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National Wildlife Federation was created
Jay Norwood Darling, a political cartoonist, was hired by Roosevelt to be chief of US biological survey and created the National Wildlife Federation. -
NWF passes FIFRA
a federal act that made it necessary to label all economic poisons with warnings and instructions to prevent injury. -
NWF passes water pollution control act
federal grants may be given to build water treatment plants -
NWF passes pesticide research act
research must be put into pesticides to find out if they are related to wildlife populations dying off. -
John F. Kennedy dedicates a new building in Washington D.C. to NWF
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NWF passes endangered species act
A law that enforces the protection of endangered species -
NWF passes FMCRA
Prohibits surface mining on unsuitable lands -
Federation initiates Earth Tomorrow
an environmental education program aimed at urban teenagers. -
NWF Launches campaign to repopulate Yellowstone with grey wolves
NWF launches campaign to reestablish populations of gray wolves in Yellowstone National Park and other areas of the Northern Rockies. Federation attorneys file lawsuit to block U.S. government from setting weak precedent for settlement of damages caused by toxic wastes under federal Superfund law. -
Federation initiates Be Out There
campaign to encourage parents and youngsters to get outdoors.
