Welcome to the

Timeline of Environmental History

. The concept came to me in a dream in1999 and became a class project in webpage design. The history of humans and theirrelationship with nature goes back to the dawn of civilization. I chose 1830 as the beginning ofthis timeline because it shows how long it took us to reach the first billion people on earth. Thespan between each successive billion gets shorter and shorter each time. Follow the links onthe right for more info on each subject. Any comments can be emailed to me at

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1830

World Populationreaches1 Billion

It took us millions ofyears to get here.

World PopulationClock

1869

The term"ecology" iscoined by Germanzoologist Haeckel

Ernst HeinrichHaeckel1872

Yellowstone, the First National ParkCreated

In 1872, PresidentUlysses S. Grantsigned a lawdeclaring thatYellowstone wouldforever be"dedicated and setapart as a publicpark or pleasuringground for thebenefit andenjoyment of thepeople."

Yellowstonehistory page

1892

Sierra Club Founded

Sierra Club foundedon May 28 with 182charter members.John Muir electedfirst President. In itsfirst conservationcampaign, Clubleads effort todefeat a proposedreduction in theboundaries ofYosemite NationalPark.

www.sierraclub.org

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1905

National Audubon Society Founded

Audubon's missionis to conserve andrestore naturalecosystems,focusing on birds,other wildlife, andtheir habitats for thebenefit of humanityand the earth'sbiological diversity.

www.audubon.org

1916National Park Service Founded

"There is created inthe Department ofthe Interior a serviceto be called the

National ParkService

, which shallbe under the chargeof a director....Theservice thusestablished shallpromote andregulate the use ofthe Federal areasknown as nationalparks, monuments,and reservations.

www.nps.gov

1914

Passenger Pigeon Becomes Extinct

Martha, the lastliving specimen,died in theCincinnatiZoological Garden,September 1, 1914.

information onpassesngerpigeons

1930

World PopulationReaches2 Billion

100 years since1 Billion reached

World PopulationProgram

1935

The Wilderness Society Founded

Spirited peopleprotecting America'sWilderness since1935 through thepotent combinationof science,advocacy andeducation.

www.wilderness.org

National Wildlife

The mission of theNational WildlifeFederation (NWF) isto educate, inspire,and assistindividuals and

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1936

Federation Founded

organizations ofdiverse cultures inconserving wildlifeand other naturalresources and toprotect Earth’senvironment inorder to achieve apeaceful, equitableand sustainablefuture.

www.nwf.org

1947Defenders of Wildlife Founded

Defenders ofWildlife is dedicatedto the protection ofall native wildanimals and plantsin their naturalcommunities.

www.defenders.org

1951

The Nature Conservancy Founded

The mission of TheNatureConservancy is topreserve the plants,animals and naturalcommunities thatrepresent thediversity of life onEarth by protectingthe lands andwaters they need tosurvive.

www.nature.org

1960

World PopulationReaches3 Billion

Only 30 years since2 Billion reached

Population byCountry

1961

World WildlifeFund Founded

WWF's mission isthe conservation ofnature. Using thebest availablescientific knowledgeand advancing thatknowledge wherewe can, we work topreserve thediversity andabundance of life onEarth and the healthof ecologicalsystems.

www.wwf.org

Silent Spring by Rachel Carsonis Published

Rachel Carson'sSilent Spring, whichin 1962 exposed the

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