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SUIDES TO OUTDOOR RECREATION AREAS AND FACILITIES 
Compiled as a reference guide, this booklet lists sources of various 
oublications of interest to those seeking information on outdoor recreation 
areas and facilities. Listed in three sections — National, Regional, and 
State; and with cross references for camping, canoeing, fishing, and hunting. 
1966. 36 p. Catalog number I 66.15:G94 20c 
WILDERNESS 
Describes the wild and primitive lands of the wilderness areas main- 
lained by the National Forest Service and the recreational opportunities 
enjoyed in these areas. Includes a map showing the 10 wilderness type 
areas in the United States. Rev. 19638. (16) p. il. 
Catalog number A 1.68:459:/2 20c 
NATIONAL FOREST WILDERNESS AND PRIMITIVE AREAS 
Gives information on the origin, development, and management of 
wilderness and primitive areas. Also discusses the Wilderness Act and its 
provisions and the nature of wilderness, where it is located, and how it 
may be used and enjoyed. Includes a map showing 88 units in 14 States 
that are managed by the Forest Service primarily to protect Vien wilder- 
ness or primitive values. Rev. 1966 (12) p. il. 
Catalog number A 13:2:W64/966 15c 
A DIRECTORY OF PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING 
ASSISTANCE IN OUTDOOR RECREATION TO INDIVIDUALS, 
ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC GROUPS 
Lists many sources of assistance including publications and other aids. 
Covers such topics as boating and canoeing, camping, fishing, hiking and 
walking for pleasure, hunting, picniking, swimming, and other related 
subjects. 1966. 68 p. Catalog number I 66.2:D62 /2 30¢c 
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THE ENGLISH SPARROW 
Is He as Villainous as this Report Indicates? 
by ALICE M. CLARK 
Our sixteen-year-old niece was thrilled that she had baby blue-birds in her 
house attached to an oak tree at the edge of the woods. When we were 
checking our own houses, we thought we would check hers as well. We 
didn’t have to open the house to know that sparrows had taken over. 
The telltale feathers and straws were almost choking the entrance. Putting 
on my gloves, I reached in to tear out the nest. To our surprise and dismay, 
we found that there were five dead bluebird fledglings under the sparrow 
debris. We inspected them carefully, and found round holes in each in- 
dicating that they had been pecked to death. Since the sparrows were 
building on top of the dead babies, it seems logical to believe that they 
were guilty of murder. Yet, is is fair to indict them on such circum- 
stantial evidence? Has anyone ever heard of the English sparrow doing 
such a thing? 
Cheri was so bitter about the loss of her baby bluebirds that she 
decided to make war on all English sparrows. She borrowed her brother’s 
BB gun and sneaked around trying to catch some unlucky sparrow off 
