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Conservation Begins
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Abundance of Wild Life
From birds in the sky to bison running through the fields, the wild life of America was abundant in the US until 1859. -
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Lacey Act of 1900
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First Case of State Management of Forests in the World
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British Association Began to Study Forest Destruction
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Large Scale Forest Conservation Moves to the US
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Boone and Crockett Club is Created by Theodor Rooservelt
Created to conserve the wild life in North America. Created national parks such as Yellowstone, Glacier Deneli, and the Grand Canyon. Also contributed to getting the Lacey Act passed.