Nature conservation

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Photographs highlighting conservation and nature programs from local asssociations including neighborhood improvement, gardening, and community recreation. A photograph of young gardeners at the Neighbobrhood House in Berlin, Germany is also included with these photographs.

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Photographs from the second YWCA of the USA conference on outdoor recreation and convservation held at the Grand Tetons National Park. Photographs include images of the park, the Gros Ventre Slide interpretive trail ceremonies, delegates, leaders, and hikes. At least one of the photographs has 1964 written in pencil on the back and may refer to the first conservation conference.

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Photographs of the Y-Teen work camp in Grand Teton National Park working with the United States Forest Service creating the Gros Ventre Interpretive Tail. Photographs include images of the trail, participants doing trail work, placing signs, camping activities, trail dedication ceremonies, scenes, and the presentation of a film to the White House.

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the planning, proceedings and post-conference actions of the National Youth Conference on Natural Beauty and Conservation held in Washington, D.C. in June of 1966. YWCA of the U.S.A. is one of the participating organizations along with the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, YMCA, 4-H clubs and other youth organizations.The conference goal, as stated in planning meeting notes, is "for youth to explore and define their role in national beauty and conservation." Post-conference...

Scope and Contents Following the National Youth Conference on Natural Beauty and Conservation in 1966, subsequent projects, actions and conferences are planned to further explore the role of youth in conservation, achieve actionable results and carry the momentum of the conference forward. To help groups realize their conservation projects, Coca Cola offers community project assistant grants. Grant guidelines and announcements are included and further describe the requirements and goals of the program. Another...

Scope and Contents Planning materials, conference proceedings, and reports concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. conferences on outdoor recreation and conservation. Two national conference in the Grand Teton National Park on Jackson Lake explore the role of the YWCA of the U.S.A. in conservation efforts, the role of outdoor recreation in programming and ways to implement both. Documents include conference bulletins, brochures, proceedings, speeches and post-conference reports. Also included are planning materials for...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning Y-Teen area summer conferences, adult leadership of Y-Teens, eastern area seminars, and Y-Teen work camp projects with the U.S. Forest Service. Notes and reports document the planning and program of area Y-Teen conferences for the Western region of the YWCA of the U.S.A. in 1961 and 1962. Following these documents are correspondence and reports concerning program planning and resources for all area Y-Teen summer conferences 1961-1969. Y-Teen adult leadership materials...

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This collection contains material relating to the 2001 "Harriman Expedition Retraced: A Century of Change" project designed and executed by Thomas Litwin, Ph.D, who taught biology and environmental conservation at Smith College from 1989 to 2013. The project recreated railway magnate Edward Henry Harriman’s 1899 scientific expedition to Alaska.