Education

Five Star Preserve Hosts SCIF-Sables University Program

Education, Sables / April 23, 2025

The Five Star Preserve located near Kellyton, Alabama, along with its outstanding staff, recently provided unique tour and learning opportunity to 21 students from Auburn University’s Wildlife Enterprise Management Program. Sponsors Holland and Carolyn Powell, Sables President Susan Hayes, and SCIF staff hosted the students and their professor, Dr. Todd Franks. The Powells and Sables also …

Five Star Preserve Hosts SCIF-Sables University Program Read More »

Auburn University Students Attend the 2025 SCI Convention

Education, SCI Convention / February 26, 2025

As part of the SCIF-Sables University program, students from Auburn University and its Wildlife Enterprise Program recently attended the 2025 SCI Convention. Sponsors of the event Holland and Carolyn Powell along with the Sables provided lodging, day passes and breakfast for these students to attend the convention with day passes on Saturday. The students were accompanied …

Auburn University Students Attend the 2025 SCI Convention Read More »

Conservation Education Program Provided to the Salvation Army

Education, Sables / October 15, 2024

SCI Foundation (SCIF) and Sables as a part of their long standing partnership with The Salvation Army, provided a customized education program for 18 Salvation Army staff August 19-23, 2024, at a Salvation Army facility near Rapid City, South Dakota. Since 2008, SCIF and Sables have partnered with the Salvation Army to provide educational program training …

Conservation Education Program Provided to the Salvation Army Read More »

University Program for Aspiring Wildlife Professionals

Conservation, Education, Sables / August 28, 2024

SCI Foundation, Sables, and Auburn University to Provide Educational Opportunity to Students SCI Foundation (SCIF) and Sables have partnered with Auburn University to provide an experiential learning opportunity for up to 30 Junior and Senior students in the Wildlife Enterprise program at the university. SCI members Holland and Carolyn Powell have graciously committed to provide financial …

University Program for Aspiring Wildlife Professionals Read More »

Video Premiere: SCIF Women’s Duck Hunt

Education / July 3, 2024

SCIF Education Department, Sables, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish and Silverline productions produce SCIF Women’s Duck Hunt promotional video. In the United States, recent surveys reveal 68 % of women in the US approve of hunting and are actively participating in hunting, getting outdoors, and becoming more empowered. Women are the fastest-growing segment of …

Video Premiere: SCIF Women’s Duck Hunt Read More »

International Wildlife Museum Taxidermy for Sale

Conservation, Education / June 21, 2024

The International Wildlife Museum of the Safari Club International Foundation permanently closed on December 31, 2023. The museum housed nearly 2,000 taxidermy mounts and skulls. In the wake of this closure, The SCIF Board has approved the sale of specimens not protected under the Endangered Species Act, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, or Marine Mammal Protection Act. …

International Wildlife Museum Taxidermy for Sale Read More »

SCIF Donates International Wildlife Museum Resources

Education, Humanitarian / May 22, 2024

After 35 years in existence, December of 2023 marked the closing of SCIF’s International Wildlife Museum. Keeping with SCIF’s long tradition of supporting other conservation, education, and humanitarian programs, donations were made from the International Wildlife Museum’s Gift Shop to More than a Bed and the Arizona Department of Game and Fish. More than a Bed …

SCIF Donates International Wildlife Museum Resources Read More »

SCIF-Sables Endowed Hunting Heritage Scholarship Program Recipient

Education, Sables / April 25, 2024

SCIF and Sables is proud to announce Jocelyn Stansbury from University of Montana was selected as a recipient of the SCIF Sables Brown-Monson Foundation Hunting Heritage Scholarship. Jocelyn is currently a senior in the Wildlife Biology program. She received a scholarship for the 2023/24 academic year. Jocelyn recently thanked SCIF and The Sables while sharing her …

SCIF-Sables Endowed Hunting Heritage Scholarship Program Recipient Read More »

SCIF and Sables Join as Supporting Partners of Delta Waterfowl’s University Hunting Program

Education / February 28, 2024

The Safari Club International Foundation (SCIF) and Sables are strengthening their dedication to conservation education by partnering with Delta Waterfowl as a supporting sponsor. The partnership was celebrated with a $50,000 donation towards Delta’s University Hunting Program (UHP), presented at the Safari Club International Convention in Nashville. Delta’s UHP aligns with the SCIF Education Department’s objectives, …

SCIF and Sables Join as Supporting Partners of Delta Waterfowl’s University Hunting Program Read More »

SCI Foundation Provides Opportunities to Learn to Hunt in New Mexico

Conservation, Education, Sables / February 22, 2024

SCIF and Sables recently continued our partnership the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) to provide opportunities for new hunters to learn to hunt. This time, 12 new hunters, including 4 first-time women hunters, participated in a quail hunt on public land near Roswell, New Mexico on February 9-11, 2024. The new wingshooters camped …

SCI Foundation Provides Opportunities to Learn to Hunt in New Mexico Read More »