Forest and Stream
{{Short description|Defunct American outdoors magazine}}
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| editor = George Bird Grinnell
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| previous_editor =Charles Bingham Reynolds, Editor and Corporate Secretary
| staff_writer = George W. Sears
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| category = Hunting, fishing, outdoor recreation
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| publisher = Charles Hallock
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| finaldate = July 1930
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Forest and Stream was a magazine featuring hunting, fishing, and other outdoor activities in the United States. The magazine was founded in August 1873 by Charles Hallock. When independent publication ceased, in 1930, it was the ninth oldest periodical in print in the U.S.[https://web.archive.org/web/20071019060700/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,739586,00.html Time. (1930, June 16). "Forest, Field & Stream".]
Background
Published in New York City by Hallock in newspaper format measuring 16" x 11", Forest and Stream published many articles by "Nessmuk" (George W. Sears) in the 1880s that helped to popularize canoeing, the Adirondack lakes, self-guided canoe camping tours and ultralight camping.
An early vehicle for conservationism,McMartin, Barbara. (2004). The Privately Owned Adirondacks, Lake View Press, Canada Lake, NY. {{ISBN|1-888374-20-9}} Forest and Stream was dedicated to wildlife conservation, helped to launch the National Audubon Society, was an early sponsor the national park movement, and supported the U.S.-Canadian Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.
Naturalist George Bird Grinnell was editor for 35 years, and contributors included Theodore Roosevelt. Another notable contributor was Theodore Gordon, long considered "the father of American dry fly fishing," who began writing for the magazine in 1903.Lawton, Terry. (2005). Nymph Fishing: A History of the Art and Practice, Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg PA, {{ISBN|0-8117-0154-9}}
The magazine merged with Field and Stream in July, 1930.
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050630074403/http://www.rtpnet.org/robroy/books/gws/N.HTM "Nessmuk's" Adirondack Letters] (archived from the [http://www.rtpnet.org/robroy/books/gws/N.HTM original](dead))
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=00woAAAAYAAJ&q=%22forest+and+stream%22 Forest and Stream, 1922] on Google Books
- [https://archive.org/details/sim_forest-and-stream-a-journal-of-outdoor-life_1930-07_100_7/mode/2up?view=theater Forest and Stream, July 1930, Final issue] on Internet Archive
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