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Show Wildlife Week Set March 1 7-23 By National, Local Groups The Pleasant Grove Sportsmen, Sports-men, together with conservation organizations in other states, is joining with the National Wildlife Federation in sponsoring sponsor-ing Wildlife Week 1968, March 17-23. The theme "Learn to Live with Nature," stresses the need for conservation education Phyllis Radmall, local chairman chair-man for the Wildlife Week effort, ef-fort, pointed out: "People are sold on the idea of enjoying nature and now we must sell them on the idea of learning to appreciate and care for natural resources. Conservation education educa-tion should be a part of every school program. It can also be a community project. People young and old should learn that they can help fight water and air pollution, litter and waste." The Wildlife Week observance observ-ance was first proclaimed by President Roosevelt in 1938. It is sponsored statewide by Utah Wildlife Federation in cooperation coopera-tion with the National Wildlife Federation. , This conservation organization, organiza-tion, headquartered in Washington, Washing-ton, D.C., represents two million mil-lion persons in state conservation conserva-tion organizations, as well as individual members and supporters. sup-porters. Since its founding in 1936, the Federation has coordinated coor-dinated citizen conservation efforts ef-forts with educational programs directed towards sound management man-agement of natural resorrces soil, water, forests, rangeland, and wildlife. The Federation's conservation education program includes pubUshing the award-winning National Wildlife Magazine for associate members. Recently a new program, devoted to resource re-source education for young people, peo-ple, was launched. Called the Ranger Dick Nature Club, it has its own publication, "Ranger "Rang-er Rick's Nature Magazine." Other NWF services include the distribution of "Conservation News" and "Conservation Report." Re-port." Persons interested in conservation conser-vation are invited to contact the National Wildlife Federation, Dept. 106, 1412 16th Street, N.W Washington, D.C., 20036. |