Forests
Because it replenishes itself this resource is considered ____.
What is renewable?
This bird species was hunted to extinction in the early 1900s.
What is the passenger pigeon?
Soils are lost to waterways through this process.
What is erosion?
Loss of forests causes this to happen in streams.
Fill with sediment?
This organization manages forests for the US government.
What is the US Forest Service?
This US agency helps manage the wildlife populations across the country.
What is the US Fish and Wildlife Service?
This event in the 1930s caused massive amounts of erosion in the great plains of North America.
What is the Dust Bowl?
Early efforts to protect streams focused on this strategy.
What is preserving forests?
This organization manages forests for the state of Washington.
What is Washington Dept of Natural Resources?
This type of hunting in the 1700s and 1800s took a heavy toll on local wildlife populations.
What are market hunters?
Since the 1600s we have lost this much of our soil.
What is 1/3?
Preserving this form of transportation was an important impetus for managing water.
What is boat traffic?
This is the area near a stream that you cannot harvest timber to mitigate erosion
What is the riparian zone?
This was the first national park created and was created in part to provide habitat for local wildlife.
What is Yellowstone National Park?
This organization helps farmers and ranchers manage their soils.
What is the USDA Stabilization and Conservation Services?
This type of natural disaster can become more common if waterways are not managed well.
What is flooding?
This individual was instrumental in creating the US Forest Service.
Who is Gifford Pinchot?
This act is designed to identify and protect species at risk of extinction.
What is the Endangered Species Act?
This man did pioneering work on soil science in the 1920s.
Who is Hugh Bennet?
This law protects the cleanliness of water for human consumtion.
What is the Clean Water Act.