NWRS History | Chronology | 1960s

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Since its passage, over 20 million acres of wilderness have been designated on units of the National Wildlife Refuge System.</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10%"></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10%" valign="top"><b>1964</b></td> <td valign="top">J. Clark Salyer II retires from the Fish and Wildlife Service after nearly 30 years of service. Salyer receives the Department of the Interiors Distinguished Service Award honoring his tireless efforts to build the National Wildlife Refuge System. Salyer is widely regarded as the "Father of the Refuge System."</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10%"></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10%" valign="top"><b>1965</b></td> <td valign="top">The first Refuge Managers Training Academy is held at Arden Hills, Minnesota.</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10%"><font size="4"></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10%" valign="top"><b>1966</b></td> <td valign="top">Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act formally establishes the National Wildlife Refuge System. The law consolidates various authorities for managing areas administered by the Secretary of the Interior for the purpose of fish and wildlife conservation. Commonly referred to as the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act, it authorizes the Secretary to permit the use of refuges whenever it is determined that such a use is compatible with the purposes for which the area was established.</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10%"></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10%" valign="top"><b>1968</b></td> <td valign="top">The first Wilderness Area managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service is designated by an act of Congress at the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey.</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10%"></td> <td></td> </tr> </table><br> <hr noshade size="1"> <img border="0" height="20" width="77" src="../assets/site_prev.gif" alt="Previous."><img border="0" height="20" width="61" src="../assets/site_next.gif" alt="Next."> <p> <hr noshade size="1"><font size="1"> <a href="../over/over_main_fs.html">Overview</a> | <a href="chron_main_fs.html">Chronology</a> | <a href="../bio/bio_main_fs.html">Biographies</a>  <br> <a href="http://www.fws.gov/">U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service</a> | <a href="http://refuges.fws.gov/>National Wildlife Refuge System</a> </font></p> <p><font size="1"><a href="http://refuges.fws.gov/comments.html">Comments</a><br> Last Updated 12/8/99</font></td> </tr> </table> </body>