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America the Beautiful, America the Beautiful Fund

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America the Beautiful, America the Beautiful Fund, America the Beautiful, No date

America the Beautiful Fund is a national non-profit organization started in 1965 to encourage volunteer citizen efforts and to protect the natural and…

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Barraud & Jerrard, Sir James Ranald Martin

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Barraud & Jerrard, Sir James Ranald Martin, Public domain in the United States, 1874

James Ranald Martin was prominent in promoting this ideology, publishing many medico-topographical reports that demonstrated the scale of damage…

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Dick Rowan, Sierra Club Nature Hike

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Dick Rowan, Sierra Club Nature Hike, National Archives, May-72

The Sierra Club, the largest grassroots environmental group in the United States, was founded in 1892 by environmentalist John Muir. They are…

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Goldman Environmental Foundation, Seacology

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Goldman Environmental Foundation, Seacology, Goldman Environmental Foundation, 1997

Seacology is a nonprofit charitable organization headquartered in Berkeley, California that focuses on preserving island ecosystems and cultures…

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Namibia Crane Working Group, Namibia Crane Working Group

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Namibia Crane Working Group, Namibia Crane Working Group, Namibia Crane Working Group, 2004

Due to growing concerns regarding the continued survival of cranes, the Namibia Crane Working Group (NCWG) was established at a workshop in Etosha in…

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National Park Service, Fire History Timeline 1804-2004 National Park Service

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National Park Service, Fire History Timeline 1804-2004 National Park Service, National Park Service, No date given

Since the establishment of Yellowstone National Park as the world’s first national park in 1872, the desire to suppress, control, and manage fire has…

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None, Sir William Schlich

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None, Sir William Schlich, Public domain in the United States, 1892

The modern conservation movement was first manifested in the forests of India, with the practical application of scientific conservation principles.…

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Samuel Johnson Woolfe, Theodore Roosevelt - 26th United States President - Timeline

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Samuel Johnson Woolfe, Theodore Roosevelt - 26th United States President - Timeline, U.S. Library of Congress & American Museum of Natural History, 1919

"There can be no greater issue than that of conservation in this country. Just as we must conserve our men, women and children, so we must conserve…

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SCV TV, Stephen Mather - Conservationist and First Director, National Park Service

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SCV TV, Stephen Mather - Conservationist and First Director, National Park Service, SCV TV, 1915

Enticed out of retirement in 1915 to become the first director of the National Park Service, Stephen Mather forged landmark advances in the quality of…

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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Federal Duck Stamp Program

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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Federal Duck Stamp Program, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 1934

Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps, commonly known as “Duck Stamps,” are pictorialstamps produced by the U.S. Postal Service for…

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