1. EARLY AMERICA

2. 1700s Rise of secularism, affluence – English parks, gardens Scientific Revolution French Revolution (1789-1799) Industrial Revolution

3. 1700s Industrial-strength resource extraction – British ships 1782 U.S. Constitution signed

4. 1800s – Acquisition & Disposal Phases Federal acquisitions – 1803: Louisiana Purchase (France) – 1819: Florida (Spain) – 1846: OR, WA, ID (England) – 1848: NM to CA (Mexico) – 1850: Texas (Texas) – 1867: Alaska (Russia)

5. 1800s – Acquisition & Disposal Phases Federal disposal of public lands – Railroad concessions – 1853: Central Park, NYC Federal reservation of public lands – Pleasuring grounds – First American game reserves – 1872: Yellowstone National Park – 1886: U.S. Cavalry in Yellowstone – 1890: Sequoia National Park, Yosemite NP – 1891: Forest Reserve Act

6. 1800s – Acquisition & Disposal Phases 1864: Of Man and Nature 1872: 6 th edition, Origin of Species 1880s first golf resorts Consumptive use/recreation – 1890: last wild passenger pigeon shot – Bison depauperate – Closing of the frontier

8. 1800s – Acquisition & Disposal Phases 1864: Of Man and Nature 1872: 6 th edition, Origin of Species 1880s first golf resorts Consumptive use/recreation – 1890: last wild passenger pigeon shot – Bison John Muir vs. Gifford Pinchot – Hetch Hetchy Valley

9. 1900s – Custodial, Confrontation Phases 1901 – 1909:Theodore Roosevelt – 100M ac forest reserves 1905: Transfer Act – Bureau of Forestry 1906: Antiquities Act – National monuments 1910: Glacier National Park 1915: Rocky Mountain National Park 1916: NPS Organic Act

10. 2016: CENTENNIAL OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

11. 1900s: Custodial Phase 1900-1930: Reform Parks – organized rec – 1930s: Civilian Conservation Corps, Works Progress Administration, Tennessee Valley Authority – FD Roosevelt, the Golden Age of Conservation – 1937: Appalachian Trail – Benton MacKaye – Rockefeller land donations

12. Prewar America The following images are from 1939-43, documenting the effects of the Great Depression Farm Security Administration, Office of War Information