ENVIR ST 339 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Albert Howard, Nunivak Island, Project Chariot
30 Oct 2014
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1900: sea otter population down to 1000 . 1907: tongass national forest (tnf) designated by theodore roosevelt . 1910s: (after wwi) exploitation of sardines in california begins . 1925: new diesel purse seiners and new uses (to harvest sardines in ca) . 1930s: musk-ox reintroduced to nunivak island . 1940s: sir albert howard worked to improve agriculture in indian villages . 1944-1945: 75% of adult sardine fish caught . 1947: chile first to declare exclusive economic zone (eez) . 1950s: pulp mills cut 70% of old growth in tongass national forest . 1950s: oil production booms in badlands after 1950s . 1968: garret hardin"s tragedy of the commons . 1970s: drifting gill net use began in north pacific by japan, taiwan, and south korea . 1972: roadless area review and evaluation (rare i) . 1976: federal land policy and management act . 1978: midnight dumpers of pcbs in north carolina . 1979: nevada state law leading to sagebrush rebellion .
