APES M-2 C
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 George Perkins Marsh | his classic work, Man and Nature provided the first description of the extent to which natural systems had been impacted by human actions. |
| Forest Reserve Act of 1891 | which authorized the president to set aside land to be protected as national parks. |
| John Muir | A naturalist and conservationist. Founded the Sierra Club. |
| Sierra Club | oldest and largest grassroots environmental organization in the United States |
| preservationist | Person concerned primarily with setting aside and protecting undisturbed natural areas from harmful human activities. |
| Theodore Roosevelt | 26th President of the United States, 26th president, known for: conservationism |
| U.S. Forest Service | manages and oversees lands along with the National Parks Service |
| Gifford Pinchot | head of the U.S. Forest Service under Roosevelt, who believed that it was possible to make use of natural resources while conserving them |
| sustainable yield | Highest rate at which a renewable resource can be used indefinitely without reducing its available supply |
| Antiquities Act | passed in 1906, which allows the president to protect areas of scientific or historical interest on federal lands as national monuments |
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