. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. 183 THE NATIONAL FORESTS AND WILD LIFE Thei'e recently appeared in Recrea- tion (May, 1915), an ai'ticle under the title "The National Forests and Wild Life," by Henry S. Graves, Chief For- ester, United States Forest Service. We believe this to be one of the best contribu- tions to conservation literature which has appeared in recent years. Mr. Graves life is as essentially and legitimately an obje
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. 183 THE NATIONAL FORESTS AND WILD LIFE Thei'e recently appeared in Recrea- tion (May, 1915), an ai'ticle under the title "The National Forests and Wild Life," by Henry S. Graves, Chief For- ester, United States Forest Service. We believe this to be one of the best contribu- tions to conservation literature which has appeared in recent years. Mr. Graves life is as essentially and legitimately an object of his care as are water, wood and forage. "Conservation means simply intelligent forethought in the collective interest. The wild life question can be settled aright only by adopting as the guiding principle that there shall be realized the largest net total of public benefits. "I look to the time when the wild life of the National Forest may be handled on sound principles of constructive de- velopment and use, such as now charac-. Fig. 42. A class of Sacramento school children on a field excursion. They are being taught "to read the roadside as they are taught to read a ; shows his breadth of vision by champion- ing wild life conservation as well as for- est conservation. He also shows that his interest goes beyond his immediate duties, for he seeks ways and means of widening the scope of forest conservation. The following extracts from this excel- lent article will give a better idea of the worth of the contribution than any words which we can say: "Forests are more than trees : they are rather land areas on which are associated various forms of plant and animal life. The forester must deal with all. Wild terizes the management of the timber, forage, water and' land resources. Such an administration would take account of the general needs of the public, the car- rying capacity of the land that can be devoted to game, the needs of individual
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