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John Muir Born
He wrote many books about his adventures with nature that explain why we need to preserve it. -
Walden by Henry David Threau
Walden, a book writen by Henry David Threau, is a book about living a simple life in a simple manner. -
Homestead Act
laws that permited people to own land. -
Yellowstone National Park Founded
Congress oficaly stated that Yellowstone was a park permitied to all people. -
American Forestry Association Founded
A non-profit organization that helps perserve forests and keep them healthy. -
Yosemite & Sequoia National Park founded
two major forests found in California. -
General Revision Act
the general revision act was made to preserve and conserve forests and no mass chopping of trees or other distruction to forests -
Sierra Club Founded
A large scale organization created to protect forests and preserve them. -
Lacey Act
The Lacey Act protected animal trade from poachers -
Golden Age of Conservation
from 1901-1909 Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir worked together to protect forests. -
First National Wildlife Refuge established
protects the wildlife in all the forests. -
Audubon Society Founded
The Audubon Society was a non-profit organization that was focused on conserving forests -
U.S. forest Service Founded
an organization controlling the nations natural forests and grasslands. -
Girfford Pinshot
Was an American forester and politician. -
Aldo Leopoid
a writer known for writing a Sandy Country Almanac. -
Antiquities Act
The Antiquities Act allowed the president to have the ability to close off land. -
Congress banned withdrawals
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U.S. National Park servive founded
Service national parks -
Dust Bowl
the dust bowl hand negative effects on nature -
Civillian Conservation corps founded
helps develop parks and forests. -
Soil Conservation Service Founded
soil consevation sevices does what it says conserves soil -
Taylor Grazing Act.
limited the amount of livestock people could have -
MIgratory bird Hunting stamp
allows people to hunt migrating birds -
Fish Plus Wildlife Service Founded
made to protect animals. -
silent spring by rachel carson
change peoples prospective on how we use pesticides. -
Wilderness Act
officaly established what qualified as wildlife -
clean air act
clean air -
wild and scenic rivers act
help to keep the rivers clean and useable for people -
cuyahoga river in clevelend fire
the fire occurred because of ozone polution -
NEPA
organization to enhance the enviornment -
First Earth Day
The day we celibrate earth -
Environmental protection agency established clean air
they protect the environment form getting to much pullotion -
OPEC Oil Embargo
OPEC put on embargo on oil -
Endangered Species Act
Act placed to help endangered species survive -
Roland And Molina depleting ozone
the ozone is depleting and they announced it to help spead awarness about it. -
RCRA
they make sure people follow how to dispose of solid waste -
Surface mining control and reclamation act
helped to eliminate some of the dangers of mining and to help protect the envionrment form the polution form it -
clean water act
An act to have more pure water for humanity -
Love Canal
Toxic waste filled it and it was sold for $1. people built a school on it. -
3 mile island
The nuclear reactor exploded -
Alaskan Lnads Act
40 million acers given to Alaska -
Bhopal Indian
50000 people killed by toxic materials -
Chernobyl
Necular waste explodes on the people and no one told them -
Montreal Protocol
treaty signed for ozone protection -
exxon valdez
a big oil spill destroying lots of land -
energy policy act of 1992
made to bring attenition to the growing need for energy -
desert protection act
made to presever Califonia -
kyoto protocol
lower the green house gasses realeased into the earth -
world population hits 6 billion
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