![]() ![]() Time to time up to about 15 years ago, Mrs. The seriousness of the situation read “Deserts on the March” by SEARS, and “Rich Land, Poor Land” by STEWART CHASE. I suggest that anyone who has any doubt of Whole states in the dust bowl may beĪ crying need for the welfare of this great country. Producing fine crops have been abandoned as sterile and useless. ![]() Millions of acres of land which once was capable of Land of ours, millions upon millions of acres of fertile lands have been partly Incidental to inefficient farming, and lumbering, to the building of roads,Įnlargements of cities, the development of our suburbs, erosion of the soil, et No one destroyed the wild flowers purposely their destruction has been The change has come about so gradually that many of youĭo not realize how complete it has been. Luxuriantly, naturally and unprotected, I would have to shamefully confess that Louis he could find anĮasily accessible area in which wild flowers, trees and shrubs grow Pleasantly, of robins, cardinals and bluebirds flitting about, or clear air, brightĪnyone were to ask me today where in the vicinity of St. Of the smell of the deep woods, the sound of clear running streams that purr Associated with the words “wild flowers”, we have pleasant recollections Spring beauty were abundant in Forest Park, Meramec Highlands, Creve Coeur LakeĪnd in wood lots throughout the land. Of us, the words “wild flowers” recall our youth when violets, blood root and Will see to it that Nature is undisturbed in any given area the building –up The Ozarks a wilderness paradise and there is no reason to believe that if we Old Mother Nature when left alone created in The speed of the recovery can be greatly increased. This land to slowly regain its former beauty and by proper conservation methods The prevention of fire and grazing will make it possible for a great portion of Great proportion of this land has been cut over and burnt over year after year. Locations which I own cost $15.00 an acre and there are thousands of acres Value for agricultural purposes and large tracks can be purchased for very Much of the land in the Ozarks has but little PARK and FRANK HAMMER at their homes on the bluff overlooking theĭESLOGE at his home on the Missouri, my neighbor CHARLES STIX, and many others have created beauty spots which shouldīe an incentive to many others. Improved, would be incomparably more beautiful than the Charleston area. Here but Mother Nature has provided us with an area which, if intelligently A few people have developed beautiful gardens very efficientlyĪnd there is, of course, historical interest and antiquity which is missing The country around Charleston does notĬompare in natural beauty with ours. Hundred of our citizens go to visit Belingrade Gardens and the gardensĭistricts, I have visited only Charleston gardens. Opportunity of delivering before you this talk on conservation and wildįlowers. Tremendously interested in securing converts to this work, I welcome this ![]() Green over the Ozark hills from being burnt off in the heat of summer or washed ![]() Layer of humus and top soil and it is that layer which prevents the cover of By these means, we have established a thin Grazing and the prevention of erosion wherever possible. What success we have had has been due to the elimination of fire and Thanks to the constant help of Mother Nature, a cover of verdure has beenĮstablished over many portions of the land which begins to approximate theĬover that we are told was there 100 years ago. We began with as sad, eroded and despoiled a section of the Ozarks as one couldįind. Years I have been working on the problem at the Lodge in Jefferson County where Unfortunately, the forest cover and the verdure have been largely Natural beauty of which is comparable to the finest, rugged hills, majestic Have some of the finest springs to be found anywhere, a number of caves the Magnificent area available in the Mississippi Valley for the development of a Louis, have in the foothills of the Ozarks 30 miles south of us the most Were no pictures with the copy of his presentation.] See end of article for Rice gave this presentation with a slide show, but there Rice (1882- 1950) - Lawyer, Conservationist and NaturalistĢ015. ![]()
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