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1.2 A Brief History of Conservation & Environmentalism
Lesson Objective:
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Summarize the contributions of various individuals in environmental history.
Discuss the different attitudes toward nature at various times in our past.
Directions: Carefully & completely read text pages 17-20. As you read, complete the
following activities.
Part 1: Stages of Conservation & Environmentalism in the U.S.-Name & describe the 4
distinct stages of conservation & environmentalism in the U.S. in the organizer below.
Pragmatic (utilitarian) resource conservation
The development & use of certain natural
resources for the benefit of the people who
live now; to provide homes and jobs.
Emphasized by President Theodore
Roosevelt and his advisor
Gifford Pinchot.
Stages of
Conservation
&
Environmentalism
Part 2: Contributors to Conservation & Environmentalism-List at least 2 contributions to
conservation & environmentalism made by each individual listed in the table below.
Contributor
Contributions/Year
George P. Marsh
Theodore Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot
John Muir
Stephen Mather
Aldo Leopold
Rachel Carson
David Brower
Barry Commoner
Wangari Maathai
Concluding Question: What is global environmentalism?