Acts
Antiquities Act of 1906
Allows the president to designate landmarks and historic significances.
Who was Conservation President
How was the movement started
Theodore Roosevelt held a conference concerning the usage of nation’s resources.
Newlands Reclemation Act of 1902
Act that allows the construction of irrigation projects in western states; Help promote conservation.
Naturalist who was responsible for creating the National Park System and establishing the Sierra Group
John Muir
What was Hetch Hetchy
A valley in Yosemite Park; passed the National Park Service Act
Migratory Bird Act of 1918
Prohibits the take of protected migratory bird species.
George Bird Grinnell
American Naturalist and respected Leader of American Conservation Movement
What was NAMWC
North American Model of Wildlife Conservation was a group that expressed 7 pillars to maintain wildlife and maintain endangered animals
National Park Service Act of 1916
Created to manage and protect the number of national parks
Gifford Pinchot
American Forester, and founder of The Forest Service
Transfer Act of 1905
Transferred the forest reserves from the Department of the Interior, United States General Land Office to the Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Forestry.
Lacey Act
Prohibits the importation, exportation, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase of any fish or wildlife or plant
Bernard Fernow
The third chief of the USDA's Division of Forestry of the United States
Sierra Club
Played a key role in the creation of Yosemite National Park and the Grand Canyon