Milford chronicle., 1936-12-11

4
series Of reports disclosing pro-
gress made by the Civilian COnser-
VatiOn Corps in improving cOndi-
tiOns for game and other wild life.
In this summary, Director Fechner
stated that the reports, which were
forwarded to his Office by the var
iOus bureaus and services which CO.
operate in the conduct of CCC work
activities, disclosed that the aVaila-
bility Of CCC labor had enabled fed
eral and state authorities to advance
wild life conservation programs to
the point where it is possible to
state that migratory birds and other
species Of game have a real chance
for survival despite the encrOach-
ments of modern civilization.
Il am advised by DR.. Ira N. Ga
brielson, chief of the U. S. BiOlOgi-
cal Survey of the Department of Ag-
riculture," Director Fechner said,
that today the United States has a
nationwide program under way
that promises a brighter future for
our wild life resources. officials Of
the other services and bureaus,
which include the Forest Service
and Soil Conservation Service of the
Department of Agriculture and the
National Park Service, the Division
Of Grazing. the Bureau of Reelama-
tiOn, and the Office of Indian Affairs
of the Department Of the Interior,
state that as a result of the availa-
bility Of CCC labor they have been
able to make substantial progress in |
improving conditions for wild life in |
the areas over which they have jur- |
isdictiOn.
'"The Gees contribution to wild /
life conservation programs has been
both direct and indirect. The reports |
show the CCC has aided wild life di-
rectly by assisting the Biological
Survey expand and develop a nation
wide system Of wIldlife refugees
without parallel in any other cOun-
try throughout the world. From
to twenty-six CCC COM
psnies have been engaged in refuge
work under the super
vision of the Biological Survey.
"A second direct aid for wild life
has come through the development
Of special areas for wild life on the
part of other services, the taking of
censuses of game on federal prop ,
critics, and the improvement of fish ;
ing conditions on both federal and .
state lands. During deep SHOWS and !
,old weather, animals and birds |
nave been fed by members Of the
Corps. thus preventing starvation. /
Five thousand miles of streams I
lave been improved for fish habitat. {
this meant slowing up I
streams that were too swift; often [
meant speeding up sluggish ones. c
Debris was removed and fish shell I
ers built. More than $500 rearing (
londs have been constructed 50 that s
mall fish may reach maturity, thus [
nsuring a check in the rapid dis I
ppearanee of game fish. Many fed v
raj and state fish hatcheries have r
cen improved and expanded by CCC
lboT, and the fish-planting program "
as been greatly facilitated by en- r.
Ollees. Nearly 2OO.OOO,OOO fish have Il
cen planted in forest streams and a
lkes. Il is estimated that through r,
&C labor, the fish egg production g
apacities of federal hatcheries D
ave been expanded by more than z
} 100000 eggs annually. Il
Indirectly, the advancement of a a.
refOrestation program h,
y the CCC, while primarily con- pl
lcted for the purpose Of improving d;
,nditions for tree growth, has in W
'eased the amount Of food or iii
rOwse' available for wildlife, pro- th
ded healthy protective covering tr
I'd breeding places for game and eI
fOrded the natural habitat of many in
lme species better protection from TO
rest fires. di
Use of Civilian Conservation
)rps men by the various federal &C
encies has also been influential in ca
omOting the recognition of the of
ed for a national wild life pro- We
am by all the Governments land an
agencies. Wildlife
chnicians have been consulted in tic
gard to the various programs for n,
C work, and the result has been tn
better coordination Of all activi- ca
IS affecting wild life. The diver m,
y Of the CCC work is also prOmOt- me
: better cooperation among state
d local agencies, as well as those ar
the federal Government" de-
In his report to the director on eel
; part played by the CCC in the del
rk Of the Biological Survey, DR. chi
! N. GabrielsOn, Chief of the Bio su,
ical Survey, had this to say:
For the first time in our history poi
5 cOuntr ynOw has a nationwide of
gram under way that promises a fish
ure for our wild life resources, rer
the Civilian Conservation Corps duo
playing an important part In this ma
gram. anC
It has been my pleasure to have fro
contact with the CCC since its bel
option, and l have visited hun tiol
ds of camps scattered over the .
ted States, on national forests See
on state lands, as we'll as our bee
!. cas-
Since June 80. 1888. the federal stri
ernment has acquired more than sup
illion and half acrdes for Wild has
refugees. The Biological Survey are
been developing these areas to bee
.e them suitable for the birds lcgl
to make it possible to adminis- has
them efficiently. The Survey has tion
lulated the program and has acc,
irvised the work. The CCC camps mai
furnished man-power on many tion
hem el
he CCC bows have Constructed tall