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1838: John Muir
He founded the Sierra Club. He also helped to organize the sequoia and Yosemite National Parks. As early as 1876, he urged the federal government to adopt a forest conservation policy. He was the author of several books as well, including The Mountains of California (1894), Our National Parks (1901), Stickeen: The Story of a Dog (1909) and My First Summer in the Sierra (1911). -
1854: Walden by Henry David Thoreau
1854: Walden by Henry David Thoreau was an American Classic. about Thoreau having a simple life in the surroundedings of nature. The book was a social expirmient about self-efficency. -
1872: Yellowstone National Park founded
1872: Yellowstone National Park founded and was the first National Park in the World. known for its wildlife. Including the popularized Old Geyser. signed by President Ulysses S. Grant. it began a worldwide park movement. -
1875: American Forestry Association founded
1875: September American Forestry Association founded with intentions of conserving the forests and protecting them -
1890: Yosemite plus Sequoia National Park founded
located in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range, beautiful nature which needed to be protected. signed into law by President Benjamin Harrison -
1892: Sierra Club founded*
May 28, 1892, San Francisco, CA. John Muir was the first president, and their first rule of action was to extend the boundaries of Yosemite National Park. Now it is the largest environmental organization -
1900: Lacey Act
a law of conservation prohibits trade in wildlife that have been taken illegally taken, possessed transported or sold. For example fish, and plants -
1901-09: Golden Age of Conservation (Theodore Roosevelt)
1901-09: Golden Age of Conservation (Theodore Roosevelt) -
1903: First national wildlife refuge established
1903: First national wildlife refuge established -
1905: U.S. forest Service founded*
established within the department of agriculture. The service focuses heavily on maintaining safe and healthy forests throughout the united states. -
1905: Audubon Society founded*
goal is to protect the water birds throughout the United States. William Dutcher is named first President -
1906: Antiquities Act
Gives the president the authority to create national parks in order to protect nature, culture, and science -
1909: Aldo Leopold
author, scientist, ecologist, forester, conservationist, and environmentalist. He is known for the book he wrote titles, Sand County Almanac. He believed in wildlife preservation, and had key ideas in the environmental conservation movement. -
1912: U.S. National Park service founded
1912: U.S. National Park service founded -
1930s: Dust Bowl*
name given to the drought in the great plains region. Dust bowl was very problematic causing storms that affected everything from the soil to cattle. -
1933: Civilian Conservation Corps founded*
The conservations corps was one of the first New Deal relief program that wished to build good character through environmental conservation through outdoor work. called the “tree army” -
1933: Soil Conservation Service founded*
partnered with farmers and landowners to help protect the land. Their goal was to have productive and healthy land. -
1934: Taylor Grazing Act*
regulates the act of gazing on public land for the improvement of healthy lands -
1940: Fish plus Wildlife Service founded*
1940: Fish plus Wildlife Service founded federal government agency within the department of interior. The intentions of the agency is to protect the fish and wildlife of America. -
1962: Silent Spring published by Rachel Carson*
Silent Spring is an environmental science book written by Rachel Carson. The book documented the detrimental effects on the environment with the use of pesticides. -
1963: Clean Air Act (*63, *65, *70,*77,*90)*
moderated the control of air pollution -
1969: Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, caught fire*
located in on Lake Erie. after catching on fire it sparked a huge enviormental movement. -
NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act)*
pushes to better the quality of our environment -
1970: First Earth Day
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1970: Environmental Protection Agency established
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1973: Endangered Species Act
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1973: OPEC oil embargo*
1973: OPEC oil embargo* members of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries put an embargo on oil. This raised the price of oil significantly. Its effects continued to last for a significantly long time -
1974: Roland and Molina (UCI) announce that CFC*s are depleting the ozone layer
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1976: RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act)*
gives the EPA the ability to control the amount of toxic waste, and the methods of subduing it. generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal -
1977: Clean Water Act*
The law that allows the government of the United States to have authority over water pollution. providing treatment, preventing pollution, chemically physically and biologically. -
1977: Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act*
regulates the environmental effects of coal mining, and reestablishing abandoned coal mines. -
1978: Love Canal, NY (toxic waste leaks into residential houses)*
a neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York, and the grounds for 22,000 tons of toxic waste. cuasing tremendous problems for the city -
1979: 3 Mile Island Nuclear accident*
partial nuclear meltdown that occurred on March 28, 1979, this was listed as the most problematic error in the nuclear power plant issue. THis was a huge safety concern to our environment and the people that live in it. -
1984: Bhopal, Indian (chemical toxic cloud kills 2,000)*
This was the worst gas leak in the world. It took place in india. 3,787 deaths related to the gas release -
1986: Chernoby
The Chernobyl disaster was a catastrophic nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, which was under the direct jurisdiction of the central authorities of the Soviet Union. -
1987: Montreal Protocol*
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that deteriate the Ozone Layer is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of several substances that are responsible for ozone depletion. -
1989: Exxon Valdez*
oil tanker bound for Long Beach, California, spilled 11 to 38 million US gallons -
1992: Energy Policy Act of 1992*
1992: Energy Policy Act of 1992* It was passed by Congress and set goals, created mandates, and amended utility laws to increase clean energy use and improve overall energy efficiency in the United States. -
1994: Desert Protection Act*
signed by President Bill Clinton, and passed by the United States Congress on October 8, 1994, that established the Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and the Mojave National Preserve in the California desert.[1] -
1997-2005: Kyoto Protocol
1997-2005: Kyoto Protocol commits State Parties to reduce greenhouse gases emissions, based on the premise that (a) global warming exists and (b) man-made CO2 emissions have caused it.
