History of Conservation of the United States By megann.freese Jul 15, 1626 Plymouth Colony passsed America's 1st ordinance controlling timber sales Period: Jan 1, 1629 to Jan 1, 1984 History Aug 22, 1639 Regulations on deer hunting made in Rhode Island Nov 13, 1698 Conneticut and Massachusetts imopsed limits on deer hunting Aug 22, 1840 U.S. forests produce a billion board feet of lumber May 28, 1844 New York Sporting Club formed Aug 22, 1865 First Game and Fish Commission created in MA Aug 22, 1869 35 billion board feet of lumber produced Aug 22, 1875 American Forestry Association organized Aug 22, 1891 Congress authorized creation of forest reserves from public-owned land. Aug 22, 1898 Gifford Pinchot became head of USDA's Forestry Division Aug 22, 1905 Division of Forestry upgraded to Bureau status, became U.S. Forest Service Aug 22, 1906 46 billion board feet of lumber produced Aug 22, 1916 U.S. and Great Britain signed Migratory Bird Treaty Aug 22, 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act passed Oct 25, 1928 Dr. Hugh H. Bennett and W.R. Chapline published USDA's 1st Soil Conservation Bulletin Aug 22, 1933 Aldo Leopold published Game Manangent Feb 22, 1934 Duck Stamp Act passed Aug 22, 1935 Soil Erosion Serivce moved to Department of Agriculture Jun 30, 1940 United States Fish and Wildlife Serivce Department of Interior formed Aug 22, 1983 U.S. Forest Service's national forest system covered 182 million acres
