Chaired by Jean Langenheim, the committee decided to develop a living past presidents timeline as a way of presenting the personal recollections of each president about the major issues and developments during their term in office. This timeline, still under development, covers the period 1968 to the present. Progress can be viewed at ;xSTx;a href="http://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/30928/ESA-Living-Past-Presidents/" target="blank";xETx;Living Past Presidents' Timeline;xSTx;/a;xETx;. ;xNLx;;xNLx;Subsequently, the Past Presidents Committee agreed that a similar timeline could be developed for earlier presidents, using historical records as an indication of the issues and developments faced by the officers from 1916 to 1967.;xNLx;;xNLx;This 1926 photo shows 16 of ESA’s founding members. To identify people in the photo, see the ;xSTx;a href="http://esa.org/history/photo-identification/" target="blank";xETx;ESA History website;xSTx;/a;xETx;. ;xNLx;;xNLx;
1915-2015
Natural areas and field trips are important
Defining the qualifications for membership
ESA joins the National Research Council
Identifying areas important for study
First issue of Ecology published
Ecology for the benefit of human welfare
Affiliation with other biological sciences
Resolution to protect Glacier Bay
Promotion of national parks and monuments
A Naturalist's Guide to the Americas published
Long-term basic research is important
Quantitative studies are encouraged
Concerns raised about ESA advocacy
U. S. Forest Service commended
First issue of Ecological Monographs
Managing "complete units"
Protecting wilderness values
Clarification of nomenclature
Maintaining water levels during drought
A broad and synthetic view
First ESA sections established
The importance of ESA's historical records
Applied ecology: An aspect of human ecology
“Harmonizing” ESA’s constitution with actual practices, with changes that would facilitate holding land for natural areas
The minutes note that “The editors are not too well pleased with the physical appearance and make-up of many of the manuscripts submitted.”
ESA journals for European libraries are stored until after the war
ESA’s annual meetings are canceled due to the war, at the request of the U.S. Department of Defense Transportation.
No annual meeting due to the war; the number of new graduate students declines.
Controversy over ESA’s constitution; the Committee on Preservation of Natural Conditions is discontinued.
Defends last year’s decision that ESA committees cannot influence legislation on their own behalf, though committees can ask the Society to take such actions.
Envisoning a permanent home for ESA
AIBS is founded, ESA joins, and the George Mercer Award is established
ESA participates in planning a World Congress of Social and Applied Sciences
Concern about the low number of papers submitted for the annual meeting; annual dinner cancelled because of uncertainty about how many would attend.
ESA and AAAS sponsor a symposium on science and human values, with philosopher John Dewey on the program
The Committee on the National Scientific Roster and Related Problems identifies the role of ecologists at times of war and peace
ESA’s membership should be larger to enable the Society to “assume its appropriate place.”
Concern about special interest groups leaving ESA
Membership in Natural Resources Council of America renewed after members complai
New emphasis on the ecological effects of pesticides and radiation
To better accommodate the broad interests of ESA members, a proposal for special interest sections and geographical chapters is adopted.
ESA members vote to again withdraw from the Natural Resources Council of America
ESA’s role in public affairs and defining human ecology
Should ESA merge with ASLO?
Manuscript submissions result in long publication delays
Radioecology becomes an issue of major concern and President John F. Kennedy asks NRC for advice on natural resources
A sharper focus on ecosystems and long-term effects
The Public Affairs Committee is appointed and the chair testifies at a Congressional hearing.
ESA members nominated for the National Academy of Science
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