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Show CIVIC CLUBS IN SESSION AT GUINAVAH j Wild Life Protection Urged Urg-ed by Game Leaders Forest Development Plans Given by Mr. Nord. No better or more interesting object lesson of the effects of erosion ero-sion could be given than was presented pre-sented by Lee Kay of the State Fish and Game department Thursday Thurs-day evening at the Amphitheatre Camp in Logan canyon before the monthly meeting of the Inter-mountain Inter-mountain Association of Civic clubs. Mr. Kay had colored slides t and moving pictures and lectured as the pictures were shown. One nas much more respect for the soil when one notes the time and great effort it took to break down the hard rock and form it into soil. One feels that it is almost criminal to tolerate practices that will denude and destroy the soil on which man is so dependent. Mr. Kay used Logan canyon as an outstanding example of what forest protection and wise range management has accomplished. He paid tribute to those who had foresight to bring this condition about. In other parts of the state the people are now clamoring for the government to take over more land so it will come under fire protection and better management. Mr. Kay showed slides of some of our wild game birds some of which are the almost extinct prar-ie prar-ie chicken, a few of which are being carefully protected and I guarded in Cache Valley. The pic- J tures were taken of the prarie chicken in Cache County. Mr. Kayl t was ably supported in his talk on erosion by Wrad Armstrong of Ogden, head of the Fish and Game Committee of the Associated Associat-ed Civic clubs. j A. G. Nord, supervisor of the Cache National Forest briefly outlined out-lined some of the operations and plans of the department in for-! est development, fire protection and watershed and range management. manage-ment. He reported that up to date more than 181 organizations with more than 22,000 people had used the Guinavah park this year and more htan 160,000 people had used Logan canyon this year. This shows a wide use. Orson Christensen of Brigham (Continued on Page Eight) the birds the year around and prevent muc hdisease and death among the birds. It would also provide an excellent place for fish. The project would cost approximately ap-proximately $300,000. There were nearly one hundred members and their wives present for the luncheon meeting. Persi-dent Persi-dent C. J. Dewey of the Inter-mountain Inter-mountain Association of Civic clubs had charge of the meeting. He announced the next meeting would be held at Smithfield. All members and their ladies are invited in-vited to atend the meeting at that place. ' The visitors were thrilled with jthe beautiful place and surround-lings surround-lings at the Guinavah park and particualrly the Amphitheatre I camp. I Civic Clubs in Session at Guinavah (Continued from page One) City made a strong appeal for support of the proposed dam across ac-ross Bear River near Deweyville. The plan of the Biological Sur-: vey is to provide a controlled flow of the river for the large bird sanctuary west of Brigham City. This would keep fresh water for |