other trails are needed to out-of-the-way but attractive regions of the High 

 Sierra. 



PLANTING THE FISHLESS STREAMS AND LAKES OF THE SIERRA 

 WITH TROUT. — The Sierra Club, in co-operation with the California 

 Fish and Game Commission, has done more in the last four years towards 

 stocking the Kings-Kern High Sierra with golden trout and other trout than 

 has been accomplished in the forty years preceding. 



ANNUAL OUTINGS AND EXCURSIONS.— This part of the Club's 

 work can be participated in by but comparatively few. While a subordinate 

 part of the Club's activities, it enables us to furnish our members with a 

 wonderful outing at minimum expense and results in the exploration and 

 the increased accessibility of the regions visited through construction of 

 trails and bridges and spread of information for the benefit of those who 

 may come after. 



PHOTOGRAPHS ARE EXHIBITED AND LECTURES DELIVERED. 

 We intend to make these features more important as time goes on. 



We ask you to aid us in building up the membership of the Club and thus 

 making it a greater power for good. 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 



Per Wm. E. Colby, Secretary. 



