(From an address by Rode- rick Haig-Brown in 1966), I don’t think it is necessary or wise for me to go back much more than thirty years in con- sidering the past, But those thirty years have been atimeof immense social change in Bri- tish Columbia. We have come out of a drastic depression, through a war and into the long- est sustained period of ex- pansion . and prosperity inthe history of the-- continent. Those years have seen our population increase by . two and a half times and incomes increase at least twice as fast as that. The tourist trade has grown from less than twenty millions. annually to well over one hundred rnillions, Our pop- ulation. has’ steadily shifted from rural to urban. living and at the: same time has immense- -ly increased. its. mobility on land, © on the water and in the air. Changes of the’ same kind have been going: on at the same time all over the contin- ents, This same period has seen: the. major. part. of the development of the pulp indus- try and the whole growth of those little private kingdoms, the Tree Farm Licenses. It shas seen the beginning of the - _ restoration: of the Fraser Riv- er Salmon runs and the-re- -turn. of.a measure of. stability to. many: salmon. streams ~ through: reforestation, both “natural and artificial. be gpectacular “oral. intorest.and. concern for: the outdoor recreational ren * sources, Much of this, | ; “upon, lund use, Few. of these changes: and developments would come al- “together. as a surprise: to the .. conservationist of the thirties; “he forecast nearly all of them -in hisarguments for better management of resources, es-— | pecially the recreational re- sources. which, then ‘as‘now, ° were treated as poor cousins of the others. ‘What might have “surprised him is the speed with». “which these things have come — about. and the: extremes they “have reach. in:so short atime. “On: the other hand, he pro-~ bably. ould=.be “surprised at. some ‘of. the discoveries of re ‘search ‘and ‘some of the techni ‘of management ‘these have suggested, ‘And he might well be surprised to ‘Imow. that we, his. successors.’ to- -day, selves, faced ‘ with materially - “reduced” resources: and: the Me ‘immediate “prospect of vastly “greater and. more rapid social. changes than: “he could pos- “sibly have imagined, yet that is. precisely where we stand, . ~ We ‘have lost and: damaged a good deal in the past thirty” oo years, Yet. population will goon s increasing ata : ‘yapid: rate; tourist: pressures _ oo will multiply in ways. we have. steadily. more searcely. dreamed of yet; work- ing hours: will: continue to de- crease and Wages, will’ ‘continue to increase; . mobility will be- ‘come. vastly. easier and more. varied “in form, All. the pre-» ‘ssures of. urban living andin- dustrialization will become. . “ste adily greater upon both land | 7 and water resources, ‘Ono. other change thatour ob- » Mrver from the thirties might well notice with both surprise “and approval fs the recent and, —Ineroase in. fed- Tame. SUTO,, has. developed from tha Resources for TomorrowCon-. torenes of 1064 Counell of Resource Ministers thet. has followed upon tt, 1 ms draw your attention particular- - lye te five examples of this ae inter esky ARDA, The Aay teultural Ro~ — habilitation and: Development het towhich focussen attention Tho National Parks Polley, proclaimed. in 190% : The National Wildtife Patiey, announced. in Hangurd haat mponth, The sharply inerensed tester al attention to salt water sports fisheries enthis const. os The fonference on Pollution, pro- jected by the ~Rasouree Min Isters-for this fal, AML. this _presiouk federal concem lor the recreational - resourced: and it has core about under two povernuTients of opposite pal Heal stripe ++ claar evidence the fssues Involved aro im. Tet and pice nio arid eye rir impertaice transcends ities, . ‘in the thirties wlldtite raft. apement TTC had) net pereveny besond the stage of bag timits, pedoon Tiida and predates control, This wae ite to work. with except the ohsor- Wations of wedamon. td ging is “producing | ‘areas and the pre- -answers..can only. ome, rom find ‘our- o befor and from the Federal-Provinetal. Tar surpasses kn sportsmen and we were only beginning to realize the import- ance of habitat, Federal work, thanks largely to the Migra- tory Birds Convention Act, was somewhat more sophistic- ated, but then as now grossly understaffed, It was not until after World War II thatthe first. wildlife biologists were em- ployed by the provincial govern- ment. The excellent field work of these few men and their . equally sound public relations work quickly developed an en- tirely new understanding of wildlife management throughout the province, We-- andi meanthe sports- men -- have now learned that ° there’. is always...a limiting factor to wildlife populations