Dr . Henry B, Waruetbr7 14 
 
 
fish is not only questionable In the eyes of almost every exprienoced 
wildlife tehnician, but it gives oncrete support to what sees to 
be a growing popular miasoneotionj 1.0., tbt our native wildlife has 
be*m        nt and, even if   ft alone under favorable oondit ions, 
is incapab let managing Its affairs in an orderly manner. 
          (10)         ,             e     The proo-,ed Knkakee 
Marsh resteration proe         olse      to t with hotels and 
restaurants that tiere is no need to provide visitors with lodging, 
"meals or refresxhnent on the premise.. it woAld be & fatal error
to 
consider any plan whieb would allow ths o nstruction of oottages on 
the area, or the creation of a resort atmophere. (i the oontmary, 
it would be well to forestall the development of this abuse 4King 
the aaquisitiun period by a clause in the hunting easement contracts, 
mentioned earlier. 
          Tie buildings, alone, take away the outward ajpearance of 
a natural area; but what is mvre zeaious, oottager. on such publlo 
land& quickly assume a proprietary intarest and seek in many ways 
to Increase their own privilegesand to restrict those of the general 
public. 
 
          It   Is eustomary to license private boats for use on 
such areas. If Were is sufficient dumand, a eoneession for a boat 
livery may be desirable. 
          Trapping must be don* in late fall or early winter, but 
furs reaeh their prime in this regon in ~eoeabr.  This also allows 
tize for most of the duck flight topa s5 and thus eauses lss distur- 
banee on iea refuge. O  other rfgaes it is common praotice for 
selected trappers to harvest the crop on a share basis. The estInates 
of the fur yield given in the pamphlet ae a good deal Ligher than our 
people are able to figure it. 
          To sum uw, It seems feasible to oombine outdoor reereation 
with wildlife sonservation on a rostore4 portion of the Kankakee 
Marsh. Beoause of the special nebds alond "es lines in this looality,

it may also be justifiable as good land use. 
          aut there are difficulties which have not been disoussed. 
There is too much optimism about the wildlife yields and benefits to 
be e*exped, and too muc.h talk about the wealth of life in te.' 
marsh. The restored prtijon  will not exactly duplicate primit 
conditions, but even if the1 did, It must be remembered tfat things 
like waterfowl are not "i iatnists" but eltieons of the entire

continent.  A more realistie prooedure is to eases the pbyeleaX 
features of the area, acoept present day condition,, and build from 
scratch as If no marsh hLad ever been there. 
 
 
September 7. 1945