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Conservationists view the environment as having instrumental value that can be of help to people, [4] and generally accept Gifford Pinchot's notion of sustainable yield: that man can harvest some forest or animal products from a natural environment on a regular basis without compromising the long-health of the ecosystem.
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 ...
Important differences separated conservationists like Roosevelt and Pinchot from preservationists like Muir. Conservationists wanted regulated use of forest lands for both public activities and commercial endeavors, preservationists wanted forest to be preserved for natural beauty, scientific study, recreation, and believed only certain people ...
During the environmental movement of the early 20th century, two opposing factions emerged: conservationists and preservationists. Conservationists sought to regulate human use while preservationists sought to eliminate human impact altogether." [28] C. Anne Claus presents a distinction for conservation practices. [29]
A decade ago, Alabama conservationists and famed biologist Edward O. Wilson undertook an effort to make the delta a national park, but it fizzled after some groups balked at federal oversight and ...
BOURNE — The best way to deal with the wrecking ball is to not let it swing, according to town preservationists. In 1979, planning advanced to raze the dilapidated and deteriorating Briggs ...
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 ...
Preservationists said a large swath of the region's history has been destroyed. The Palisades and Eaton fires claimed more than 30 significant properties. Preservationists said a large swath of ...