To honor select recipients of the William T. Hornaday Silver Medal award, the Camp Fire Conservation Fund offers an annual William T. Hornaday Silver Medal Scholarship. One scholarship recipient is chosen by Camp Fire from the Silver Medal winners each year. Consideration for this scholarship is automatic upon being awarded the Hornaday Silver Medal. On […]
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National Scouting Museum – Ernest Thompson Seton Memorial Library Plaque Dedication
The National Scouting Museum–Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico was officially dedicated on September 15th, 2018. After one and a half years of construction, the vision of combining the National Scouting Museum, previously located in Irving, Texas, and the Philmont Museum–Seton Memorial Library is complete. “These two historic institutions are now one comprehensive museum which […]
“We and the beasts are kin”
“Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land”
“There can be no greater issue than that of conservation in this country”
“A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children”
“Try to leave this world a little better than you found it and, when your turn comes to die, you can die happy in feeling that at any rate you have not wasted your time but have done your best”
“Leave this world a little better than you found it”
“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you”
“Like the resource it seeks to protect, wildlife conservation must be dynamic, changing as conditions change, seeking always to become more effective”
“...conservation of land and conservation of people frequently go hand in hand”
“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans”
“The purpose of conservation: The greatest good to the greatest number of people for the longest time”