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lem of creating or rather preser 
atmosphere of the wilderness and 
that area to be preserved. 
Such planning must look first to 
scape effect. The landscape then 
the effect of being undisturbed 
there has been harvested therefr 
sands of board feet of timber. 
Second:   That landscape must 
sented from a fairly pure type o 
ness travel and associated therewit 
forms of transportation are foul 
canoe, on horseback or afoot 
served the courriers de bois, the 
voyageur and trapper. An auto in 
ness is an incongruity. Not so n 
tram car would be but still entir 
place. 
And, third, there must be the mi 
life in  such  an  area-flowers 
mosses and ferns, all of which 
 
the friends of "a land now almost beyond 
the aid even of a miracle". 
 
V   One of the most impor 
wild life protection is 
looked. It is the protectio 
ness spirit. 
The very essential essen 
ment of some of our outdoo 
in the fact that, when pass 
enjoying them, one is easi 
that he is the first and on 
The virgin charm of the 
all. The chaste, quiet beai 
permeates every   view. 
present in many of our pra 
National Forests. There 
tity of it in our country. 
it has been one of the thoug 
of those who have ardently 
supported our National Pa 
But the parks have be 
handle great crowds of pe 
 
WILDERNESS, LTD. 
tant features of   has been possible. But wilderness flees be- 
frequently over-   fore crowds and civilization. The trans- 
in of the wilder-  portation bus and the urban type of hotel 
give the lie to further claims that the wil- 
ice of the enjoy-  derness is still supreme. 
)r landscapes lies   Auto roads are being driven into the in- 
ing through and    nermost recesses of forests and into the 
ly led to believe  heart of the wilderness. And the tin-can 
ly visitor there,  camper presently passes over them to litter 
woods pervades    the landscape with the refuse from     his 
uty of the forest  occupation. 
This spirit is      The most elusive quality of outdoor 
etically unknown   recreation lies in this wilderness appeal. It 
is a great quan-   is the indescribable property we all seek 
And to preserve   when we go into rural landscapes. It is 
hts in the minds  the most valuable thing an outdoor vacation 
* worked for and   can offer-and it is the hardest to preserve. 
rks.                 The protection of this quality in county, 
en improved to    state and national parks and forests lies in 
ople wherever it   the keenest sort of planning. It is a prob- 
ving the   much to the wilderness effect. 
still use    Finally, there must be the family of 
forest dwellers, the elusive wood folks, the 
the land-  tribes of fin, feather and fur all about, for 
oust give   there can be no real wilderness without 
even if   these native inhabitants of the forest. 
om thou-      Wilderness "reserves", if it is possible to 
establish and preserve them, will be of in- 
be pre-   estimable value a century hence.      The 
f wilder-  modern forces of auto travel, of hundreds 
th. These   of thousands of travelers seeking such 
id in the   places and insisting that city comforts be 
and have    installed there, the commercial organiza- 
explorer,  tion of transportation, residence and other 
a wilder-  tourist service companies are all working 
nuch as a   towards subduing the spirit of the wilder- 
ely out of  ness. If the wilderness, the wild life spirit, 
is to be preserved, it will take sober, active, 
nor plant   concerted effort on the part of all people 
shrubs,   interested. It is a most important feature 
contribute  of wild life protection.