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Both conservationists and preservationists appeared in political debates during the Progressive Era (the 1890s–early 1920s). There were three main positions. There were three main positions. Laissez-faire: The laissez-faire position held that owners of private property, including lumber and mining companies, should be allowed to do anything ...
By the early 20th century, the federal government held significant portions of most western states that had simply not been claimed for any use. Conservationists prevailed upon President Theodore Roosevelt to set aside lands for forest conservation and for special scientific or natural history interest. Much land still remained unclaimed even ...
John Muir was one of the founding fathers of the preservation movement in the United States in the late 19th century. He believed that nature had intrinsic value and viewed nature as a sacred religious temple, which opposed the view of many utilitarian conservationists. One of Muir’s first endeavors was helping create Yosemite National Park.
Environmental History Timeline; Firstgov.gov – various United States government sites; The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, (1850–1920) — The Library of Congress; The Global Environmental Movement, John McCormick (London: John Wiley, 1995). American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau, Bill McKibben, ed; Al Gore, fwd., (New ...
1917–1920 – First Red Scare, marked by a widespread fear of Bolshevism and anarchism; 1918 – President Wilson's Fourteen Points, which assures citizens that the Great War was being fought for a moral cause and postwar peace in Europe; 1918 – Republicans win back Congress in the Midterm elections. 1918 – Armistice agreement ends World ...
Pages in category "American conservationists" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 488 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This category is for conservationists who were or are active in the conservation movement. For people involved in Conservation and restoration , also referred as conservationists see Category:Conservator-restorers .
This timeline of modern American conservatism lists important events, developments and occurrences that have affected conservatism in the United States. With the decline of the conservative wing of the Democratic Party after 1960, the movement is most closely associated with the Republican Party (GOP).