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Sierra Club Bulletin 



We have encouraged and assisted our clubs in forming and increasing 

 reference and circulating collections of books for the use of their mem- 

 bers. We are calling public attention to many important but little- 

 known scenic regions by illustrated magazine articles, and by illustrated 

 lectures before leading clubs and societies. 



LeRoy Jeffers, Secretary, 

 Librarian American Alpine Club, 



476 Fifth Ave., New York 



The Forest Service on Sheep-Grazing in the High Sierra 



UNITED states DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 FOREST SERVICE, WASHINGTON 



Mr. Wm. F. Bade, November 26, 1919 



Sierra Club, San Francisco. 



Dear Mr. Bade: I have received your letter of November loth in 

 which you transmit a resolution of the directors of the Sierra Club 

 requesting that sheep be excluded from the west slopes of the Sierra 

 Nevada, thereby restoring the policy in force before the war. 



Before receiving your letter a policy had already been decided upon 

 along these very lines. During the past summer I myself went into 

 the question of grazing sheep in the high Sierras, and had examinations 

 made by one of my associates from the Washington office in company 

 with representatives of our district office. As a result of this investiga- 

 tion, it is perfectly clear that the exclusion of sheep upon those portions 

 of the forests having high recreation value and used by campers and 

 tourists is desirable. 



Instructions have already been issued regarding the discontinuance 

 of issuing permits for sheep-grazing on extensive areas within the 

 Sequoia and Sierra national forests. There are certain other points 

 about which I have not yet issued definite instructions until I secure 

 certain further information. This has to deal not with the ultimate 

 policy, but rather with what steps should be taken during the coming 

 year. 



It was my intention to inform the Sierra Club regarding our policy 

 in reference to grazing just as soon as I had reached the point where 

 I could make announcement as to action for the coming year on spe- 

 cific areas. Naturally the first step is in connection with the headwaters 

 of the Kings and Kern rivers and in the basin of E\^olution Creek, 

 which is a tributary of the San Joaquin River. 



We are also working out plans for setting aside additional areas for 

 camp-grounds and pasture purposes and for such further restrictions 

 of cattle-grazing upon important recreation areas as may be necessary. 



We have been handicapped in this work during the past few years on 

 account of conditions arising out of the war. We should now be able 



