History of Conservation in the United States

By KelliNiemeier
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  • Regulations on deer hunting imposed in Newport, Rhode Island

    Regulations on deer hunting imposed in Newport, Rhode Island

  • Several colonies had passed laws against burning forests

    Several colonies had passed laws against burning forests

  • Conneticut and Massachusetts imposed limits on deer hunting

    Conneticut and Massachusetts imposed limits on deer hunting

  • U.S. forests produced about a billion board feet of lumber

    U.S. forests produced about a billion board feet of lumber

  • New York Sporting Club was formed

    New York Sporting Club was formed

  • First state administered game and fish commission was created in Massachusetts

    First state administered game and fish commission was created in Massachusetts

  • American Forestry Association organized

    American Forestry Association organized

  • Mississippi river Commission

    Mississippi river Commission

  • only 500, 000 deer in North America

    only 500, 000 deer in North America

  • Congress authorized the creation of forest reserves from public-owned land

    Congress authorized the creation of forest reserves from public-owned land

  • Gifford Pinchot became head of USDA's Forestry Division

    Gifford Pinchot became head of USDA's Forestry Division

  • Weeks Law gave the President authority to purchase forest lands for river watershed protection

    Weeks Law gave the President authority to purchase forest lands for river watershed protection

  • U.S. and Great Britain signed a migratory bird treaty

    U.S. and Great Britain signed a migratory bird treaty

  • Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act passed

    Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act passed

  • Plymouth Colony passed America's first ordinance controlling sale of timber

    Plymouth Colony passed America's first ordinance controlling sale of timber

  • Soil Erosion Service established department of the Interior

    Soil Erosion Service established department of the Interior

  • Duck Stamp Act passed

    Duck Stamp Act passed

  • Federal Government instituted a program of grants to farmers

    Federal Government instituted a program of grants to farmers

  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of Interior established

    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of Interior established

  • 33 million acres of forest reserves set aside in western states

    33 million acres of forest reserves set aside in western states