Conserving the Future through New Technologies

Posted At : July 14, 2011 4:32 PM | Posted By : David Yeargin
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Dan Ashe (far left) as a young boy looking at a bird on a Florida beach. Courtesy of the Ashe family.

Director Dan Ashe shares his thoughts from Madison...

Wednesday at the Conserving the Future conference for the National Wildlife Refuge System, was another inspiring and exciting day.

In today’s update, I wanted to talk about two themes that resonated for me: the tremendous capacity of young people to carry America’s conservation legacy forward and the power of reaching out to those young people through new technologies.

There were amazing moments from yesterday’s conference.

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Conserving the Future through Science and Partnerships

Posted At : July 13, 2011 11:18 AM | Posted By : David Yeargin
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Today, Director Dan Ashe provides more thoughts from the Conserving the Future Conference currently underway in Madison, Wisconsin.

Yesterday was an energizing, inspiring first day of the Conserving the Future conference for the National Wildlife Refuge System. Many themes have been emerging from the conference so far and I want to take today’s blog to talk about two that I thought were particularly notable and important.

The first is the use of science. The Service has a long, distinguished history of using the best available science in our decisions and our ability to have access to the best science is more important than ever.

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The Right Time in the Right Place

Posted At : July 12, 2011 12:41 PM | Posted By : David Yeargin
Related Categories: USFWS, Ashe, Director, Midwest, U.S.Fish and Wildlife, director_blog, Vision Conference, Dan-Ashe, National Wildlife Refuge System, Dan

Today, Director Dan Ashe checks in from Madison, Wisconsin....

After more than a year of planning and anticipation, Conserving the Future: National Wildlife Refuges and the Next Generation is here.

When I got here yesterday, I was greeted with dark clouds and claps of thunder. Some might think this was an inauspicious beginning, but I thought it was perfect, an exciting start to our history-making event.

A lot has changed since the last time we did this. In 1999, Fulfulling the Promise became the National Wildlife Refuge System’s guiding vision.

Today, we face more – and more complex – conservation challenges. There’s the U.S. population – more urban, older and more diverse -- that has grown by 58 million in the past 20 years. There are increasing threats to fish, wildlife and habitats and the added challenge of a changing climate. Add to these the rapid changes in communication fostered by the web and social media.

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