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Three waves of environmental policy:

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(1) Land settlement and westward expansion from
the 1780s –1880s (intense resource use)
(2) Conservation and preservation starting in the late
1800s/early 1900s
(3) Environmental protection in the 1960s –70s.

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General Land Ordinances of 1780s

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federal control of newly acquired land, created grid system, encouraged settlement

3
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Homestead Act of 1862

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gave settlers land to improve and they would get the land permanently after five years

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First Wave of environmental policy

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A time of intense resource use with the primary goal of

economic growth and settlement.

5
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The General Mining Act 1872

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Any individual can stake a claim for $5

no royalties taken

6
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John Muir

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prominent
voice against resource extraction
and environmental destruction, led to the second wave

7
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Second Wave of Environmental Policy

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A time of conservation and preservation (1870s and onward)

8
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preservationist

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Land should be protected for

aesthetic and spiritual benefit

9
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John Muir

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Father of the National Park system

10
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Gifford Pinchot

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Established first forestry program in US, Advocated for using forest resources in a sustainable way, First Chief of the Forest Service (1905)

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conservationist

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The forests should be held the
government for all to benefit, we should manage
forest resources for sustainable use.

12
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Theodore Roosevelt

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Created the Forest Service in 1905 (‘Conservationist approach’), Recognized long-term benefit of land preservation

13
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Bears Ears National Monument

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Established by Obama using the American Antiquities Act