History of conservation in the United States

By elsie.hermsmeier
  • Plymouth Colony passed Americas first ordinance controlling the sale of timber

    Plymouth Colony passed Americas first ordinance controlling the sale of timber

  • Deer Hunting

    Deer Hunting

    Regulations on deer hunting were imposed by the town charter of Newport, Rhode Island.
  • Burning Forests

    Burning Forests

    Several colonies had passed laws against burning forests
  • Deer Hunting

    Deer Hunting

    Connecticut and Massachusetts imposed limits on deer hunting
  • United States forests produced about a billion board feet of lumber

    United States forests produced about a billion board feet of lumber

  • Sporting Club

    Sporting Club

    The New York Sporting Club was formed
  • First state administered game and fish commission

    First state administered game and fish commission

    The first state administered game and fish cammission was created in Massachusetts
  • The American Forestry Association

    The American Forestry Association

    The American Forestry Association was organized to promote timber culture and forestry
  • USDA

    USDA

    The Forestry office became the Division of Forestry of the USDA
  • Only 500,000 deer in North America

    Only 500,000 deer in North America

  • Forests Reserves

    Forests Reserves

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

    Lacy Act

    The Lacy Act of 1900 made the interstate transportation of game taken against state law federal crime
  • Weeks Law

    Weeks Law

    The Weeks Law gave the President authority to purchase forest lands for river watershed protection
  • Migratory Bird Treaty

    Migratory Bird Treaty

    The United States and Great Britain signed the Migratory Bird Treaty
  • Migratory Bird Treaty Act passed

    Migratory Bird Treaty Act passed

    The federal Migratory Bird Treay Act was passed making the treaty effective
  • Aldo Leopold published Game Managment

    Aldo Leopold published Game Managment

  • Duck Stamp Act passed

    Duck Stamp Act passed

  • Program of grants to farmers

    Program of grants to farmers

    The Federal government istituted a program of grants to farmers
  • United States Fish and Wildlife Service of Department of Interior esablished

    United States Fish and Wildlife Service of Department of Interior esablished

  • Forest Services

    Forest Services

    The United States Forest Sevices national forest system covered 182 million acres