The Beatles’ hit, “A Little Help from My Friends” could easily be the theme song of the National Wildlife Refuge System, but the title would need to be changed to “A Lot of help from my Friends.”
Ever since its …
Archive for December, 2010 ↓
A “Work in Progress” Rather Than “Mission Accomplished”
As we craft a vision for the National Wildlife Refuge System, it’s important not only to celebrate what has already been protected in the system’s 553 refuges, but also to think about what remains to be protected. Think “work-in-progress,” rather …
Marine Monuments: A Vision for Communication and Collaboration
Marine Conservation Biology Institute (MCBI) first became interested in the work of the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) while advocating for the protection of a collection of islands, atolls, and surrounding waters in the Pacific Ocean.
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A Draft Vision is Emerging
Since July of last summer, five teams of employees from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have been collaborating on draft vision documents in the areas of conservation planning, delivery, and science; relevance to a changing America; and leadership and …
An Inside Look at Public Outreach: National Environmental Education Foundation
Public outreach around the vision process continues and I’m finding added benefits to engaging other groups and citizens in the discussion about wildlife conservation and vision for the USFWS’s Refuge System. This week Joan, my NWRA colleague, and I met …
