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Plymouth Colony passed Americas first ordinance controlling the sale of timber
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Deer Hunting
Regulations on deer hunting were imposed by the town charter of Newport, Rhode Island. -
Burning Forests
Several colonies had passed laws against burning forests -
Deer Hunting
Connecticut and Massachusetts imposed limits on deer hunting -
United States forests produced about a billion board feet of lumber
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Sporting Club
The New York Sporting Club was formed -
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 was organized to promote timber culture and forestry -
USDA
The Forestry office became the Division of Forestry of the USDA -
Only 500,000 deer in North America
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Forests Reserves
Congress authorized the creation of forest reserves from public owned land -
Lacy Act
The Lacy Act of 1900 made the interstate transportation of game taken against state law federal crime -
Weeks Law
The Weeks Law gave the President authority to purchase forest lands for river watershed protection -
Migratory Bird Treaty
The United States and Great Britain signed the Migratory Bird Treaty -
Migratory Bird Treaty Act passed
The federal Migratory Bird Treay Act was passed making the treaty effective -
Aldo Leopold published Game Managment
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Duck Stamp Act passed
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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
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Forest Services
The United States Forest Sevices national forest system covered 182 million acres
