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| The Duck Stamp Act of 1934 |
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Individual Values and Social Conflicts |
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Time frame: 1934 - present |
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One of the earliest and most successful national, conservation programs was the Federal Duck Stamp Program. Most of the money used by hunters to purchase these stamps, which serve as hunting licenses, pays for the protection of wetlands habitat. How did a federal program that serves the needs of hunters and preservationists at the same time come to be? This is truly a story of conflict and creative compromise. |
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Getting Started: |
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Online resources:
“Artistic License – The Duck Stamp Story”, National Postal Museum.
“Glorious Flight: The Jeanette C. Rudy Duck Stamp Collection”, National Postal Museum.
“The Federal Duck Stamp Program”, US Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Books:
Federal Duck Stamp Story: Fifty Years of Excellence by Laurence F. Jonson; Alexander and Co.: Davenport, Iowa, 1984.
The Duck Stamp Story: Art, Conservation, History by Eric Jay Dolin and Bob Dumaine; Krause Publications: Iola, WI, 2000. |
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