The forestry summer Camp of 1961 was located at Winter Park, Colo., in the plush surroundings of a ski resort area. This was the first time camp has been held in this area for quite a number of years and everyone seemed to enjoy it, despite the daily shower of rain, the mosquitoes, the sack lunches, and the truck rides.

The concept of wilderness preservation is new to Americans. Recently emerged from a frontier period where the goal was to subdue and eliminate primeval country to make room for farms and communities, it is difficult to suddenly look at widlerness as something to be cherished. Now we have reached a stage of cultural maturity where for the first time in our history we can understand its intangible values and the part they play in our lives.