. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. REPORT OF TITF. FISIT AND GAME COMMISSION. 81 The California Nature Study League became so mueh interested in this now work that they furnished a compact nature study library to be placed in oadi of tlie summer resorts where the work was instituted. Tliis library was supplementi d liy colored pictures of fish ;md game and other illustrative material. The work at Tahoe attracted the attention of the Superintendent of .National Parks, M
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. REPORT OF TITF. FISIT AND GAME COMMISSION. 81 The California Nature Study League became so mueh interested in this now work that they furnished a compact nature study library to be placed in oadi of tlie summer resorts where the work was instituted. Tliis library was supplementi d liy colored pictures of fish ;md game and other illustrative material. The work at Tahoe attracted the attention of the Superintendent of .National Parks, Mv. Stephen T. :\lathrf, and in 1920 he suggested that file Connni-sion cooperate in similar woi-k foi- Yosemite National Park. A' a conserpience, there was installed in the summer of 1920 in. Fig. 19. A Yosemite audience listening to a conservation lecture. Summer vaca- tionists are in an unusually receptive mood for on fi.'ili and same Plioto- m-jipli ))>• Curry Camping Company. Yosemite National Park what was called a "Free Nature (tuide Serv- ; Illustrated leetures tlealing with wild life and wild life conserva- tion were given in the evenings at the different resorts, and trips afield were scheduled for morning and afternoon. Small nature study libraries were made available at two different places in the Valley, and an office imur gave visitors a chance to iiave (picstions relating to natural history properly answered. Considering thai the effort was practically new and untried, the results were remarkable. During the month of June alone, the only part of the seavson covered in this report, 10,815 persons were reached through the medium of lectures, eighteen being given; and the attendance on the thirty-five scheduled trips afield was 483. Further. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly r
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