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outing. When you reach San Francisco pay a visit to our Club Rooms 

 and claim your welcome! W. F. B, 



YosEMiTE Natural The members of the Club will be interested to 

 History Survey learn that Director Joseph Grinnell, of the Uni- 

 versity Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, has suc- 

 ceeded in financing a natural history survey of Yosemite National Park. 

 Individual members of the Club are giving support to this excellent 

 enterprise, and the intention is to publish the general results of the 

 survey under the auspices of the Club. Dr. Grinnell and his assistants 

 are in the field now, gathering materials. The latter will consist of 

 representative series of specimens of mammals, birds, and reptiles of 

 the area explored. These specimens, as well as the field-notes, photo- 

 graphs, and maps secured by the members of the exploring party, will 

 become the property of the University of Cahfornia Museum of Verte- 

 brate Zoology. It scarcely is necessary to point out that members of 

 the Club on their annual outings will find the published results of this 

 survey, when completed, an invaluable guide to the wild life observed 

 in the park. At the present time only the scantiest information about 

 the birds of the park is available in print, and practically nothing about 

 mammals and reptiles. W. F. B. 



Secure New Although the Sierra Club has grown steadily during the 

 Members past few years, it is still by no means as large as it 



should be. There are many people throughout the State 

 of California, as well as in other parts of the country who are actively 

 interested in the things that the Club stands for and who might become 

 helpful members if the purposes of the Club were made clear to them. 

 The Club needs more members, as it is only through its membership 

 that it can carry on its many activities. Every one of our present mem- 

 bers should be able to think of at least one friend who is interested in 

 some one of these activities. Do not set this aside lightly, but consider 

 if you cannot think of some one who would be interested in joining the 

 Club. F. P. F. 



