The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-08-21
Urge DEPARTMENT
OF CONSERVATION
Outdoor Recreation Privileges
Threatened, Game Protec-
tive League Told
THE FORESTRY PROBLEM
Transformation in Northern
Minnesota Is Termed
Alarming

Development in Minnesota OF d
real conservation program 10 ~
s,ra the preparation OF outoooi
recreational privileges was urseo
of the Interstate Wild Llte oon
ference in conjunction WIN 'he O.
mai summer meeting ana outine
- tho Minnesota Game Protective
I.a.,,a at Interlaken park, FAR
- FRIDAY and Saturday.
M;nnesotans know the meahlns
- oonservation and believe In coii-
.a-1,otion. o. L. Kaupanger, SEE
etar, of the Minnesota DIVISION VI
the Izaak Walton league .oiu nn
convention, but it never mas ~
deyeloped into a state "loe "en
thoughtout program .,v
That isn't a criticism OF any
,.rson nor any particular group VI
Porsons he said but it is CIT
t;o;sr, of the citizenship OF a staIe
.1,hore conservation above all Things
..as value froma unitarian anu
aot;ca1 economic standpoint.
He explained his subject ran 80
End" as the end of the iran
nathetically near to all OF the ou
ot-doors," and threatening nefl-
tage that we should be leaving TO
the boys and girls of coming gen
erations."
He discussed Minnesota's forest
problems, particularly forest fires
and their effect upon the wild life
of the state, and remarked that liv-
ing game cannot be maintained in
flaming forests. The development
of state parks, he said, should be-
accompanied by the inducement of
forest growth.
HAS trails end, come to the
Mississippi river?" he asked with
reference to the pollution of that
an other Minnesota waters.
I'm the state of Minnesota" he
said, I'VE tell a man we will arrest
him, and we do, for taking sin
gle fish out of season. That is quite
right, but while the state arrests
and fines a man for wrongfully
taking a fish out of the Mississippi,
or the Blue Earth, or the Cannon,
or the Minnesota, it stands by idly
and permits a steady deluge of
pollution to pour into our rivers
that kills game fish by the tons.
We can make all the laws we
wish on hunting and fishing, but
until we take sufficient steps to
protect the forests and the waters
upon which hunting and fishing de-
pend, we will accomplish little.
War on pollution should be one of
the most important items on the
conservation organizations pro-
gram"
Trails End" is evidenced in
every section of the state because
of the orge, drainage, he said, and
continued:
We need a waterpower policy in
Minnesota, Scenic, historic, recrea-
tional and all other public values
should be considered when passing
upon applications for water power
permits. What has been done for |
Federal lands in the Superior Ma
tional forest through the passage
of the ead-Newton-Nolan bill
should also be done for state lands |
in the area. We should protect
that area-that forested lakeland
for posterity."
He stressed the Importance of
creating more refugees and public
shootoing grounds. 1--WE should set |
aside more spawning beds in our
lakes" he said, build more bass
ponds and more rearing ponds.
Fish planted in our waters must
be large enough when put in to be
able to fight for their own lives.
ave must concern ourselves
with a definite and fixed program
for the future, and that is a prob
lem which requires a great deal of
a 'hit-or-miss' program.
"The Legislature of the state of
Minnesota will do its part when the
people of the state are acquainted
with the problems that we have to
confront, the things with which we
are concerned, the problems of
conservation.
CONSERVATION isn't a mere by
word. 1t doesn't concern the state
of Minnesota unless it means more
than a mere plaything.
Northern Minnesota and has trod
the banks of some beautiful north
ern stream on cushions of pine
needles under tall and stately
pines whose waving and moaning
were music, can well view the
transformation with alarm.
eff we appreciate the magnitude
of the task, if we appreciate the
Importance of the work, that the
heritage which has come to us will
soon be gone. know that we, with
cooperation in our minds regard
less of affliation with one organi- !
zation or another can and will
make this program of first import
ance to the state of Minnesota, and
when we do that, we are going to
accomplish the result that we are
seeking"
AUTO DEATHS INCREASE