There Is another problem of the eartia and sub-aretio that

is perhaps pedominantly souial rather then biological.    1e are finding
In 
the United 3tates a growing desire for the preservation of unspoiled areas

which we may designate roughly as wilderness areas,     fortunately, apprecia-

tion of these areas usually develops after most of them are gone and we find

ourselves oing through the costly and diffiult process of tryink to re- 
oetablish thms. I might point out the problem of the 4uetio-superior region

involving some areas in northern 41nnesota and southern Ontario, The poople

south of the border are becing quite concerned over the be threat to the

wilderness values on these famous canoe routes, 4uite a few people on the

Canadian aide have similar   iews but we are finding that many ther Canadians

have not yet realized the importance of saying wilderness values while they

exist. Canada still has so much wilderness that it is only natural that its

people should not be conerned at present over the loss of such values. 
I believe that now is .the tie to give some study to the potential use of

setioS of the Artie and      b-Arctic of Canada and Alaska, for recreation

of the wilderness type, The northern motions of our continent have an 
opportunity to look into the future by studying the struggles of eonswva-

tionists in certain setions of the United totates, where such problems have

already become acute. I sincerely hope that the Arctic Institute of Morth

America will find it possible to take advantae of such opportunities. The

Wilderness Soclety and other similar organizations will be mqre than glad
to 
cooperate in any such endeavors. 
 
 
                                               8incerely your*# 
 
 
                                               Olsas . kIuriui, 
                                               Di rector