Purpose of endangered species act 50TH anniversary preparations the endangered species act is a key piece of legislation promoting species conservation and underlying the u s program to protect…

Purpose of endangered species act 50TH anniversary preparations the endangered species act is a key piece of legislation promoting species conservation and underlying the u s program to protect threatened and endangered species in 2023, the endangered species coalition, dozens of our member organizations and partners, agencies, and others will celebrate the 50TH anniversary of the endangered species act with a year of events and activities the celebration will broaden and deepen support for the endangered species act and biodiversity conservation, including by celebrating successes and increasing visibility and knowledge of the endangered species act targeted outreach and planning will be conducted to support individuals and communities of many diverse backgrounds and identities to engage in this celebration, reaching a broad swath of the american public ES day objectives 2022 engage 300 nonprofit organizations, government agencies, institutions, schools, parks, and community groups in endangered species day 2022 engage 750 students in the saving endangered species youth art contest providing students with a creative opportunity to learn about threatened and endangered species reach an audience of 750 million people with news stories, social media posts, and other public messaging about endangered species day and the importance of biodiversity conservation educate u s residents about threatened and endangered species via a minimum of 50 educational endangered species day events around the country plant 20 pollinator gardens of native plant species across the united states that provide habitat and food for critical native pollinator species maintain a central website for all endangered species day events, resources, and information endangered species act 50TH anniversary objectives 2022 form a steering committee that engages 20 nonprofit, institutional, and agency partners to plan for the 50TH anniversary of endangered species act create 4 subcommittees that meet regularly to engage in planning communications, education and youth engagement, special events, and arts and culture create communications materials could include a website, logo, flyers, stickers, pamphlets, calendar about the ESA 50TH anniversary celebration, and create a written plan outlining the distribution and use of those materials to engage the public