Ira Noel Gabrielson
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N 38° 53.032 W 077° 18.078
18S E 300389 N 4306406
Erected 2008 by Department of Historic Resources, on April 26. (Marker Number T-46-a.)
Waymark Code: WMGJF7
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/12/2013
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Oakton resident Dr. Ira Noel Gabrielson was a pioneer conservationist, distinguished field ornithologist, and renowned author. He served as the first director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and an international leader of conservation projects. Gabrielson was a founder and the first chairman of the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority and first president of World Wildlife Fund-US. For his life’s work, he was inducted into the National Wildlife Federation’s Conservation Hall of Fame in 1978. His land, between Leeds Road and Difficult Run, is a Fairfax County park known as Gabrielson Gardens Park.
Marker Number: T-46-a
Marker Title: Ira Noel Gabrielson
Marker Location: Oakton, Virginia
County or Independent City: Fairfax County
Web Site: Not listed
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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