150 Years of Conservation, 2022

Cover image: Workers from the Leadville National Fish Hatchery—established in 1889 and still operating today—ready a net to capture trout from a Colorado lake to collect eggs.
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USFWS Conservation History Journal: 150 Years of Conservation, 2022

Welcome to this special sesquicentennial issue of the Conservation History journal. Thanks to our tireless editor, creative designer, and brilliant authors, we have an issue that not only celebrates 150 years of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service but also provides an overview of the entire American conservation movement. Our agency began by stocking fish from milk cans transported by horse cart, and today we restore black-footed ferrets using clones. Our tools and techniques have changed immensely in 15 decades, but our noble goal has remained conserving our nation’s fish and wildlife heritage. Complete success remains just out of reach, but we continue to strive. Or as Aldo Leopold observed, “Conservation is a bird that flies faster than the shot we aim at it.” 

Author(s)
Maria Parisi
Mark Madison
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Type of document
Report
Facility
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National Conservation Training Center
The National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) is a Federally approved conference and training center located in West Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley along the Potomac River. Conservation professionals attending NCTC courses and events can visit our facility.
Administrative Office
Shepherdstown,WV
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Program
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Conservation Training Center, frequently referred to as NCTC, leads the nation with training and education for natural resource managers to meet the goal of conserving fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the benefit of the American public.
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