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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES 



National Parks and Monuments threatened. — Every reader of this 

 magazine and every member of the SuUivant Moss Society should see to it that 

 his representatives in the two houses of Congress are made aware of the fact 

 that he is decidedly opposed to any legislation which will in any way permit 

 invasion of the National Parks and Monuments or of the National Forests by 

 water power or irrigation projects which will impair the integrity of such areas 

 as preserves of natural life and natural environments. No lover of the bry- 

 ophytes or lichens, or, indeed, of Nature in any form, needs further explana- 

 tions than that water-power and irrigation interests are active, particularly 

 with regard to California and the Yellowstone National Park, in trying to secure 

 reservoir sites and other concessions from free government land rather than 

 from other sources not so free. Legislation before the last session of Congress 

 seriously menaced some of the finest natural environments in the parks, natur- 

 ally those next the waterways or in lowlands likely to be submerged as reser- 

 voir sites. 



At the present time it appears that the volume of protests from nature- 

 lovers and upholders of the integrity of the national preserves has had its effect 

 and that these areas will be excepted from the provisions of the Federal Water 

 Power measure. However, the matter may not rest there, and watchfulness 

 should be exercised. Should your Senator or Representative, or future nom- 

 inees for such positions at Washington, not be in sympathy with the integrity 

 of these areas, it is important to bring tnis to the attention of the Secretary 

 of the National Parks Committee, Room 2273, Woolworth Building, New York 

 City. O. E. Jennings. 



SULLIVANT MOSS SOCIETY NOTES 



The following additions should be made to the address list of the Sullivant 

 Moss Society; some of them have already been published. 



New Members 



Mrs. Frederick A. Cleveland 70 Winter St., Norwood, Mass. 



Mrs. Julia Lenington R. F. D. 2, Pomona, Calif. 



Mr. George L. Moxley 1964 East First St., Los Angeles, Calif. 



Mr. James Murray 2 Balfour Road, Carlisle, England. 



Mr. Charles Potter 682 East Burnside St., Portland, Ore. 



Dr. P. O. Schallert 349 Sprague St., Winston-Salem, N. C. 



ANNUAL REPORTS— SULLIVANT MOSS SOCIETY— 1920 



Report of the President. 



Few subjects of Society interest have occurred during the year. The rou- 

 tine has been carried on by the officers. I have written a number of letters in 

 connection with new members, as well as for furtherance of the general work. 



