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"At length we issued from this dismal forest prison in which we had so long been shut up, into the open country' and at the same instint in full view of that vast world of waier-the Pacific Ocean."

Horv many tourists and how many natives care about that kind of forest for recreation? Yet, most of the 72,O0 acres of redwood parks are just that, and we had just as well not f-ave them so far as any good they do in the way of providing recreation opportunities for the public'

The liieral truth is that even the trail system already built is not maintained in good shape, for lack of money' There are a number of fine "showcases',' along the Redwood Highu'ay, displaying superlative specimens and groves anJ ofiering the breathless and arve-inspiring thrill of cathedral groves, but much less to offer the seeker of forest recreation than the less publicized pine areas'

So the first thing needed is to bring about a mental housecleaning, in order that a climate may be created in which a realistic program can be developed. The idea that not one tree can be cut for any reason in any of these parks has to go out the windorv and u'ith it the smart practice of the past of buying strips and blocking access so that smatl holders could be bludgeoned into selling cheap to the Park Board'

It is only two or three 1'ears since this abuse was curbed by legislation requiring the Park Board to p-ermit -reason"Ll" ".""., through park property and the Save-the-Redwoods League used every efiort it could to defeat this incursion of access roads.

The whole concept of the "inviolate wilderness area" has to be supplanted with a common-sense program for cleaning up the present accessible fats so that they will not conlinue to deteriorate. Down trees Should be cleared ' out, and leaners and badly ov€r-mature trees logged out before they fall and destroy good trees. The finest flat of all, Bull Creek Flat, is sadly in need of cleaning up, as ismuch of the accessible area in northern Humboldt County'

Then the back portions of the locked up areas should be' opened up and cut selectively- Not logged as would be a tree'farm. but logged with the idea of opening them irp so they can be used as recreation areas- The standard of tree ' selection would be lighter and would be arrived at by experiencerl foresters and park men. As already indicated, the hats should just be cleaned up, but back of them the forest ' should be irogressively thinned out so ihat the sound thrifty residual trees have a chance to grow' That is the

For both rcdl qnd truck. only wav to leave fine specimen trees for posterity' And these residual trees, growing in parks for a ferv hundred years more, actually will be finer and safer specimens than most of those we have now, which grew up in the fiercest conceivable competition and have been injured and weakened by rnany pre-white-man fires.

In time all the beautiful spetimens, one now sees will be gone, yet they not only can be replaced but the number of big trees actually increased, by selectively cutting out enough trees to make an accessible park of the remainder, and giving those left a better chance to develop.

A by-produit of this will be much greater ease of protection from fire. Our parks are not now nearly so rvell guarded against fire as are operated timber stands, and the more they are opened to the public the greater will be the need'

Another by-product will be a realization by the public of what the lumber industry has long known-that earlier cutover are'ts that now have heavy stands of second growth upon them are far more desirable for recreation purposes than most virgin stands.

IJnless that changed concept is brought about there is no prospect that adequate forest recreation areas rvill ever be provided.

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If it is brought about so that, as already suggested, a climate is created in rvhich forests for recreation can be considered realistically, then every force sh6uld be concentrated upon determination of a policy-a decision as to which areas are wanted for additions and rvhich ones are not, so the lumber industry can go ahead and run its business on the lands not required or wanted for parks. When parkminded o:ople quit singing the "rvoodsman spare that tree" chant and make up their minds as to what constitutes a reasonable and adequate forest recreation program they rvill have greater cooperation lrom the lumber industrv in trying to get it.

Lumbermen don't "destroy" trees for fun. They fell, log, and convert them into marketable products because the public demands lumber. As long as lumber is needed, trees rr,ill have to be cut. Lumbermen are merely those people who have elected to make their olvn business that of supplying a public need for lumber.

The redwood lumbermen have businesses to run that require planning many years ahead and they have a right to knorv vr,lrat part of their holdings the state wants to buy, even if they cannot be guaranteed that the state will buy it, so that they can go ahead with their own expensive long range tree farm Programs.

Acquisition of Recreation Areas

Left for last is consideration of how adequate forest recreation areas can be purchased, because there is no use talking about that until u'e quit talking nonsense and come to an agreement on a program that would provide what the people want. And tvhat the people lvant is, not only gloves for inspiration, but plenty of recreation areas where they can holiday at a modest cost.

\\rhen rve have unanimity of understanding of what the need is, w'hat the problem is, and how it might be accomplished, tben there rvill be a reason for talking about financing it.

When that point is reached there will be staring at us in the face these matters:

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Sonto lflonico, EXbrook 4-32@ l. Dependence can no longer be placed on gifts in an economy which is redistributing existing private fortunes and preventing the accumulation of new ones, which means that the "matching fund" principle must be abandoned'

2. ln ao economy rvhere "inflation is the way of life" and growing scarcity is compounding the inflated value of virgin timber stands, it rvill cost far, far more to complete the progr"- of acquisition a bite at a time over a long term of years than to do it all rvhen the program has been agreed upon.

The inevitable solution is a program that will assure the mass public the kind of forest recreation areas it wants; then selling it to the people and getting the money in one package from the legislature. That means a bond issue that

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