U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Partners with Smithsonian Institution and George Mason University to Foster Conservation Leadership

The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI), and George Mason University (Mason) have created a partnership to coordinate and foster professional training, career development and youth education for a new generation of natural resource conservation professionals. The partnership will utilize the shared capacities and expertise of the three organizations to provide hands-on training and rigorous instruction to better prepare students for the challenges of biodiversity conservation in the 21st Century.

Service Director Dan Ashe, SCBI Director Steve Monfort, and Mason Provost Peter Stearns formalized the partnership on October 26, 2012, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at Mason