Milford chronicle., 1936-12-11
GENERAL SUMMARY
OF CCC ACTIVITIES

dQudtlc ana OLner vegetation thal
will furnish food for the birds. Stor-
age helps to maintain a continuous
supply Of water in the drier areas,
especially in the important water
fowl-nesting regions CT the North
west. The boys have also developed
springs and wells.
Where food plants for the birds
were lacking, the CCC camps have
planted them. They have collected
seeds and tubers where the plants
are abundant and stored them for
planting at the right time. The
paintings have also included shrubs
and trees and field crops that are
left for the waterfowl and upland
game birds.
Nesting islands have been built
Fences have been erected to pro-
tect wild life food and cover from
destruction by stock. ErOsiOn-cOn-
troll work has been carried on to
prevent sitting of waterfowl ponds
and to protect the ranges of big
game animals.
'All of these activities" DR.. Ga
bTielsOn explained. will make the
areas into better habitat for the
biTds-refuges in fact as well as in
name. Other work by CCC camps is
directed toward the same end by
making it possible for the refuge su-
pervisOrs to protect the birds more
efficiently. Truck trails, fire lanes,
lookout towers, and service build
ings have been constructed, to pro-
mote the efficient operation Of the
refugees.
"Our CCC camps have also been
invaluable wild life relief agencies
in times of emergency. When
drought threatened the birds, boys
from the camps helped in gathering
up the birds on dried-up areas and
releasing them on refugees where
the water supply had been conser- T
we'd. During severe winter weather, /
the boys also helped the birds out
by emergency winter-feeding activi-
ties.
"All these developments are pro-
noting the greatest feeling of en-
that American wildlife
have ever known"
In its report, the Forest Service
states, in part:
Forests provide shelter, cover
md breeding grounds for big game
md bird life and by their shade and
qualities have an enOr-
nous direct influence in maintaining
10Th the continuous flOfw and tenn
Of streams, both essential
o fish life. Construction of fish \
caring ponds. development of lakes
nd streams to make conditions
pore suitable for fish and stocking /
hem with fish, game counts and I
and the seeding and {
lanting of shrubs, vines, ct cetera, !
Or wild life food and cover. con- I
titutes the principal wild life ac-
ivities OF the camps on forest lands. /
hey contribute directly to plan !
Use management of the wild life \
ssOurees. il
I'm addition to the activities S
hich are designed to contribute di- d
ectly to wild life conservation,
lere are many additional activities
nd projects which contribute indi-
sctly. The forest improvement pro-
ram of the CCC. in addition to inn
rowing the conditions for the
rOwth of trees, has also increased
Ie amount of food or browse
for wildlife and provides a
salthy protective covering. Fire
work also lessons the
niger that food supplies as well as
lid life itself will be destroyed by
'es. Water conservation projects
e planting of trees in generally
eeless areas-in fact, practically
cry project carried on by the CCC o.
the forest contributes indirectly Il
the betterment of wild life con- in
tiOns. tC
Among the principal wild life Ii
tivities of the soil erosion control tU
mps are the seeding and planting te
vines, shrubs, and other woody th
getatiOn providing wild life food
d cover" n,
The following report from the Ma to
nal Park Service of the Depart W
mt of the Interior briefly outlines BY
? nature of the wild life projects
rried on in national parks and pr
'numents and state. county, and sa
parks.
Although artificial developments in
: kept to a minimum in the will es
ness areas of the national parks, &C
tain reereatiOnal features are We
jirable, and have been installed. BU
efly in the eastern parks. Among br
h projects are: co
The construction Of fish rearing tel
IDS and the restocking with fish Op
streams in national parks, where wi
ling is permitted. to replace fish bel
loVed by anglers. In order to re- egl
e transportation costs, to accli-
le the fish to location conditions, rie
to lower the mortality resulting the
m transfers, rearing ponds are tOy
lg established in the variOur ma Crt
lal parks. Pei
Food and Cover Planting and
ding. Planting projects have coC
n undertaken particularly in the in
tern areas where man has re- ME
cted the natural wildlife food car
ply. Lake and pond development bee
also been carried on in these for
rs. Stream development has S
4 carried on particularly where VOL
sing or other human interference vat
modified the streams. Restora- hav
Of water courses, in addition to ing
lmplishing other functions, mel
es possible normal fish migra- bird
s. Bea
NE construction Of dams, par the
Y ae an aid In swimming and reqe