and that neither predators nor hunting pressures are. likely, to play a. significant part in this. . It is , nearly always, for resident game species, the carrying capacity of the range, and especially the. carrying capacity of the winter range, In. other. words, if . we want adequate stocks of animals we _ must. be sure that. they have adequate scope for living and especially © for. survival through winter. and = early spring. We have learned also that. other. land. uses. inevitably affect the range and distribu- tion of wildlife -- extensive “logging of coniferous forests - for instance, opens .. up new. ranges, ensures. a flowering - of population ‘and relatively easy. harvesting. » Coniferous. regrowth just as certainly — reduces. range and. restricts. harvesting. A prime example of this. is: in the great burn-" ed over areas of Vancouver Is- land. Since. immense areas of ‘our. province are under climax forest and since extensive log- and: always will be carried on, — we know. ‘thas successful management must | ~ consider’ and take’ advantage of. these changes, ‘We. have. still @ great deal. to learn: about - the exact ecology of good game- ; ‘cise biology: of. th basic research, ‘Wildlife _Management ‘must, - 1am. sure,-become. increas ingly “regional. “and. local. as . time: goes on, _ pressures in certain areas and . = on’. certain - stocks . even: ~ specifically ‘Joeal lie- enses, ‘Tt is obvious that con- 2 “agement willnot, by any means, ° becoming’ "increasingly im- - portant to provide for the so- called “non-consumptive’’ us« 08 of wildlife -- the photograph. : er, the’ naturalist, the casual ¥ California ; observor, all deserve the clos~ ost consideration, = Tt. ls. well ‘past time for 2 ~eansideration’ of fous network of wildlife reser- ves throughout the province, These must. be both large’ and. small, spectalized and gener- al, geographically and (ecol- ogically diverse and always» planned: to. give proper ser. vice to the: “non- consumptive’ uses, In.samo. instances hunt. :, “ing would’ ‘be"usod as.a tool of. management, in’ othors The might. not be permitted atally. in still others, especially wild fowl” sanctuarles,: perlinetor hunting would: bo planned. for, control PUIpORER.: eS: we EL No More Permits No. further, permits will: be | - Issued this year for the capture | of gyrtalcons and Peregrine tale: “eons in the provingas: The: anes nouncement: follows an inven. o “tary of falcon populations on the: * Queen Charlotte Twlands by Fish and Wildlife Branch personnel, which revealed a 20 percent de- ¢line in nesting birds this yon, ~The cause of the decline ob- served this year known, Slenificant peaticida residues have been found in sumo faleons In’ the provinces, and thdre Is good reanon to expect (hat past icide residues. pay le u Galle tributing factor, Until the cause for the obsors ved decline can be veriflad. no further collection of these rarer. falcons will be allowed, The Fish and Wiidlife Branch has undertaken aprovince.wide inventors of raptoctal birds (hin - wear, wartin cooperation with thee: Canadian Wildlife Service sain- “ples for pesticide roalidaues are dyeing collectad, and it . seems > ‘’ altogether. ‘likely. ‘that hunting © will, have . “to be limited. by’ regional and many skiers there are in the’ “province, but. estimates: range trol of means of ‘transporta- between: 100,000: and. 150,000, tion will become an important a “tool of management. But man- | oan cambit- Anlerests. 5. Of, Is not set: recontly tested BEN ar ARK Le a Bugler of the Kootenays, this bull Elk is a prime trophy and a succulent dish to boot. He’s not the easiest to hunt, but one of the few big game animals who will. readily answer toa call. WEAR LIFEJACKETS ALL YEAR AROUND Your: lifejacket can save your life and you should familiarize yourself with it. Children should wear their tifejackets at all times, and it 100, 600 Plus Skiers In BL. iehenang s 5 etter in B.C, ‘especially: the skiing. Just ask: any poor eastern skier who ven- tures. westward to discover. a whole. new world. of. snow- ~cap- Nobody knows for sure now In. annual’ spending, estimates are. inthe millions of dollars, ~ Cheek the jammed parking lot : ep gee at Whistler any. weekend, for hunting only, Tt is example, and you quickly dis- cover. that skiing is a prime’. tourist. attraction, too, License plates from. Washington, Ore-. gon, Montana, Alberta, and even interspersed | “are generously with the B, C.. blue “and white, - Along with the antag ‘epreneur resort. developers. and oper- ators, the B.C, division of the: “Canadian Ski Association: has: ; played a primaryrole ‘in the recent ski surge,.This division, porhdps the most active inCan- “ada, has dedicated much of its. efforts towards: the needs and ree reational sklora, as well as to the devel» _ opment. of ‘competitive, skiers, z: . ‘age in B. BC. during © the 60's = and particularly in the past two. - or three years..From a hand- ful of: ‘small operations have — : “sprung: dozens of “ski areas’’, = Many. of them: ranking in: facil: ‘ities with the, best in the world, : is also a good rule for adults, ~ In- fact it’ should’ be a MUST rule for n6én-swimmers or when the boat is in rough water. Try the lifejacket on and make . sure that the tape or straps are . » tied around ‘the .body and not around the jacket so that it is allowed to pivot away from the body. so that. the person in the water can incline backward into a floating position. “Tt yysyour - lifejacket, out for buoyancy. to’ see if it will sup-. port you and to get the desired. — - position so your mouth, is: clear cs Operation Grassroots Under Sportsmen, and guides recently joined forces to undertake a land use study in the East Kootenay. Tagged ‘Oper- ation Grassroots’’, the study was designed to examine and report on past and present land use in the area, and to evolve recommendations for better in- tegrated land use in the region. Basic ecology, forest succes- sion, land settlement, grazing and wildlife received particular attention in the project, which was undertaken by Howard Paish & Associates, environ- mental and resource .manage- ment. consultants, Dr. V. C. ranchers Brink, of. the Department of | Plant Science, University _ of British Columbia, was engaged by the consultant firm to deal with the specialized aspects of range ecology. Initial impetus for the study came from members of the Cranbrook Rod & Gun Club who were concerned about dimin- ishing - wildlife populations. Hunter . ‘success on. bighorn sheep, elk and deer has de- clined in recent. years in the East Kootenay, Over-grazing of the ranges has been blamed for a major die-offofbighorn sheep that occurred ‘during the three years from 1964 to 1967; Major sponsors: of ‘“Grass- roots’’ included the B.C. Wild- life Federation, East Kootenay Wildlife . Association, -Cran- brook Rod & Gun Club, Winder- : mere District Farmers Instit- ~ ute, Waldo Stock Breeders As- _ sociation, Columbia Valley Gui- -des Association, West Kootenay Wildlife Association, B,C. Beef: Cattle Growers Association and |. associations affiliated e _other: with this BTOUp, . "Land use conflicts inthe East . Kootenay have been a growing » ron years, : Sportsmen have tended to blame overuse of Crown ranges by). domestic: cattle for the decline “concern — for. many ‘of the: water. ae Children: are inclined to panic ‘if. suddenly thrown. into: the wat er; due to a boat’ hitting: adead- - head ora high wave, and: the. ee thrashing of their arms and legs : .May. move. the. lifejacket.: Be: “sure it‘is setina position that ‘will. keep. the child’s face in: an® upward position out of the wat er, good condition, Do not use it'as a seat. cushion,” or Ineeling pad, . When it. is dry, ‘stow: ‘in a ¢ool,.. ventilated area, Hang it: up to dry. in a well ventilated: “area, not in front of a radiator. or any other source of direct heat,» ~ Kapok lifejackets aro: suscep- - tiblo to rough treatment and if” the: fibres: become water- log “ged, through ‘cracks or tears, © or matted they lose their buoy~ ant properties, break: down with rough . posure to sunlight or heat, _ Always keep your lifejacket in ‘: ‘boat: fender : If it shows signs of dampness ; _ or is “heavy, discard {t. Unicellular foam jackets are - more, durable. than. the kapok- filled atyle, But the foam calls | © Con: treatment or by OXCORSIVO OX» Leg he ad f cate i HIME BEA Nn ae gM Ts). hae) PLANK: STH AK om hd nT ann MCT MY. sey SW ANie wn Prk ee ‘ 1 NALA Th aeodon ONT RIM OUNE oes 2 Ak do-it - Yourselt BUTCHER pa! 4“ sane jy oy dha ae kniae pies! SPE aR rye eS eh gee > rans Prd hue. WE an Ys. HA ae Gl - ae Othe : yf a pe a ae Perr rerers! pie (4 " como “ ; heeraanil : eT . OT . Sore aN eat Ae KhAWE . : Hoe bey, ‘ of eno ; ; . 7 i By aber we s « wir a 6), 99" : Ee 5 fap on : Deis TE Glow Bead : " 4: id Keo gael ie ves ag : | fon I im the é “4 re sent ‘hai ny y ‘ ‘ Sea: fe" a na , ge ay Baden a ’ a ae ' te a et “aD a ent ' By, bie thy oo “3 a tote PWT R Pra tka ¥ fal ‘Ana bayaelaté n wildlife. populations, and. the ranchers - -have © ‘naturally felt obliged. i cefent their. Cae HUNTING AND WINTERS SPORTS SUPPLEMENT Septmeber 1970 9 tlement and development in the rural areas, and displacement of forage and grazing plants by natural forest succession is as much responsible for wildlife decline as domestic cattle gra- zing. “Operation Grassroots’’ has taken an objective overview of the situation, identified the real causes and put them in proper perspective, Fishing } has changed plenty since the days of the ‘twelve-foot fly rod ee But fishermen haven’ t. 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