Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-02-06 | Page 16 | Wildlife Program Indorsed by 1500 Delegates to Meet

Wildlife Program Indorsed By 1500 Delegates to Meet i f w WASHINGTON Feb 6 UP UE UP- UP UPA A nationwide organized movement move move- merit ment tOI to r restore toie and conserve the country's w wildlife and natural resources was definitely under underway way today Fifteen hundred delegates to the North American wild life Ute conference conference confer confer- ence call called d thu this this' week by President Roosevelt organized a ja perm permanent nent General Wild Life LICe federation and elected Jay N. N Ding Darling former former for for- mer director of ot tho biological aur sunvey survey sun sur vey acting president The objectives of the federation are 1 I. To organ organize ze all aU agencies societies so societies so clubs and Individuals Interested interested in In- In in tho the restoration and cons conservation of wild IId life into a Ii permanent unified agency to secure secure se ac se- se cure cure adequate public recognition n of the needs and values alues of wild wildlife ild life ho resources 2 2 To d develop a comprehensive v program forr for the advancement restoration and conservation of ot wild life Ufe 3 To To present to the public such pertinent facts discoveries and in informatiOn information in in- formation n as may contribute to the solution o ot of the tIie problems involved inU in inthe inthe U the restoration and conservation df ot wild life Under Und its constitution ution w wild ld life lite interests vill will be cons consolidated into county and state federations The gen general ral federation will be made up of one representative from each state territory and the District o of Columbia and from each of the national na na- tl nal organizations and societies which may become federation mem mem- bers hers A board of ot 19 directors will be ejected with 13 of f Its members se selected selected se- se on a regional basis The Theother Theother Theother other six abc members will be elected at large Jarge Headquarters of the general federation fed fed- will be located in Washing Washing- ton But Darling pointed out not for lobbying purposes es The Thi way t to approach your congressman he lie said is from front the rear To expedite wide nation organization tion of the federation the th conference conference confer confer- ence enc elected three temporary vice presidents to serve until permanent officers ca can t be b elected They were former ormer Senator Fr Frederick C. C Walcott Vial Val cott of ot C Connecticut t representing the caSt cost L I. T. T 1 Quinn of A Alabama ab ma the south and central region and William Wit Wil liam L. L Finley of Portland Ore the west Directors Director Elected A meeting Will be held Friday to forni formulate immediate and nd definite plans for action Regional directors include Elliott Barker S 'S Santa nta Fo Fe N. N M. M Colorado Utah Arizona and N New w Mexico William L. L L. Fi Finley ley Portland Ore Washington Oregon and Alaska Alaska- Joseph S. S Berkeley Cal Cat California an and Nevada G. G W. W Grebe K Kuno na Idaho Idaho Wyoming and Montana Resettlement Administrator Rexford Rexford Rex Rex- ford Guy Tugwell announced I mean meanwhile w while that more mor than an OO acres of ot land being purchased under the theres res resettlement land use use program willbe willbe will wll be used for wild life Jf conservation I IThe The resettlement administration Continued oa on Following Page Wildlife Program Planned d for U U. S. S Continued from Preceding Pa Page e is purchasing land in 33 32 projects which will be turned over o to the biological survey for use as RS migratory migratory mi ml- waterfowl refuges About acres are included in these projects most mod of which arc arr lo located located lo- lo ted c. in the Mississippi valley alley where resting and nesting arc areas s have ha been seriously depleted during during dur dur- ing recent years ears by the tho increased cultivation of land and the occurrence occurrence occurrence occur occur- occur occur- rence of extreme drouth Wild life Ufe conservation the announcement announcement announcement an an- said plays an Important important important tant part In land use planning In converting unproductive farm land to better uses wild life propagation and management provide an ex ex- means of Improving the public pub pub- lie lic value of land