The Phillips Collection museum director. Their son, Laughlin, became director in 1972. He led The Phillips Collection through a multi-year program to ensure the physical and financial security of the collection, renovate and enlarge the museum buildings, expand and professionalize the staff, conduct research on the collection, and make the Phillips more accessible to the public. In 1992, Charles S. Moffett, a noted author and curator, was named director. Moffett was directly involved with the presentation of several ambitious exhibitions during his six-year tenure, including the memorable "Impressionists on the Seine: A Celebration of Renoir’s "Luncheon of the Boating Party"" in 1996. Jay
Conservation of painted turtles prey in turtle ponds, herbicides hurting aquatic vegetation, or just generalized water pollution impacting turtles. However, no definite impacts have been quantified. Outdoor recreation also affects turtles. Boating traffic near basking sites can disturb painted turtles. Some turtles die indadvertantly on fisherman's hooks—the turtles are noteworthy for stealing bait. Oregon is considering stream access modifications to reduce wanton shooting. Gervais notes that turtle research itself impacts the populations. Many turtle surveys have been done, which did not result in publication. She advocates developing computer-based population models instead, to better understand evolution of painted turtle numbers, and reserving catch and release