Roosevelt High School - Bwana Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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For the protection of wild life and for the benefit of the public, the State of Missouri has established a set of rules and regulations for its parks and game refuges, some of which are as follows: ul. Hunting with gun, dog, or traps is prohibited and no person shall cage, kill, or take birds, game, or animals in any manner. UZ. No person shall cut, bind or bruise or deface or injure any trees or shrubbery. U3. No person shall fish except by means of pole or rod and line baited with natural or artificial bait. It is not permissible to bait Waters with foocl for the purpose of congregating fish at a certain 'point to be caught later in a legal way. A H4. No person shall take in any one day more than ten pounds of fish from state parks or refuge waters. H5. No person shall be permitted to fish in the waters within the boun- daries of any state park or refuge unless in possession of a fishing license duly issued to such person by the State of Missouri. These rules were formed for the purpose of conserving our wild life and to make our parks more enjoyable places for lovers of the out-of-doors. Mis- sourians have every reason to be proud of their state parks which certainly are preserving and protecting the wild life which everyone so dearly loves. JEANNETTE. ULRICH Twenty-three

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WILD LIFE IN OUR STATE PARKS Oh, l've heard the call of the tall white pine, And heard the call of the running brook: l'm tired of the tasks which each day are mine, l'm weary of reading a printed book, l want to get out of the din and strife, the clang And clamor of turning wheel, And walk for a day where life is life, and the joys are true and the pictures real. -EDGAR A. GUEST. How often does this stanza from Edgar A. Guest apply to people in all walks of life-to the business man, gone on a week-end trip: to the busy housewife, freed from the duties of the house, and down to the smallest children, released from the confines of the schoolroom. And how fortunate are all these Missourians to have places to go on their week-ends and even on their vacations to enjoy the pleasant meadows, the shady valleys, the streams filled with fish, and the trees filled with multi-colored birds. It has been said that- No place in the world has domiciled more indi- viduals or more species of living forms than Missouri. In the never-ending list of animals and plants, Missouri is rich beyond compare. How proud should we be, who live in the largest city in this state of Missouri, to be able to say those words. And one of the means which Missouri has taken to attain this place has been through its state parks. The state of Missouri has spent a considerable sum of money to convert large portions of these parks into refuges for deer, wild turkey, quail, and small game, and also into fish hatcheries. The following examples are but a few to illustrate what our parks are doing to conserve wild life. ln Montauk State Park, in Dent County, near Salem, is found what is regarded as the best wild trout water in the state. It is primarily a fishermarfs retreat, although a lover of nature can also Hnd much to interest him within this tract. A fish hatchery is maintained at Roaring River State Park, throughout the year the stream is well stocked with trout. Fish hatcheries are maintained also at Niangua, Sequiota, and Chesapeake State Parks, while fine fishing is available at Alley Spring and Round Spring State Parks. Deer Run State Park in Reynolds County is primarily a deer and wild turkey game-breeding refuge. There are also deer and wild turkey refuges at the Indian Trails State Park in northeastern Dent County. The Sam A. Baker State Park in Wayne County comprises more than 4,000 acres of wild and rugged land, and at the time of opening had cost the state of Missouri Sl8,000. This area is devoted almost entirely to wild game propagation. St. Louisans do not have to go very far to enjoy the facilities of the Missouri playgrounds, for close at hand we have Meramec State Park, a game refuge, and also Babler, Washington, and Cuivre River Parks. Twenty-two

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r HR Courtesy Auromob I BIG SPRING STATE PARK fNear Van Burenl Club 4 Twenty-four Courtesy of Conserualron C BENNETT SPRINGS STATE PARK