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Historical Development of Conservation Movements. Review. Major cultural changes The Agricultural Revolution The Industrial Revolution The Information and Globalization Revolution New technologies Expansion of the population Increased resource consumption Increased environmental impact. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Historical Development of Historical Development of Conservation MovementsConservation Movements
ReviewReview Major cultural changesMajor cultural changes
The Agricultural RevolutionThe Agricultural Revolution The Industrial RevolutionThe Industrial Revolution The Information and Globalization RevolutionThe Information and Globalization Revolution
New technologiesNew technologies Expansion of the populationExpansion of the population Increased resource consumptionIncreased resource consumption Increased environmental impactIncreased environmental impact
Conservation Movements in Conservation Movements in the U.S. *1600-todaythe U.S. *1600-today Expansion/Exploitation 1600 ~ 1900Expansion/Exploitation 1600 ~ 1900 Early Warnings 1830s ~ 1880sEarly Warnings 1830s ~ 1880s First Conservation Movement 1870s ~ 1920sFirst Conservation Movement 1870s ~ 1920s Second Conservation Movement 1920s ~ 1940sSecond Conservation Movement 1920s ~ 1940s Environmental Movement 1962 ~ 1976Environmental Movement 1962 ~ 1976 Pragmatism/Reassessment 1976 ~ todayPragmatism/Reassessment 1976 ~ today
*This is the one time you need to know dates.*This is the one time you need to know dates.
Expansion/Exploitation Expansion/Exploitation 1600-19001600-1900
Land Acquisition by Federal GovernmentLand Acquisition by Federal Government Indian TreatiesIndian Treaties Land give-away or Homestead ActLand give-away or Homestead Act Texas land settlementTexas land settlement
nationalgeographic.com
Early Warnings Early Warnings 1830’s-1880’s1830’s-1880’s Resources not endlessResources not endless
Romantic view of Romantic view of naturenature
Writers and PaintersWriters and Painters Closing of the American Closing of the American
FrontierFrontier
First Conservation Movement First Conservation Movement 1870’s-1920’s1870’s-1920’s Establishing national & state parksEstablishing national & state parks Establishing national forestsEstablishing national forests State regulation of fish and gameState regulation of fish and game
Conservation of Conservation of Natural ResourcesNatural Resources
ConservationConservation
"There can be no greater issue than that "There can be no greater issue than that of conservation in this country."of conservation in this country." Confession of Faith Speech, Progressive National Convention, Chicago, IL, Confession of Faith Speech, Progressive National Convention, Chicago, IL, August 6, 1912August 6, 1912
ConservationConservation
"The conservation of natural resources "The conservation of natural resources is the fundamental problem. Unless is the fundamental problem. Unless we solve that problem it will avail us we solve that problem it will avail us little to solve all others."little to solve all others."
Address to the Deep Waterway Convention, Memphis, TN, October 4, 1907Address to the Deep Waterway Convention, Memphis, TN, October 4, 1907
Conservation LegacyConservation Legacy
150 National Forests150 National Forests51 Federal Bird Reservations51 Federal Bird Reservations
4 Natural Game Preserves4 Natural Game Preserves5 National Parks5 National Parks
18 National Monuments18 National Monuments24 Reclamation Projects24 Reclamation Projects
7 Conservation Conferences & Commissions7 Conservation Conferences & Commissions
Conservation EffortsConservation Efforts
Boone and Crockett ClubBoone and Crockett ClubProtection of YellowstoneProtection of Yellowstone
Pelican Island Bird ReservationPelican Island Bird Reservation1905 ~ Gifford Pinchot ~ U.S. Forest Service1905 ~ Gifford Pinchot ~ U.S. Forest Service
43,000,000 to 194,000,000 acres of national forest43,000,000 to 194,000,000 acres of national forestJohn Muir - YosemiteJohn Muir - Yosemite
Second Conservation Second Conservation Movement 1930-1940Movement 1930-1940
Civilian Conservation Civilian Conservation Corp [CCC] – 2 Corp [CCC] – 2
million peoplemillion people Dam Building in the Dam Building in the
American WestAmerican West Tennessee Valley Tennessee Valley
AuthorityAuthority www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/
Environmental Movement Environmental Movement 1962-19761962-1976 Quality of lifeQuality of life Chemical threats -- Silent SpringChemical threats -- Silent Spring Federal LegislationFederal Legislation Earth DayEarth Day
Pragmatism/Reassessment Pragmatism/Reassessment 1976-today1976-today Climate ChangeClimate Change BiodiversityBiodiversity EnergyEnergy
For further reading...For further reading... Wilderness and the American Mind - Wilderness and the American Mind - Roderick Roderick
Frazier NashFrazier Nash Theodore Rex - Theodore Rex - Edmund MorrisEdmund Morris John Muir: America’s Naturalist - John Muir: America’s Naturalist - Thomas LockerThomas Locker