q 1 Flashcards
Conservation
the sensible and careful management of natural resources; such as air, water forests, soil, minerals, and wildlife.
preservation
involves setting aside undisturbed areas, maintaining them in pristine state, and protecting them from human activities.
frontier attitude
a desire to conquer nature and put its resources to use in the most lucrative manner possible.
utilitarian conservationist
a person who values natural resources because of their usefulness to humans but uses them sensibly and carefully.
biocentric preservationists
a person who believes in protecting nature because all forms of life deserve respect and consideration
Barry Commoner
He was a leading ecologist and among the founders of the modern environmental movement. Dr. Commoner was a leader among a generation of scientist-activists who recognized the toxic consequences of America’s post-World War II technology boom, and one of the first to stir the national debate over the public’s right to comprehend the risks and make decisions about them.
John James Auduborn
his art aroused widespread interest in the wildlife of north America.
Henry David Thoreau
wrote about living in harmony with the natural world.
George Perkins Marsh
wrote about humans as agents of global environmental change
Theodore Roosevelt
appointed Gifford Pinch as the first head of the US Forest Service.
Gifford Pinch
supported expanding the nation’s forest reserves and managing forests scientifically.
John Muir
the Yosemite and sequoia national parks were established largely in response to the efforts of this naturalist
Franklin Roosevelt
established the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Soil Conservation Service
Aldo Leopold
in A Sand County Almanac he wrote about humanity’s relationship with nature.
Wallace Stegner
helped create support for the passage of the wilderness act of 1964
