Forest protection in the National Parks.
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United States. National Park Service
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U.S. National Park Service has managed the Morristown National Historical Park since 1933. From the description of Morristown National Historical Park resource management records, 1933-1994 (bulk 1938-1970). (Morristown National History Park). WorldCat record id: 71014733 The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. It was created...
Albright, Horace M. (Horace Marden), 1890-1987
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Second director of U.S. National Park Service, 1929-1933; conservationist, industrialist. From the description of Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1949-1951. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122526451 Conservationist. From the description of Reminiscences of Horace Marden Albright : oral history, 1966. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309720604 From the description of Reminiscences of Ho...
United States. Forest Service
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The evolution of the USDA Forest Service is rooted in the General Provision Act of l89l in which Congress authorized the President to designate particular areas of the forested public domain to be set aside as "reserves" for future use. The number and size of these reserves increased notably in l897 when the President was authorized to establish reserves in order to protect watersheds, to preserve timber, and to provide lumber for local use. There was no provision for management or...
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
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The Civilian Conservation Corps, a federal agency, was created as part of the New Deal in 1935. From the description of Civilian Conservation Corps photograph collection [graphic]. 1936. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 38548415 On March 31, 1933, congress passed the Emergency Conservation Work Act, creating the Civilian Conservation Corps. On April 5, the president appointed Robert Fechner of Tennessee as Director of Emergency Conservation Work. Fechner, a vic...
Coffman, John Daniel, 1882-1973.
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Career with the U.S. Forest Service, 1909-1928, and with the National Park Service from 1928 as fire control expert and as chief forester; responsibility for the CCC program in the NPS and other offices in the Department of the Interior. From the description of Forest protection in the National Parks. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 743385379 ...
