GRG 305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Manifest Destiny, Wildlife Management, Endangered Species
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Why did we have a shift in behavior and attitude. The european colonists arrived in jamestown in 1607. Importation of iron age (axe, ploy gun, deforestation) Colonists arrived w/ idea that they had access to resources without permission from natives. Stephen f austin wanted to reclaim nature, render order out of chaos. Great myth of nature"s super abundance seen to be a myth. Thinking about heritage, national character, forms of democracy that suggest management & restraint. John muir: part of transcendentalists, want to preserve nature, founded sierra club, opposed dams. Audubon movement 1886: cannot track/kill endangered birds for luxury - stop wearing bird feathers because it destroys populations. Sustained use for the most people for the longest possible time - gospel of ef ciency. Teddy roosevelt"s executive order to save indian river fl. 1930s: dustbowl + great depression, fdr puts people back at work w/ ccc, enlarging both infrastructure and national wildlife refuges.
