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Natural Resources Conservation and Management Past, Present, and Future Lecture #1 MS LC Fort High School

’s- a time of plenty

Land stretched for miles! Land stretched for miles! Endless resources! Endless resources! Huge forests leveled Huge forests leveled Prairies converted to farmland Prairies converted to farmland Swamps were drained for useable land Swamps were drained for useable landAttitude: USE IT UP, AND MOVE ON!

Conservation in the 19 th Century Need for conservation of land and resources became evident: Need for conservation of land and resources became evident: Trees disappeared Trees disappeared Soils were eroded Soils were eroded Several leaders and visionaries stepped forward to intervene.

George Perkins-Marsh Diplomat-naturalist Diplomat-naturalist Identified fragile nature of our resources Identified fragile nature of our resources Attracted attention to abuses by humans Attracted attention to abuses by humans Wrote the book Man and Nature in 1864 Wrote the book Man and Nature in 1864 Began the environmental movement Began the environmental movement a.org/wiki/Georg e_Perkins_Marsh Wikipedia link to find out more about this great man

John Muir True naturalist, loved nature True naturalist, loved nature Journaled amazing adventures Journaled amazing adventures Devoted his life to preservation of great places Devoted his life to preservation of great places Lobbied hard for the establishment of national parks Lobbied hard for the establishment of national parks Wrote many books that spread the idea of preservation of amazing places for future generations Wrote many books that spread the idea of preservation of amazing places for future generations Wikipedia link to more information on John Muir a.org/wiki/John_ Muir

Parks and Happenings due to Muir Yellowstone 1872 Yellowstone 1872

Parks and Happenings due to Muir Yosemite 1890 CA Yosemite 1890 CA

Parks and Happenings due to Muir Sequoia 1890 CA Sequoia 1890 CA

Parks and Happenings due to Muir Congress established 28 forest reserves in 1891 Congress established 28 forest reserves in 1891 Forest Reserve Act of 1881 Land Revision Act of 1881 These Acts not only set aside land, but set up the infrastructure to manage them. National Forests U.S. Forest Service

Parks and Happenings due to Muir Sierra Club founded by Muir in 1892 Sierra Club founded by Muir in Explore, Enjoy, Protect the Planet! John started this political activist group to lobby for the protection of our natural resources. Please understand this is different than conservation!

To be continued……….