Secretary Jewell Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Landmark Conservation Laws

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell celebrated the 50th Anniversary of two landmark conservation laws - The Wilderness Act and the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act - at Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey.

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    The two laws, signed by President Johnson at the same Rose Garden ceremony transformed conservation and outdoor recreation in America, to date protecting more than 109 million acres of pristine landscapes and enabling federal, state and local agencies to undertake more than 40,000 recreation and conservation projects in communities across the country. Photo: DOI

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    “It takes a village to protect a swamp, to create wilderness where there was no wilderness before but where there were birds and species that needed protecting," said Jewell. Photo: DOI

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    "I just can't think of a better place to be than right here at the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey to celebrate this historic day…completing trail work projects," said Jewell. Photo: DOI

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