Download or read book The Campaign for the Student Conservation Association written by Student Conservation Association (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 2003* with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Stewards of Tomorrow written by Megan Anne Jones and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The early history of the Student Conservation Association (SCA), a youth conservation work-service program founded in 1957, provides a fruitful new perspective on postwar American environmentalism. Even as new environmental concerns and constituencies arose in the 1960s and 1970s, an older concern with conserving natural resources gained new currency with the SCA's arrival. Using newly available SCA archival materials, government documents and reports, contemporary newspaper accounts, oral histories, and internal surveys, this dissertation argues that the search for "stewards of tomorrow" marshaled the power of traditionally privileged groups to protect the nation's public lands, a mission which simultaneously limited and expanded opportunities for youth. The SCA's early history demonstrates that this small organization embodied the complexity of many contemporary social dynamics and intellectual trends. Successive chapters analyze the SCA's emergence in the mid-1950s, its administrative and financial history, recruitment of volunteers and volunteers' experiences in national parks, contrasting philosophies of service formulated by the SCA and the national Youth Conservation Corps, and the impact of conservation work on youthful volunteers. Indelibly tied to the life of its founder, the organization carried on the traditions of women's voluntary service and ideas about the restorative power of nature while devising original programming that enabled young volunteers, especially young women, to acquire important occupational and educational experiences. In the 1950s and 1960s, the SCA's directors and supporters challenged generally accepted understandings of women's work, pushing for greater gender equity by obtaining opportunities for talented, ambitious young women interested in conservation and natural science. Working with the Garden Club of America, the SCA created a program that combined conservation education, experiential learning, and occupational exploration. The role of clubwomen, students, and philanthropists in the rise of modern environmentalism has often been overlooked, and the actions of these individuals complicate the historical narrative by demonstrating that tradition and innovation often went hand in hand. Many 1950s conservationists wished to preserve natural resources, and sought to enlist volunteers who would not only help relieve the burdens placed on the nation's resources, but who would also replace them as the next generation of conservation leaders. This dissertation finds that the SCA, an organization rooted in the traditions of an elite women's club and the assumptions of the privileged classes that supported it, subscribed to an interpretation of "service" that valued unpaid volunteer labor over paid conservation work. This interpretation, which assumed that any monetary value placed on work automatically corrupted such service, stemmed from the voluntary tradition on which the SCA was built. Voluntary service served as a way for the SCA to distinguish itself from other similar programs, such as the Youth Conservation Corps, but it also highlighted the inherently exclusive ideas about who could participate and what constituted service to the nation. Despite such an emphasis on the importance of volunteer work, SCA participants themselves did not find that characteristic particularly important for their overall experience, focusing instead on their heightened awareness about the environment and conservation issues.

Download or read book Youth and Young Adult Conservation Programs written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources. Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Annual Report written by United States. National Park Service. Rivers and Trails Conservation Assistance and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lands and Lives written by and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-15 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lives and Lands is a limited edition volume commemorating 60 years of the Student Conservation Association (SCA) and an essential keepsake for all who cherish nature and the young volunteers who help sustain it.Steeped in history, Lives and Lands shares the inspiring story of SCA Founder Liz Putnam, who blazed a trail and launched a movement of youth service and stewardship. It also features uplifting memories and testimonials from SCA alumni over the decades, and breathtaking photographs of some of America's most beloved parklands.Most of all, this remarkable commemorative conveys the enriching spirit of generation after generation of young conservation leaders, and verifies that the future of the Great Outdoors is in the greatest of hands.

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Download or read book The Student Conservation Program written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Interpretive Solutions written by Michael E. Whatley and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-02-15 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interpretive Solutions will help you harness the power of interpretive communications to improve critical resource protection issues and situations. Matching the right communications approach with the audience most in need of being reached can play a pivotal role in whether a situation stabilizes, improves, or worsens. Appropriate communications can make a positive difference in the role people play in helping to achieve desired resource protection outcomes and results.Interpretive Solutions is a joint effort between the National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Office of Education and Outreach, and National Association for Interpretation.

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Download or read book Guardians Of The Parks written by John C. Miles and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1995. This volume traces the origin and development of America's national park citizen 'watchdog' organisation. Giving an insider's perspective, and reflecting an outsiders quest for objectivity, it will be of interest to every park enthusiast and conversation historian.

Download or read book Department of the Interior and related agencies appropriations for 1989 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 862 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Ensuring Greater Yellowstone s Future written by Susan Gail Clark and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on extensive conservation experience in the greater Yellowstone region, Susan G. Clark outlines the leadership and policy issues associated with managing greater Yellowstone's natural resources and asseses the successes and failures of those who have worked there toward sustainability over the past 40 years.