3 
 
 
DisOussing the imPortanoe of preooaor policy in wilderness areas, the Council

conciluded t~t the unwise deplet on of predators is one of the outstanding

treats to   ilderness proservation, Leopold pointed out that already in the

Gila and Salmn River areas excessive maltiplication of horned game has led

to the :Qstint ti on of roads in order to control the herds, thus destroying
the 
w ldsroo &ad that this excessive mutltiplication followe& the removal
of 
predators,   wprQa 4o.sd tu Duk a Atand on    ,1ouch inwsances *nd to 
publish the re       Leopold agreod to work with Muris on teproject. 
 
Following an  itlino by iahnisar of the accomplishments and current undertaktna

of the Adironrdk Moose River Q;omitt@ee in New York and a renewed discusoiona

the needs for 'special efforts in the State of Washington for Olympic preservation,

it was moved ly Broome, and seconded by Leopold, that In view (a) of the
situ- 
ation in the limpics and (b) of the Moose River controversy, The 'wildernese

Soeiely requoets special grants from the Robert Marshall 1ilderness Fund
in such 
amunt as the Trustees of the Fund may doem desirable for those purposes*
The 
motion carried. 
 
The session adjourned at 5.15 p. a. 
 
The Council reconvened at 9 p. m., Robert F. Gri&8s having joined those
attending 
earlier sessions and Laura T. (!rs. Robert F.) Gris being present on invitation.

The group reviewed earlier diseussioas of the day and received reports. G-igge

noved, and Oberholtzer secnuded, that the 5ocieoy make fortal acknowledmofnt
to 
the entire staff for the suceessful work in defense of San Jorgoniev and
the motion 
was adopted. Frank reported that the Society's books for 1945 and 1946 had
been 
audited by himself and Charloe G. Woodbry and found to be in order. Lahniser

presented the Treasurer's report on behalf of the Treasurer, and Murie read
the 
report of the Executive 5scretary to the Director and orally reorted further
on 
staff activities.   Action on reports and included recommendations was postponed

pending arrival of the Treasurer and other members4 The session adjourned
at 
10.25 p. m. Th. formal reports presented are as follows, 
                      The formal reports are omitted 
                      In this draft of the minutes to 
                      avoid additional retyping, They 
                      will be incorporated in the final 
                      draft" a copy of which will be 
                      furnished each Council Member 
                            I0 EQuZ& IT. 
 
 At a session oonvenin ý,t 10.40 a. m. on June 'I Obcrholtzor presented
to the 
 other members of the Council and visitors before named a review of the dovel-

 oeents in the ruotico-5uper1or project and with the aid of maps outlined
the 
 proposals and conflicting interests. In a discussion that ollowed the Couu-

 cil expressed the 31oity's deep interest and earnest cooperation with the

 President's Qýojmittee for the ,uetivo-Suierior Area and the quetico-Suporior

 Coisnoil. TITe Council approved the appeurance of the name of The Wilderness

 Set      alng with the names of this Coerittee and Council and the la  Pk

 'atom Lea~o of emorica, on a letterhead wQueticeSuperior International Peace

 Memorial., Forest." 
 
 The Counal reconvened at 1.30 p. m. for a formal business session. ires,1ht

 weres Beroron aeayuo president; Aldo Leopold, Vice president; tLrest 3.
Griffit) 
 Treasurer Harvey Broome. Irving V1. Clark, Bernard Frank, Robert F. ,rigs,

 George   Mahall, Olaus J. !ude, Ernest C. rberheltZer, Howard Lahniser,
and 
 enno Broome, Recording Secretary. 
     a s           t    o   ay 20, 1947, each member of the Council was not-

  iZahniser r:jported that r)n '  -nnt 
 
  ified that there would be proposed at the 1947 annual meeting of the Qouncil

  a revision Of the charter of the 5ociety and certain related and other
revi-