March 8 — Everett Horton Patents the Telescoping Fishing Rod (1887) – Today in Conservation

February 21 — Carolina Parakeet Goes Extinct (1918) – Today in Conservation

January 11 — Aldo Leopold Born (1887) – Today in Conservation

Yankee Magazine September/October 2015 by Yankee Magazine - Issuu

Covered Bridges

October 14 — Dr. Mamie Parker, Pioneering African American Fisheries Scientist and Leader, Born (1957) – Today in Conservation

April 30 — First State Hunting License Fee Enacted (1864) – Today in Conservation

March 14 — First National Wildlife Refuge Created (1903) – Today in Conservation

September 18 — Grey Owl, Pioneering Conservationist in Canada, Born (1888) – Today in Conservation

Discovery featuring Studio Artwork & Country Americana

December 21 — Trevor Kincaid Born (1872) – Today in Conservation

A drifting cowboy: 1920 Bristol Steel Fishing Rods Catalog

April 27 — Soil Conservation Service Created (1935) – Today in Conservation

March 15 — Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior, Born (1874) – Today in Conservation