THE STREAM CONSERVATION HANDBOOK. Edited by J. Micahel Migel.

1974 1st edition. 4to (181 x 259mm). Ppxii,242. B/w photographs, b/w line illustrations by Dave Whitlock, bibliography, introduction by Nathaniel P. Reed, line illustrations by Dave Whitlock. Cloth-backed light blue boards, grey cloth spine titled in dark blue.

A very good American primer on preservation and restoration of rivers". Those who have watched the degredation of a treasured stream with frustration and sadness will learn from this little handbook that they need not stand idly by while what is loved is lost. If only a tiny fraction of the nation's thirty-nine million fishermen buy this book and follow its suggestions, much will be accomplished". Nelson Bryant, New York Times. Chapters include: Fishermen - another endangered species, J. Michael Migel; The living stream, Art Flick; The stream killers, Ben East; Streamside surveillance, Don Ecker; Stream improvement, Maurcie B. Otis; Fish stocking and reproduction - trout and warmwater species, Dave Whitlock; Group action and available support, R.P. van Gytenbeek; Legal action to save a treasure, Stanley Bryer; An overview, reflections and prospects, Alvin R. Grove, Jr.