Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-07-23
BY j. c. KIRCHER,
A SSiStant District Forester,

Ten years ago the use of the
southwestern national forest for
recreation was almost unknown.
1t is true they were visited by To-
cal hunters and fishermen and
people living near them OCCASION
ally picnicked under some stately
grove of pines. Here and there,
some lover of nature had built a
hunting lodge or was spending the
summer camping in the woods, yet
I summer homes, municipal camps,
Fairgrounds and recreational as
sociations were unknown. In fact,
such uses of the national forests at
that time were not seriously con-
sidered by forest officers.
Today It is different. The auto
mobile has revolutlonized our
whole ideas on recreation. Now
we have municipal camps, public
camp grounds, Fairgrounds, sum-
mer homes, colonies, camps for
Boy Scouts, camps for Campfire
Girls. health camps, public camps
equipped with fireplaces, inciner-
ators, rustic tables, storm shelters
and modern water developments.
The ranger of today is talking
about outdoor landscaping, recre-
ational zones, civic centers, sani-
tation, recreational roads. The
forest supervisors are making rec
reational working plans. Even con-
gress has recognized the need for
recreational development on the
national forests, since in the lat
est appropriation act is the fol-
lowing item:
For the construction of sani-
tary facilities and for fire pre-
yentive measures on public camp
grounds within the national for
ests when necessary for the pro-
lection of the public health or the
prevention OF forest fires. 100000
Scientific Work.
In order to direct this work in
the most intelligent way, DR.. Frank
A. Waugh, professor of landscape
engineering at the Massachusetts
Agricultural college, Amherst,
Mass, has been appointed recrea-
ton engineer in the forest service.
DR.. Waugh, noted author and
one of the leading landscape, arch
fleets of this country, will spend
the summer formulating plans for
the development of public camp
grounds and summer home sites
in the national forests of Arizona
New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming
Idaho and other western states
This study is a part of the estab-
hshed plan Of the forest service
United States department Of agri-
culture, toward providing adequate
camp and sanitation facilities fol
the five and half million people
who yearly seek rest, health and
enjoyment in our national forests
Recent Development.
In this new development, the
southwestern district, including
Arizona and New Mexico, has beer
making its share of progress. Or
the upper Pecos there are now 6
number of attractive summer
homes. In the Captains, Roswell
maintains q recreational associa
ton, which has a large dormitory
individual cabins, a number Of
summer homes. This association
ground. In the Catalinas, north Of
IuCSOn, Il COdu ti1dt COSC SGUU,OUl
has been constructed 20 the TOT
and there are already So cottage.
built and occupied.
In MADEIRA canyol, 80 mile.
south of Tucson, there Is another
colony of attractive summer home,
and an outdoor Swimming pool. II
the Sierra Anch.s, on the Tonic
national forest, there are three
public camps, Il resort and a mum.
Der of individual summer homes.
On Lanha'n Point, delightful
promontory thrust out into Roose'
welt lake with water almost al
about 1t, T. large resort with pa
vilion, bthing beach and Other
attractions is being established
while farther up the lake shore
there is a public camp ground a
at Grapevine Springs. A road IL
being built from Globe to the sum
nit of Pinal mountain with the