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15 Cards in this Set
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Homestead act of 1862
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Fronteier environmental world view; contenent to be cleared, planted and conquered. Vast transfer of land to privet interest.
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near extinction of american bison
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buffalo bill slaughtered for construction. only 200,000 survive
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henry david thoreau
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American writer and naturalist
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theodore roosevelt
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Ardent conservationist and president. 1. persuaded congress to give pres. Power to set aside fed'l wildlife refuges 2. established 36 reserves in 9 yrs. designated Grad Canyon as 1 of 16 Nat'l Pk, tripled size of national forest reserves.
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george perkins marsh
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Scientist and member of congress that influenced legislators to seek resource conservation.
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forest reserve act of 1891
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authorized president to set aside forest reserves
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gifford pinchot- US forest service
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1st US forset reserve Cheif; pioneered sound forest management using principles of 1. sustainable yield 2. multiple use of land
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antiquities act 1906
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pres to protect areas of historical or scientific significance as national monument
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wisa use conservationist v preservationist
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W-U- land should be managed wisely and scientifically to provide needed resources
Preserv- lands should be left untouched |
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naitonal park service
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1916 by congress; parks were to be maintained in a manner that leaces them unimpaired for future generations
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john Muir
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Geologist, ezplorere a& naturalist; studied Ca Yosemite Valley 6yrs
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alice hamilton
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1st expert in industrial medicine
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Civilian Conservation Corps
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2 mil unemployed planted trees
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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Under FDR provided jobs in Tennessee Valley
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Soil Conservation Act of 1935
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correct problems and conserve soil
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