This month’s Northeast RGS & AWS regional partnership spotlight focuses on Campfire Conservation Fund, Inc. which is based in Chappaqua, NY. Established in 1977, Campfire Conservation Fund works closely with the Campfire Club of America’s conservation committee, promoting awareness around the intelligent use of natural resources, supporting hunter and angler-led conservation efforts, and enabling education […]
“The purpose of conservation: The greatest good to the greatest number of people for the longest time”
“We and the beasts are kin”
“A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children”
“Like the resource it seeks to protect, wildlife conservation must be dynamic, changing as conditions change, seeking always to become more effective”
“Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land”
“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans”
“Leave this world a little better than you found it”
“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”
“...conservation of land and conservation of people frequently go hand in hand”
“There can be no greater issue than that of conservation in this country”
“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you”