Craig Springer, editor of the always excellent Eddies magazine, sends along this reminder of an anniversary today:
An Anniversary Worth Remembering
by Craig Springer
On March 2, 1889, Congress enacted the first federal law intended to ensure the safe passage of salmon upstream. The law was plainly titled, " an act to provide for the protection of the salmon fisheries of Alaska." A violation would cost you $250 per day in fines.
Still, 122 years later, fish passage remains a top priority of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Fisheries Program, not only in Alaska, but across the country. The National Fish Passage Program strives to connect fish to historic habitats needed for spawning, rearing, or overwintering. It’s a voluntary, non-regulatory program that provides technical and financial assistance to remove barriers to fish. To help get that done, you can take advantage of this tool. More habitat means more fish—and that’s good for people, too.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fisheries Program is in its 140th year, working with you to conserve America’s Fisheries.
-- Dr. Todd
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Roosevelt's Fishery Legacy - This Day in History
Craig Springer, the editor of the outstanding Eddies Magazine, sent me a blurb worth repeating today. It's a special anniversary! The 140th anniversary of the Fish & Wildlife Service.
Robert Roosevelt was a prodigious writer and ardent outdoorsman. This uncle to the future conservationist-president, Teddy Roosevelt, authored such books as Game Birds of the North and Superior Fishing; or The Striped Bass, Trout, Black Bass and Bluefish of the Northern States. Both were published in the 1860s at a time when he served on the New York State Fishery Commission -- a commission that he created.
Roosevelt's most lasting written work was a Congressional resolution that he penned during his single term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He wrote the resolution that created the U.S. Fish Commission, which later became the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and today's Fisheries Program.
The resolution became effective 140 years ago today, Feb. 9, 1871, and you can read it here at the Library of Congress.
-- Craig Springer (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Robert Roosevelt was a prodigious writer and ardent outdoorsman. This uncle to the future conservationist-president, Teddy Roosevelt, authored such books as Game Birds of the North and Superior Fishing; or The Striped Bass, Trout, Black Bass and Bluefish of the Northern States. Both were published in the 1860s at a time when he served on the New York State Fishery Commission -- a commission that he created.
Roosevelt's most lasting written work was a Congressional resolution that he penned during his single term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He wrote the resolution that created the U.S. Fish Commission, which later became the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and today's Fisheries Program.
The resolution became effective 140 years ago today, Feb. 9, 1871, and you can read it here at the Library of Congress.
-- Craig Springer (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
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