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A conservation officer or First Nations Land Warden is a law enforcement officer who protects wildlife and the environment. A conservation officer may also be referred to as an Land Warden / environmental technician / technologist , game warden , park ranger , forest watcher , forest guard , forester , gamekeeper , investigator , wilderness ...
The push for progressive conservation in the United States in the late 19th century and early 20th century destroyed many kinship relationships Native tribes had with the nonhuman world. U.S. conservation practices harming Native kinship relations continued into the 1960s. Demand for ocean exhibits was at an all-time high in the United States.
Conservation in the United States, history of activism before 1960 Forestry. List of national forests of the United States; History of the lumber industry in the United States; Timeline of history of environmentalism, on organized efforts; George Perkins Marsh Prize for best book in environmental history
The Michigan Conservation Officers work with local police departments, sheriff's departments, the Michigan State Police, the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement Division, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and other state, federal, and foreign agencies including the Ontario ...
The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation is a set of principles that has guided wildlife management and conservation decisions in the United States and Canada. [1] Although not formally articulated until 2001, [ 2 ] the model has its origins in 19th century conservation movements , the near extinction of several species of wildlife ...
The conservation movement, also known as nature conservation, is a political, environmental, and social movement that seeks to manage and protect natural resources, including animal, fungus, and plant species as well as their habitat for the future.
Historic preservation (US), built heritage preservation or built heritage conservation (UK) is an endeavor that seeks to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historical significance.
Gifford Pinchot was the first Chief Forester of the US Forest Service. [5] [6] In 1911, Congress passed the Weeks Act, authorizing the government to purchase private lands for stream-flow protection, and to maintain the lands as national forests. This made it possible for the national forest system to expand into the eastern United States.