Renewable energy

APES Timeline

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  • Jan 1, 1000

    Agricultural Revolution

    Agricultural Revolution
    A period of agricultural devolpment about 10,000 years ago where an increse of farm technology and agricultural productivity were made.

  • Industrial Revolution

    Industrial Revolution
    A period of time where the nation transformed from an agricultural nation into an industrial one.

  • John Muir

    John Muir
    An American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the U.S.

  • Walden by Henry David Thoreau

    Walden by Henry David Thoreau
    A book written by Henry David Thoreau that discussed personal declaration of independance, social experiment, spiritual exploration, and a satire.

  • Homestead Act

    U.S. federal laws that provided someone the right to own land, also known as a homesead at little or no cost at all.

  • Yellowstone National Park was founded

    Yellowstone National Park was founded
    Yellowstone is a national park located in the United States, more specifically in the state of Wyoming.

  • American Forestry Assosiation founded

    American Forestry Assosiation founded
    A 501 non profit association who's purpose is to protect and restore forest's ecosystems.

  • Yosemite & Sequoia National Parks founded

    Yosemite & Sequoia National Parks founded
    United States national parks both located in the far northern part of California and a small portion of Nevada.

  • General Revision Act

    General Revision Act
    Act that allowed the president of the United States of America to create forest preserves under the Forest Reserve Act.

  • Sierra Club founded

    Sierra Club founded
    One of the oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organizations in the United States.

  • Lacey Act

    Lacey Act
    A conservation law in the United States that was introduced into Congress by Rep. John F. Lacey, an Iowa Republican, the act was signed into law by President William McKinley.

  • First national wildfire refuge established

    First national wildfire refuge established
    Pelican Island National WIldfire Refuge was the first national wildfire refuge established in the United States, more specifically located off the western coast of Orchid Island of in the Indian River Lagoon east of Sebastian, Florida.

  • U.S. Forest Service founded

    U.S. Forest Service founded
    An agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands.