A major effort has been started in SCI's Washington Office to collect information on the chapter conservation activities of SCI and to publish it in a form useful to the chapters and to the rest of the organization. Each of SCI's 170 chapters is required to carry out at least one wildlife conservation project a year.
Many chapters carry out more than one project.
The projects are often done in conjunction with local universities or state fish and wildlife agencies. Much more than that is spent by the chapters on conservation, and the new studies by the Washington Office will begin to show both the nature of the projects and the amount of money spent collectively on conservation. The Washington Office will also be providing information to the chapters on possible projects. SCI has a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to engage in conservation projects on the National Wildlife Refuges. The SCI Washington Office is working with the Service to identify specific projects and to provide a list to the chapters.