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What was the ORRRC |
Comprehensive study of resources for recreation |
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What year was the multiple use act and sustained yield act created |
1960 what |
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What did the multiple use act and sustained yield act do |
US forest service now is used for different things like crop harvesting and replanting |
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What year was the wilderness act |
1964 |
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What was the wilderness act |
Review roadless areas of 5000 more acres setting aside land not to manage |
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What year was the national trails system and wild and scenic rivers act established |
1968 |
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What is the accepted way of doing natural resource business |
Public involvement |
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Applying renewable resource policy today |
Resource managers influence may now depend on the clarity of their presentation |
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If a course of action emerges it must |
-run a gauntlet of legal and procedural requirements -May be tested |
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When was the national environmental policy act established |
1969 |
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What does the national environmental policy act do |
-Identifies environmental impacts -Proposed safeguards -analyzes cost and benefit
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When was the national forest act established |
1976 |
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How did the national forest act mandate NFS lands be maintained with |
-degrees of stocking -rate of growth -Conditions for max benefit of sustained yield |
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When was the endangered species act established |
1973 |
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What was the endangered species act |
Designed to conserve ecosystems/habitats |
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What was the clean water act |
Restored and maintained nations waters |
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States must prepare plans that |
Implement Maintain Enforce |
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What is the clean air act |
Sought to clean and accelerate progress for prevention of air pollutants |
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What is the resource planning act and what year was it established |
Requires secretary of agriculture to conduct assessments of nations resources every 10 years 1974 |
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What is the only national U.S. Forest |
Allegheny national forest |
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What is silviculture |
Theory and practice of controlling establishments composition and growth |
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What is dendrology |
Identification of trees by species |
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What is a tree |
Woody plant, single main stem getting to a height of 20 feet or more and DBH of 4 inches |
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How can you ID a tree |
Bark, leaves, fruit, flowers, cones, branches, texture, look, color, bark |
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What are the 2 tree groups |
Conifer and broad leafed Or evergreen can deciduous |
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What is a gymnosperm |
A plant with uncovered seeds |
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What is an angiosperm |
A plant with covered seeds |
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What are the forms of tree growth |
Buds, cambium, and root tips |
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What are some site factors to trees growth |
-Some need bright open sun -Some need shade -air -acid rain -wind -temp -climate |
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What are the 3 basic particles |
-sand -silt -clay |
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Why are forests important |
-oxygen -wildlife -stops natural disasters -recreation use -wood products -water supply -erosion control -mining -livestock -plantations |
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What is forest conservation |
Wise use and management |
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Who was the father of conservation |
Gifford Pinchot |
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What was Pinchot the founder of |
Society of foresters |
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Where did Pinchot go for his degree |
Europe |
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When did Pinchot die and how old was he |
1941 at 81 |
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Who did Pinchot marry |
Chorcho nebrice |
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What president did Pinchot associate with |
Teddy Roosevelt |
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How long was Pinchot a governor |
2 terms |
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What are the forest protection methods |
Measuring and mapping Planting Harvesting |
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What is the largest pro society for foresters |
Society for American foresters |
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What year was the forest reserves act |
1891 |
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Who was the 1st director of the U.S. Forest service |
Gifford Pinchot |
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When did Pinchot become director |
1905 |
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Who fired Pinchot |
Taft |
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What year was Pinchot fired |
1910 |
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When did FDR create the New Deal Program |
1933 |
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What is reforestation |
Replanting of trees |
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What year was the organic act |
1897 |
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How many seedlings are planted for one tree cut |
6 |
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When was the society of American foresters formed |
November 30 1900 |
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When was the 1st private sustained yield management program formed |
1927 |
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What is urban forestry |
Care and management of tree populations in urban settings |
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When was Clarke-mcnary law established |
1924 |
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What are things improved with urban forestry |
Municipal ordinance Civic participation Research Satellite imagery Professional education |
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When was national parks service established |
1916 |
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What was the weeks act |
Authorized purchase of forest lands to protect navigable waters |
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When was the weeks act passed |
1911 |
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Most forestry jobs are |
Outdoors Isolated Hazardous Physically demanding |
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What year was forest reserves changed to national forests |
1907 |
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Who was the first American trained in forestry |
Gifford Pinchot |
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When was The US forest service established |
1905 |
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What does the forest service organic act do |
Provide authority to manage forest lands |
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What year did congress establish the 1st forest reserve |
1891 |
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What year did the American forestry association set up |
1875 |
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What is the oldest non profit |
American forestry association |
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What were the early laws and what years were they |
Intended to ensure ship building from 1799-1881 |
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What is the CCC |
Civilian. Conservation corps |
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What is the WPA |
Work progress administration |
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What was good about the CCC |
Kept people fed Kept people working Educated people Planted trees |
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When was the tree farm movement |
1941 |
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When was the tree farm movement |
1941 |
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What are the 4 tenants of the tree farm |
Wood Water Wildlife Recreation |
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When was the forest control act |
1947 |
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When was the forest control act |
1947 |
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What was the forest control act |
Cooperative program to find people and money to fight pests |
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When was the forest control act |
1947 |
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What was the forest control act |
Cooperative program to find people and money to fight pests |
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What is the ORRRC |
Outdoor recreation resources review commission |
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When was the forest control act |
1947 |
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What was the forest control act |
Cooperative program to find people and money to fight pests |
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What is the ORRRC |
Outdoor recreation resources review commission |
