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| anticonservation |
combined form of conservation. |
| captive breeding |
the act of maintaining populations of plants or animals in controlled environments, esp.in conservation facilities and wildlife reserves. |
| catch-and-release |
in fishing, a policy of conservation that requires fish to be released back into the wild after being caught. |
| CCC |
abbreviation of "Civilian Conservation Corps," the New Deal program in the U.S. (1933-42) that provided conservation work for the unemployed during the Great Depression, through activities such as constructing and maintaining buildings and trails for state and national parks. |
| Civilian Conservation Corps |
the New Deal program in the U.S. (1933-42) that provided conservation work for the unemployed during the Great Depression, through activities such as constructing and maintaining buildings and trails for state and national parks. |
| conservancy |
an organization devoted to conservation of natural resources, historical buildings, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| nonconservation |
combined form of conservation. |
| timesaving |
facilitating the conservation or efficient use of time. |
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