The Sierra Club: The Rise Of Environmentalism In The United States

Slide1- The Sierra Club is a nonprofit, member-supported public interest organization that promotes conservation of the natural environment by influencing public policy decisions. In addition, the Sierra Club organizes participation in wilderness activities for its members, including mountain climbing, backpacking, and camping. It is the oldest and largest nonprofit, grassroots environmental organization in the world, with more than 700,000 members. (seven hundred thousand)

treatment of natural resources the evolution of the National Parks. He examines what the parks

The Grand Coulee Dam, located in Eastern Washington, was one of controversy, risk, and a point of no return. While the water captured made the desert area blossom in agriculture and it powered some large cities, it created a sense of accomplishment, that humans can control Mother Nature. While many people were very excited for this new construction – which gives power and resources - at the time, some thought it should not be allowed, they are not proud of containing the Columbia River. In this analysis, I am going to focus on the economic and social effects that the Grand Coulee Dam created in its build.

The park has been threatened by logging as well as non-native species. The NPS has gone to large lengths to keep this park protected, pushing for further legislation for protection to goto a federal authority. Making this a priority has had many payoffs and has been a big factor on the result that the park is in today. This park has suffered from budget cuts and actively tries to raise awareness and increase public interest. The NPS is partnering with other organizations to provide better service such as transit and educational opportunities to visitors. Making these promises has make their approval rating go up. The NPS also has one of the highest approval ratings of all government agencies.

The Sierra Club's influence on modern environmentalism The Sierra Club is the nation's largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization(Sierra Club 1). The Sierra Club was founded by conservationist John Muir in 1892(Sierra Club 1). The Sierra Club had lots of people, with about 2.4 members, so they had enough resources to make a big impact in things like uranium mining, and habitat protection.

11. What was an important economic goal associated with the building of the Three Gorges Dam?

Many explorers that have gone west have discovered wonderful things. New plants, rivers, mountains and many new creatures were among the things that they discovered. In 1857 when S.H. Hammond writes a book explaining the outdoors as a retreat from everyday life, that was the first time that people started to value our nation's great resources. After this book was published, many other books were published by different authors all saying the same thing. We have to preserve our nation's wildlife for our future generations to enjoy. If we are ignorant and destroy what we have, our nation's lands will never be the same.

This large amount of people has prompted legislative action to clearly define the park’s borders in 1929, and has also inspired park management programs to protect the

The policy 16 U.S.C§1; National Park Service was created in the Organic Act of 1916. This was a new agency whose mission was to “conserve the scenery and national and historic objects and the wildlife therein and to provide enjoyment of the same in such a manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of the future generations.”

On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the act creating the National Park Service to conserve natural land from being destroyed or messed with. This enabled it to be preserved for many generations to see rather than it be torn down and made into some lame houses or buildings.

The Grand Canyon was named such in 1871 and in 1919 the Grand Canyon became a National Park. Before becoming a National Park Grand Canyon was given Federal protection in 1893 as a Forest Reserve. A few years later, Grand Canyon became a National Monument. The mission was to preserve the park and its features. It was to leave the canyon pristine for the future while providing a way visitors could enjoy the park.

President Theodore Roosevelt formed national parks to preserve natural resources during his presidency as it is important for our natural resource heritage. For example, President Roosevelt separated more than 100 million acres of land for nationally conserved forest for his conservation strategy. As a president, Roosevelt used his authority to protect the lands and its inhabitants. By naming lands as nationally conserved forests made the place more safe and secure from destruction. This was the only way to protect the animals and wildlife in the forest, and Roosevelt achieved two things by separating 100 million acres of land. Also, President Theodore Roosevelt established five new national parks during his presidency and added more land to one national park. Nothing is valued by the new generation that is growing up other than their phones and gadgets. President Theodore Roosevelt recognized five

After the civil war, America worked diligently on a way to recreate a national identity and national pride; however, the country was in disarray - rapid migration into cities caused overpopulation, widespread diseases, and horrendous living conditions. This highlighted the separation of the country, people wanted to forget and move past the Civil War; however, it appeared as if no one knew where to start. Manifest Destiny - being the belief that Americans have a divine right over the land influenced the decision to establish national parks, as well as clean up the cities. National parks were the way in which the country healed; they created a sense of American pride in their beauty and grandeur, while the muckraking journalism called to maintain the identity national parks created.

Today I am visiting Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, in which the majority of the park is in. It is hard to believe that Yellowstone has been around for so long. It was established on March 1, 1872, when Congress passed a law saying that Yellowstone was “a public park or pleasuring-ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people" and placed it "under exclusive control of the Secretary of the Interior." This started a movement of the creation of National Parks around the world, especially in the United States. After that, in 1916, the National Park Service was founded and is now in charge of preserving and maintaining the beauty of Yellowstone and other National Parks.

National parks are a government institution meant to preserve the natural wonders of America’s landscapes. Established as the first national park in the U.S. by Congress in 1872, Yellowstone National Park was intended as “a public park or pleasuring ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people.” The Secretary of the Interior, along with other governmental departments like the War Department and the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture later worked to authorize additional national parks and monuments throughout much of the West. President Woodrow Wilson created the National Park Service in 1916, which was responsible for protecting and managing the national parks already created, as well as those yet to be established. Once