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    This document discusses the origins of forest conservation in the United States. It describes how 19th century laws privatized public resources and led to widespread deforestation through mining, farming, and timber harvesting practices. This devastation threatened watersheds and caused fears of timber shortages. In response, writers like George Perkins Marsh brought awareness to these issues in works like Man and Nature. Conservation efforts then led to the establishment of protected areas like the Adirondack Mountains park and laws such as the General Revision Act of 1891, which authorized the president to create federal forest reserves.

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    This document discusses the origins of forest conservation in the United States. It describes how 19th century laws privatized public resources and led to widespread deforestation through mining, farming, and timber harvesting practices. This devastation threatened watersheds and caused fears of timber shortages. In response, writers like George Perkins Marsh brought awareness to these issues in works like Man and Nature. Conservation efforts then led to the establishment of protected areas like the Adirondack Mountains park and laws such as the General Revision Act of 1891, which authorized the president to create federal forest reserves.

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    Conflagrations, Timber Famines & Wounded Watersheds:

    The Origins of Forest Conservation


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    II.

    III.

    Administering the Public Domain


    A. Privatizing Public Resources
    1. Mining Laws of 1866 & 1872
    2. Desert Land Act (1877)
    3. Timber and Stone Act (1878)
    Deforestation & Devastation
    A. Causes
    B. Slash & Burn
    C. Fears of a Timber Famine
    Critics & Conservation
    A. George Perkins Marsh
    1. Man & Nature (1864)
    a. Watersheds & their Functions
    b. Larger Vision of Nature, Society & History
    B. Adirondack Mountains State Park (1885 NY)
    C. American Forestry Association
    D. The General Revision Act (1891)
    1. Federal Forest Reserves
    E. Forest Management Act (1897)

    Identifications
    -The General Revision Act

    -George Perkins Marsh

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