Aldo Leopold - A Standard of Change” is a one-man play written by and starring storyteller Jim Pfitzer, Storyteller, writer, and actor Jim Pfitzer has worked as a naturalist and river guide, lived in Redwood National Park, and traveled the...
History; Buildings, facilities and structures; Planning;
Paul Camp oral history interview as conducted by Mark Madison. Paul Camp discusses the building of the National Conservation Training Center from finding the property, the inspiration and design of the facility, locations of buildings and roads,...
Seventy-five years of successful
wildlife management is the
remarkable legacy of the
Pittman-Robertson Wildlife
Restoration Act, and the cause
of our 75th celebration. Along
with the Dingell-Johnson Sport
Fish Restoration Act, it is the
foundation...
Education; Environmental education; Podcast; Public Lecture;
William Souder’s work has appeared in many publications, including the Washington Post, New York Times, and Harper’s. He is the author of three books. A Plague of Frogs (2000) followed the investigation into outbreaks of deformed frogs across...
Dr. George Finney oral history interview as conducted by David Smith. Dr. George Finney started out with the Federal Service in Canada in 1977 as a senior biologist looking at native harvest and eventually moved his way into management as a a...
History; Employees (USFWS); Personnel; Law enforcement;
Oral history interview with Sam Miller as interviewed by Dave Hall. Also present at the interview are Sara Hall and Jonathon Schafler. Mr. Miller’s interview tape seems to have been recorded on a visit to Mr. Miller’s home, by the Halls, and...
Education; Climate change; Climate effects; Podcast; Public Lecture;
Larry Battson speaks at the Sc3 about Bigfoot, a legendary (some claim “imaginary”) ape-like human who has been reportedly sighted from California to Indiana. Battson’s background as a wildlife educator gives him a unique perspective on...
Birds; Birds of prey; Birdwatching; Podcast; Eagle Cam;
Jay Slack, Director, National Conservation Training Center and Steve Chase, Chief, Division of Education Outreach, talk about the future of the NCTC eagles and eagle cam.
Environmental education; Mammals; Management; Proposed Threatened; Podcast; Public Lecture;
When Bill Weber and Amy Vedder arrived in Rwanda to study mountain gorillas with Dian Fossey, the gorilla population was teetering toward extinction. Poaching was rampant, but it was loss of habitat that most endangered the gorillas. Weber and...
Fire management; Fires; Invasive species; Policies; Prescribed burning
This is a handbook describing the correlation between fire management and the introduction of invasive species. It offers procedures for fire managers to follow in order to prevent the spread of invasive species as an unintended result of fire...
