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Roosevelt Wild Life Bulletin 
A " Roosevelt Field Station " for the Roosevelt Wild Life 
Forest Experiment Station 
Adjacent to the sanctuary there should be located on a large, care- 
fully chosen tract, a " Roosevelt Field Station " or field laboratory 
for the Roosevelt Wild Life Forest Experiment Station. The 
Wild Life Station was authorized by the Legislature as a Memorial 
to Theodore Roosevelt because of his great interest in wild life, 
and is devoted to the investigation of the life histories, habits, and 
methods of management of forest animals of all kinds. Just such 
forest management and utilization problems as have been alluded 
to — and they will constantly arise in connection with the adminis- 
tration of the Angling and Hunting Preserves and the Natural 
History Sanctuary, as well as in all other parts of the proposed 
Allegany Park — will require attention. The College of Forestry 
already possesses, near Red House, in the proposed park area, about 
one thousand acres of forest land, and is thus already deeply inter- 
ested in this region. There are a large number of scientific and 
technical problems in connection with increasing and protecting 
fish and game in the Park, and in the management of the Natural 
History Sanctuary, which will require special study. The Roose- 
velt Wild Life Station, since its establishment in May, 1919, has 
been working on allied wild life problems in the Palisades Inter- 
state Park along the Hudson River, and elsewhere in the State. 
With its technical staff it is particularh- well fitted to aid and coop- 
erate in the present undertaking. The members of the Station staflF 
have been engaged in similar work for many years. In the Pali- 
sades Interstate Park the Roosevelt Station has, for example, made 
investigations on the fish, birds, methods of controlling the '" water 
bloom " in bathing lakes, mosquito control by fish, and the use of 
woodland trails in the study of the natural history of forest life. 
Similar problems arise in all large parks and become increasingly 
complicated with intensive use. 
To conduct properly some of these studies on wild life, the " Roose- 
velt Field Station " should be fenced, in order to insure undisturbed 
investigations and experiments. For this reason also, it would be 
best to have this Field Station somewhat removed from the main 
centers where campers and visitors gather, as well as at a safe dis- 
tance from the Hunting Preserve. 
Upon a comprehensive plan of this character the wild life and 
natural history interests of the Allegany State Park would be per- 
