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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1945)
Much Of Klamath 's Future Hinges On Our Ability To nn hti p r? (n THE AMERICAN LEGIONS "STOP FOREST FIRE" Parade at noon Friday officially opened the educa tional campaign to "Keep Klamath Green" throughout this critical 1945 fire season. The meeting at the Willard hotel Friday evening will outline the program and start the organization working. But the success of keeping Klamath green will depend on each individual . . . follow the rules of the forest and continue to enjoy the great outdoors! r f - Ti.i-r". " - "''vwLW&,j 3t. 1 ' '.:w 5 11 .A;inillion men days were spent in Klamath recreational areas In 1940. After the defeat of Japan, IF Klamath is kept green we may reasonably expect this figure to jump to A or 5 mil libn man -days. Experience from the last World Warshowed that hunting and fishing increased -30 iivthe first year of peace. To this can be added a : many-fold increase in general recrea tional -use 'by the public not interested in hunting and fishing, who have been confined at home by tht-demands-of war. . The picture abovets o grim reminder of what a moment's carelessness con do to wipe out this heritage for generations. Wider scope for fishing, hunting and general outdoor recreation as a means of easing the nerve strain -of war veterans is a recognized ,need .' . we. can offer this only if we KEEP-KLAMATH CREEN! It's up, to-each'. Individual! The Klamath Modoc Chapter of tht "Defender of Woods, Waters mid Wildlife" . i . recognizes that keeping out fire Is the first step In conservation, and sets forth the following objects of the organization: "To develop opportunities for the enjoyment of the great outdoors as an essential part of the char acter building and the spiritual and physical development of our people; to encourage the protection and restor ation of woods, wild .flowers ond wild life;, to safeguard the public health and conserve aquatic life by the elim : ination of pollution; to conserve our water, resources, to discourage unwise drainage, and to promote measures for the prevention and control of floods; to-resfore-and transmit to posterity the Outdoor America of our ancestors.": . '.. . -TKft ef sponsored by tz.iu ail: j r. ONE OF AMERICA'S BUSINESS-MANAGED ELECTRIC COMPANIES u&ucm uuaiiun u-vaguc ui romci ivcu m fy '- r?zj : , I
