Community-based conservation

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...