Policy of the National Parks

By lauracstelling@gmail.com

  • Yellowstone becomes 1st national park

  • 1st US Cavalry enters Yellowstone

  • Yosemite becomes a national park

  • Forest Reserve Act

    Presidents can set aside public land as national forests

  • Arrest for sending artifacts abroad

  • Act to Protect the Birds and Animals in Yellowstone

  • US Forest Service created (called "Division of Forestry")

  • Mt. Rainier becomes the first national park created from a national forest

  • Lacey Bird and Game Act

  • Antiquities Act

  • National Park Service created

  • Civilian Conservation Corps created

  • Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

  • Endangered Species Act