RNR 1001 : RNR Test 1
Document Summary
Perpetual resources-unlimited availability: geothermal, wind, hydropower-tidal, solar. Non renewable resources-need to be efficient and recycle: oil, coal, minerals. How: rangeland-grassland, wetland-group of organisms that grow together, wildlife-all part of biodiversity of planet, fisheries exploit but maintain. Compensation for maintaining public lands: sustainability harvest the interest, keep the principal, make sure resources continue to be productive for as long as possible i. e contour and strip farming. Gifford pinchot-chief of us forest service 1905-1910, opposed to massive destruction of forests. David brower- helped found sierra club, extremely fanatic, radical, founded friends of the. Teddy roosevelt- 230 million acres in federal system , first president to be a conversationalist. Aldo leopold- most famous, naturalist, developed land ethic =respect for nature, a way to look at nature. Aquifers-underground tanks/storage of water, amt pulling out must =amt being put in, not the case, pulling out too much. Environmental ethics-a healthy environmental heritage is a primary responsibility.
