Conservation and Natural Resources during the Progressive Era

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Conservation and Natural Resources during the
Progressive Era

• Noah Witke, Ryan Grosso, Adam Edelman, Johnson Chu

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• The natural resources of the Nation must be
  promptly developed and generously used to supply
  the peoples needs
• -Theodore Roosevelt

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The Problem The Threat of Industry

• The environment and natural resources are being
  severely threatened mainly by railroads,
  factories, the timber industry, and big business.

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Our Proposal

• Make more National Parks
• Create an influential organization to regulate
  the well being of the environment

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National Parks

• National Parks are needed because cities are
  causing pollution by having railways.
• Big business and industry is the main cause.
• Wildlife and ecosystems need to be protected, and
  the most beneficial solution is National Parks.

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A great example of the success of National Parks
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Actions taken for Yosemite

• There was a petition filed to the government by
  Robert Johnson and John Muir.
• The grazing and timber industries were destroying
  all the natural resources of the lands.
• Devastation of the meadows being destroyed by
  wild fires and set fires by companies.
• 1906 - Yosemite was turned into a National Park.

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The next step that needs to be taken after
National Parks is creating an organization that
protects a regulates the well being of preserving
National Parks.
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Actions taken for the U.S. Forest Service

• Established by Congress in 1905 the U.S. Forest
  Service to provide quality water and regulated
  timber for the Nations benefit.
• Additional uses and benefits included sustained
  yield of renewable resources such as water,
  forage, wildlife, wood, and recreation.
• Congress were there biggest supporters, among
  Gifford Pinchot, who was the first chief of the
  forest service.

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The Goal of Our Reforms

• A lot of National parks protected by
  organizations like the U.S. Forrest.
• Conservation of natural resources is impertinent
  to the success of the country, and these reforms
  would help solidify that.

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