Wednesday, March 21, 1951

LONG VALLEY --- Birds and animals have been on my mind the last couple of days. That’s because this is National Wildlife Week, and being the honorary chairman for the year, I have a personal interest in it.

The National Wildlife Federation, which sponsors this week, does one of the most important jobs in the country. There aren’t any politics or profits involved, either. The Federation aims to “Protect America’s Future” by working for laws to protect our wild birds and animals, forest, soil, streams and other natural resources. It also carries on a year round educational program for kids and adults.

This work is paid for every year by sale of Wildlife Conservation Stamps, color paintings by our best nature artists. They come in sheets of 36 that sell for one dollar. The 1951 stamps have pictures of the ring-necked pheasant, Scott’s oriole, porcupine, flying squirrel, Piute trout, spotted turtle, wild strawberry, lodge-pole pine and lots of other things children will be interested in.

Some kids buy the stamps every year and have collections going all the way back to 1938. If you want to get started on this hobby and send for the new stamps here’s the address: National Wildlife Federation, Washington 10, D.C.