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 FAST FACTS &
TITILLATING TRIVIA
from
Waterton And Glacier
In A Snap!
by Ray D
Juff & Chris Morrison
THIS WEEK'S TIDBIT
Birds of a feather
George Bird Grinnell is hailed for
his singular devotion to having the Glacier area
eventually set aside as a national park. It was
by no means the first crusade for Grinnell, who
was the editor and publisher of Forest and
Stream.
In 1886, alarmed by the use of bird feathers on
women's hats the impact of that fashion on bird
populations, Grinnell announced in Forest and
Stream the founding of the Audubon Society,
dedicated to saving birds. The following year,
with Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt (1858-1919), he
also founded the Boone and Crockett Club. He met
Roosevelt in 1885 and given him a report on the
slaughter of big game in the West.
The Boone and Crockett Club was founded to
promote "fair hunting" and to push for
legislation to promote conservation.
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