California condor survey field notes, v1477
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California Condor. Eban McMillan 25 February 1964 On the morning of Tuesday, February, 18/1964, taken Mr. Burton to the heliport, that is not in the corridor area, and which he should not have done, and so did without the prior consent or knowledge of Mr. Hansen. Mr. Hansen stated that permission had been granted patrolman Gains to take this photographer, Mr. Burton into the corridor, but not off the corridor, by the forest service Office in Ojai, that is under the jurisdiction of Ranger Jack Parkinson. Mr. Hansen denied any knowledge of the affair. This, he said, is why he had requested a detailed report of the whole incident from Ian. At this point Ian told Mr. Hansen of receiving a letter from him asking for a statement from us, regarding our thinking concerning the value of the Condor Refuge in Sesquoye River's Falls Canyon, and what its impact on Condor. Preservation might be. Ian explained to Mr. Hansen that our association with the present Condor Survey was such that it was vitally important that we not take sides in any issue such as that presently raging over the construction of a Sierra Madre Ridge Road and especially not allowing our names, as connected with the Condor Survey, to be used in any way that would show when we had passed official djudgement until all the facts are down and have been completely compiled and evaluated following the completion of the study, Mr. Hansen said he did not want us to make any statement that he felt could not be used, that he only thought we might have something to pass on about the relative value of this refuge to the future of Condor Preservation or lack of value.