Public recreation facilitiesAmerican academy of political and social science, 1910 - 266 pages |
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Page 222
... beautiful and interesting scenery . But in state parks the real lead , so far as a policy is concerned , must be accorded to Wisconsin . This is not surprising , for the peo- ple of that commonwealth have a reputation for sound and pro ...
... beautiful and interesting scenery . But in state parks the real lead , so far as a policy is concerned , must be accorded to Wisconsin . This is not surprising , for the peo- ple of that commonwealth have a reputation for sound and pro ...
Page 223
... beautiful bay shores , have already been purchased , and before the work is completed , the Wisconsin state parks will probably include at least one example of each type of its wonderfully beautiful natural scenery . The requirements of ...
... beautiful bay shores , have already been purchased , and before the work is completed , the Wisconsin state parks will probably include at least one example of each type of its wonderfully beautiful natural scenery . The requirements of ...
Page 226
... beautiful . One of the chief problems of the landscape architect is to make these parks available and useful to great numbers of people without destroying the natural appearance of their scenery , the main purpose for which they have ...
... beautiful . One of the chief problems of the landscape architect is to make these parks available and useful to great numbers of people without destroying the natural appearance of their scenery , the main purpose for which they have ...
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... beautiful lakes and meadows occurring at ele- vations of from eight to ten thousand feet , is typical of the High Sierra landscape . The Sequoia Forest includes the famous King's River Canyon , superior to that in the Yosemite National ...
... beautiful lakes and meadows occurring at ele- vations of from eight to ten thousand feet , is typical of the High Sierra landscape . The Sequoia Forest includes the famous King's River Canyon , superior to that in the Yosemite National ...
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... beautiful forests they were . Large oak , often 300 years old and more , furnished shelter and food for game . Hickory , walnut , and thicket of hazel supplied the natives with nuts ; plum , cherry , wild grape , raspberry , blackberry ...
... beautiful forests they were . Large oak , often 300 years old and more , furnished shelter and food for game . Hickory , walnut , and thicket of hazel supplied the natives with nuts ; plum , cherry , wild grape , raspberry , blackberry ...
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Page 251 - The lands of the State, now owned or hereafter acquired, constituting the forest preserve as now fixed by law, shall be forever kept as wild forest lands. They shall not be leased, sold or exchanged, or be taken by any corporation, public or private, nor shall the timber thereon be sold, removed or destroyed.
Page 346 - Uphold us, cherish, and have power to make Our noisy years seem moments in the being Of the eternal Silence: truths that wake, To perish never; Which neither listlessness, nor mad endeavour, Nor Man nor Boy, Nor all that is at enmity with joy, Can utterly abolish or destroy!
Page 420 - To explore, enjoy and render accessible the mountain regions of the Pacific Coast; to publish authentic information concerning them; to enlist the support and cooperation of the people and the Government in preserving the forests and other natural features of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Page 267 - ... consider the advisability of laying out ample open spaces for the use of the public * * * in such county," with "authority to make maps and plans of such spaces and to collect such other information in relation thereto as the said board may deem expedient;" and "as soon as conveniently may be," to "make a report in writing of a comprehensive plan for laying out, acquiring and maintaining such open spaces.
Page 255 - The separation, for purposes of taxation, of the timber from the land on which it grows, so that the forest crop shall be taxed only when it is harvested, while the land shall be taxed every year.
Page 231 - ... in his discretion, to declare by public proclamation historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest that are situated upon the lands owned or controlled by the Government of the United States to be national monuments, and may reserve as a part...
Page 328 - sturdy beggar" or a vermin-infested tramp than a desiccated toiler who works twelve hours a day, seven days in the week, fifty-two weeks in the year.
Page 224 - The Boston Metro2-45 politan Park Commission was organized in 1 892 with powers granted to it by some thirty-seven different local governments. Through the activity of this commission, Boston's park system came to contain 10,000 acres of parks and public reservations, 30 miles of river banks, 8 miles of seashore, and 27 miles of boulevards and parkways.101 Kansas City soon established a similar planning body on a smaller scale. George E. Kessler, a local landscape architect who directed the enterprise,...
Page 217 - Exclusive devotion to work has the result that amusements cease to please; and when relaxation becomes imperative, life becomes dreary from lack of its sole interest — the interest in business.
Page 236 - Glacier National Park, west of the summit of the Rocky Mountains and south of the Canadian boundary line in Montana.