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Environmental Timeline

  • Agricultrual Revolution
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    Agricultrual Revolution

    Before 10,000 years ago humans where nomadic and traveled around the earth to find food. During the agricultral revolution humans began to build civilzations and farm.
  • John Muir

    John Muir

    He was a conservationalist who helped build the National park system. He was also the president of the Sierra Club that worked to preserve Yosmite National Park.
  • Henry David Thoreau's Walden

    Henry David Thoreau's Walden

    The book Walden tells about the experience of Henry David Thoreau as he lived in a cabin by Walden pond for 2 years by himself. The book focused on why man needed to get back to nature.
  • The Homstead Act

    The Homstead Act

    A law that allowed people the opportunity to get 160 acres of land to settle in the west.
  • Founding of Yellowstone National Park

    Founding of Yellowstone National Park

  • Founding of American Forestry Association

    Founding of American Forestry Association

  • Founding of Sequoia National Park

    Founding of Sequoia National Park

  • Founding of  Yosemite National Park

    Founding of Yosemite National Park

  • Founding of Sierra Club

    Founding of Sierra Club

    The Sierra Club was founded in order to protect the Yosmite National Park. John Muir was it's first president.
  • Founding of The Lacy Act

    Founding of The Lacy Act

    The Lacy Act made it illegal for plants, fish, and wildlife to be exported or imported. It was also the first U.S. law to protect wildlife.
  • Establishment of Pelican Island

    Establishment of Pelican Island

    Created by Theodor Roosevelt, Pelican Island was the first First National Wild life Refuge. It is also the largest land manged for wildlife.
  • First National Wild life Refuge established

    First National Wild life Refuge established

    Pelican Island is the first land set aside for wildlife to recover.
  • Founding of U.S Forest Service

    Founding of U.S Forest Service

    An national agency that was founded to protect America's national forests. The Agency was created by Theodore Roosevelt.
  • The Golden Age of Conservatioin

    The Golden Age of Conservatioin

    The Golden Age of Conservation describes the presidental term of Theodore Rosevelt. He passed many laws to help enviroment.
  • Gifford Pinchot

    Gifford Pinchot

    He was nicknamed the father of conservation. He was the head of the department of agriculture and gave organization to national parks.
  • US Forest Service founded

    US Forest Service founded

    An agency that monitors the puplic land in national forest and grasslands.
  • Gifford Pinchot

    Gifford Pinchot

    American forester and politition.
  • Aldo Leopold

    Aldo Leopold

  • Audubon Society founded

    Audubon Society founded

  • Antiquities Act

    Antiquities Act

  • US National Park Service founded

    US National Park Service founded

    Protects National Parks
  • Civilian Conservation Corps founded

    Founded by Franklin Delano Rosevelt by his new deal program.
  • Taylor Grazing Act

    Taylor Grazing Act

    Made by FDR in order to protect farmlands.
  • Fish plus Wildlife Service founded

    conserve and protect wildlife and fish enviroments.
  • Silent Spring published by Rachel Carson

    Silent Spring published by Rachel Carson

    enviromental science book
  • Wilderness Act

    Wilderness Act

    created the wilderness preservation system.
  • Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act

    Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act

    Raised funds for the U.S fish and wildlife service
  • Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

    Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

    Protects rivers and lakes.