The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-14

recreational resources of social i'm
portance. Their preservation, de-
velopment and wise use for the pro
motion of public welfare is an i'm.
portant and essential feature of for
est management coordinate with the
production of timber and forage
and the conservation of water and
other resources. Where recreation
and other forms of use conflict
however, careful planning determ-
ines whether the maximum utiliza-
ton of one resource can be Sc
cured with minimum injury to the
others.
"The national forests complete
administration of the wild life and
game resources on permanently
productive basis is dictated as a use
coordinate with other uses. The
use of the game assets of the ma
tional forest is economic and in a
lesser degree spiritual. The num-
beers of game administered are ad-
justed to the food supply available
to insure a permanent breeding
stock which will perpetually produce
a given surplus to be used as COM
pletely as possible for all three car
dinal purposes of game conserva-
ton: economic use; esthetic plea
sure; and recreational use, for
sport, study and photography. To
this end the national forests, wher-
ever the laws permit, embrace not
only sanctuaries where all wild life
is held inviolate; and areas for feed
ing, rest and breeding; but areas
where hunting is permitted under
state laws.
"The inclusive functions of the
national forests are well summar-
lied by Henry S. Graves, former
chief of the u. s. Forest Service:
"'Forests are more than trees.
They are land areas on which are
associated various forms of plant
and animal life. The forester must
deal with all. Forest administra-
ton should be planned with a view
to realizing all possible benefits
from the land areas handled. 1t
should take account of their direct
value for recreation and health as
well as their value for the produc-
ton of salable material; and of
their value for the production Of
meat, hides, and fur of all kinds
as well as for the production of
wood and the protection of water
supplies
Relative Values.
whether an area should be un-
der administration as national
park or a national forest depends
Upon proper evaluation and weigh
irg Of all assets, present and poten-
tial, within the area under consid-
Grafton and the relation of these re-
sources to existing national forests
and national parks and to local,
state and national economy. A ma
tional forest demands economical
utilization of it's resources; a ma
tional park preservation of it's re-
sources. National forest utiliza-
ton creates wealth; national park
preservation redistributes wealth.
Both forests and parks create in
visible wealth-spiritual, educational
and physical; the parks in relatively
greater measure than the forests.
Together the two forms of admins
tration, and each in complement to
the other, are designed to satisfy
material and spiritual wants.
"The ultimate test of their pub
lie value will come when the eco
nomic pressure of an increased
population demands the complete
utilization of all available resources.
The resources within the national
parks, therefore, must be of such
outstanding character that there is
justification for their permanent
withdrawal from all forms of COM
mercial use; and those of the ma
tional forests must be managed
upon the most productive basis
possible.
"Our national parks are admins
tered by the Department of the In
hovinr. ond tho