Preserving Nature in the National Parks
A History
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The National Park Service "family"
gathers at Mesa Verde for the 1925 superintendents conference. In a
successful effort to create a cohesive organization, Director Stephen
Mather held numerous conferences such as this. Mather stands on the
ladder; to his right is Mesa Verde superintendent and respected
archeologist Jesse L. Nusbaum; sitting, hat in hand, on the far right is
Rocky Mountain National Park superintendent Roger W Toll, later promoted
to the Yellowstone superintendency. (National Park Service Historic
Photograph Collections, Harpers Ferry Center, J. V. Lloyd,
photographer.)
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Top: The first conference of
chief naturalists, held in 1929 on the University of California campus
in Berkeley. The naturalists are seated on the steps of Hilgard Hall,
where the emerging national park professions of education, forestry, and
wildlife biology had offices in the early years. Bottom: An
evening talk at Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park, 1931.
Through museum exhibits, guide hikes, and evening talks, the naturalists
sought to enlighten the public about a park's natural history—but
they were not responsible for setting the policies by which natural
resources were managed. (National Park Service Historic Photograph
Collections, Harpers Ferry Center).
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