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History of Vision Fulfilling the Promise
(1999) Refuge Improvement
Act• 1997
Keystone Conference• 1998
Conserving the Future (2011) Began in July 2010 www.americaswildlife.o
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The vision process and you❖ April 22 (Earth Day)
❖ Join the conversation at http://americaswildlife.org
❖ We need your Help
❖ The Future is in Your Hands
The Draft Vision The document is 57 pages long and includes
almost 100 recommendations• Chapter 1: Introduction• Chapter 2: Conserving the Future• Chapter 3: Conservation Science• Chapter 4: Human – Nature• Chapter 5: Organizational Excellence• Chapter 6: Leadership in a Landscape of
Change Comment directly on draft vision or email
[email protected] – start reading at www.americaswildlife.org/vision.
Draft Recommendations 10 years from now: we should be able to tell whether
the draft vision was achieved or not Some of the draft recommendations:• National Conservation Strategy for the Refuge
System• Friends group for every staffed wildlife refuge• Engage youth and volunteers• Standards for application of science• Increase youth hunting and fishing, diversity in
Refuge System workforce• Develop a five-year plan to “green” the Refuge
System And many more! New bold ideas are welcome.
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Comment on the Draft Vision Bold Ideas Forum
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Visitors to the website are asked to contribute to the development of the draft vision by:
-Comment on the draft vision document – www.americaswildlife.org/vision
- Submit new ideas and discuss them – http://ideas.americaswildlife.org
Questions & Discussion“To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering.”
Aldo Leopold