Show k ay A 0 44 1 11 A ilk 1 I iod 4 v 4 pos A aw M V by JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN til TIB nature lover has always been n good scout 0 ills his love loie of nature Is the out ivard an aind visible of nn an inward and spin grace nowadays the nature lover Is not only a good scout but a useful citizen lie ile is IB a useful citizen nowadays because there are many of him because he Is organized and because he la ii aggressive in behalf of certain movements that arc of vital importance to the nation iio in this case includes she for the women nature lovers are quite as active as the men and have made themselves a power in the land aid the sportsman hes bes the gentleman out of doors its hard to define the gentleman argi therefore the sportsman there are however certain things which mark the sportsman ile he always obeys the game laws lie ile never takes more game or fish than he can use nse ile he gives the game a fair air chance ho he does not moot birds unless on the wing he uses light tackle in angling he does not chase down deer with an automobile lie he frowns on magazine guns ile he objects to gong gang hooks and to Is considering the adoption of the hook the market hunter and the game hog are a stench in his nostrils through organization education and legislation he Is combating the destructive ideas of taking without returning of destroying without providing for the future suggestive indeed are the pictures used herewith no shows a girl on horseback looking down from a height in mount blount rainier national park on one of the glaciers that how flow down on all sides bides from the top of the great mountain one of the most impressive in all the world there are thrills in mountain climbing and nature has curative ways with work worn humans outdoor recreation in scenes of natural beauty Is the best antidote far or the manifold ills of our twentieth century civilization which Is too strenuous bous and complicated at least in the big cities to be sane bane and safe it Is outdoor recreation that gives vs us young women like no 2 she Is a mount holyoke girl who took the baroh streeter reeter Bt cup for physical atlon no 3 shows us mount rockwell annj aej two medicine lake in glacier nat nal park there are secret scores of such auch scenes in our national parks no 4 pictures samson dawley and his bis IG IN luch brook trout caught near hear syracuse use N Y the nature lovers roul yon seo Bee havi have kept stream stocked blocked tha chance for a by fp 0 fth flan is a price 1 r y m vi woi less heritage this boy does not live breathe and have his being in aikins of the movies lie ile is learning something of life as it la Is no 6 gives us ua a glimpse of the har renan section of the palisades inter sante park along the hudson where hundreds of welfare organizations give ghe new york boys and girls a breath of fresh air and a taste of country joys joss the nature lover up to about ten years ago was on in easygoing easy going person he was content to enjoy nature in ills his own way the silent places were fast disappearing to be sure but he had ten or a dozen national parks which were bits of the original wilderness and wildlife wild life sanctuaries dedicated to the american people forever so lie went on his way complacent and unafraid congress changed this disposition overnight by opening up the national parks to commercial invasion under the water power net act thereupon the nature lovett lovers sent bent out a nationwide nation wide S 0 S they first forced congress to reverse itself and exempt the national parks from the operation of the act next they proceeded to organize an army of defense finally they benl enl upon a constructive campaign which has made outdoor recreation in its various phases one of the livest alvest nonpolitical issues of the day nature lovers army now numbers about OOOO men and women members of more than here are some of the more important things that have come about since the nature awo hit bit the trail with his war paint on the following national hal parks have been established hawaii including three famous volcanoes lassen volcanic in california meent mckinley in alaska laska 1 grand canyon in arizona lafayette on the island of mount desert maine melne zion in utah including bryce cau calyon yon notional national monuments to the number of fourteen have also been est established by presidential President lal proclamation congress has established the national park service in control of the national parks previously the management of the national parks wag vested in several clerks in various bureaus of the interior department the national parks were considered a liability instead of a great national asset the see america giret movement has been developed and carried to increasing success this summer more than two million americans will visit the national parks and monuments and keep beep half a billion good american bollam af home and in circulation official recognition by the federal government of 0 this army of nature lovers came last summer in the calling by president coolidge Cwill dge of the national conference on outdoor at washington the federal governments ern ments position Is now one of support and operation cooperation co various commissions commission and committees aria are making a nation nationwide wide survey of out outdoor dor recreation aaion resources of nit all kinds with a view to closer operation cooperation co one of the immediate results of the organization of the recreation conference Is an investigation by an official commission this summer of scenic areas in the blue ridge great smoky and mammoth cave regions with the view of establishing one or more national parks in the appalachian mountains congress will presumably decide fit at its next session whether it will appropriate funds for the purchase of areas selected by the commission the migratory bird treaty with canada protects the insectivorous birds find and the waterfowl both aro are increasing rapidly to the bennt benefit of the farmer abaer and the sportsman un der better state laws big game Is sat increasing in several states the american people are waking up to the necessity sity of a forestry or estry policy that hat will save the united states from ue coming a treeless nation nature study and natural science are being put into the schools as a part of the regular curriculum with the view of educating the coming generation to appreciate the necessity for the conser catlon of natural resources conservation meaning use without abuse the state park movement which includes county municipal and community parks Is 19 as nourishing flourishing as the national park movement savo the redwoods dei league has made a successful campaign tor for the preservation from the lum bermans ax of several virgin groves of redwoods in california they will be state parka paries and possibly a national park the american people are being taught that natures wild places are educational as well vell as recreational museums and nature guides in the national parks ore are interpreting the of earth in the making and the li living exhibits of wild animal and plant life in these natural hestor history sanctuaries and everywhere the nature lovers anny Army Is 18 setting ane example of good outing mAn manners fittl its rink rank and ole file pluck few wild flowers lowers they pollute no streams they leave no littee behind them they set get no forest fires chev strive ever to be gentlemen and ladled of outdoor |