RNR 1001 Chapter : RNR 26 Aug
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History of natural resource conservation (nrc: america: Gifford pinchot (1865-1946)- first chief of the forest service (1905-1910). Movement in the u. s. , his ideas were about using nature w/o destroying it- wise use , not preservation. Concerned about tree"s being cut down, and not replanted. generations. He said the greatest good for the greatest number in the long run, taking a longer view of how we can maintain these r so they can be productive for future. Teddy roosevelt (1858-1919)- our first president involved with cons. Concerned about the degradation of the planet for future generations. Workers made a small salary while planting trees, developing parks, dredging rivers, reduced flooding, reduced soil loss. One of the first efforts by the gov"t to try and consider what was going on in the. Not strictly cons. , but promoted a respectiveness for cons. , wanted to change the.
