Federal Conservation Policy 1921–1933

Swain, Donald C.

doi:10.1097/00010694-196311000-00017

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“…6 Investments in ecological research at land-grant institutions, agricultural experiment stations, and federal agencies initiated on President Herbert Hoover's watch blossomed under President Franklin Roosevelt-who made conservation his signature issue. 7 At its origins in the late nineteenth century, America's conservation movement had emphasized the inventory and set aside natural resources for the future, most notably creating national forests and parks. Such preservation-focused activities continued through the early twentieth century as states established departments of conservation.…”

Section: Ecology and Conservation In The New Dealmentioning

confidence: 99%

The City as National Resource

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Journal of Urban History

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This article argues that the conservation movement provided a conceptual and organizational model for New Deal—era urban professionals eager to motivate federal and local investments in city improvement. During a period when research and policy for the scientific management of natural resources attracted broad support, city planners and real estate appraisers seeking professional legitimacy in a nation recently recognized to be urban saw in conservation new possibilities for articulating the urgency of their professional goals. Focusing on efforts by the National Resources Planning Board, Home Owners Loan Corporation, and Federal Housing Administration to transform ecological theories of cities from the social sciences into a national movement for urban community conservation offers insights into the impact of Americans' enduring preference for nature over cities on urban history during the New Deal.

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Section: Ecology and Conservation In The New Dealmentioning

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“…Perhaps because few people were sentimental about fish, specific restorative measures took longer than for furred or feathered fauna. 88 Nonspecific issues included the relationship between landowners and hunters, a perennial one that required cooperation and sensitivity on both sides. The Association mounted ongoing educational efforts toward that end in various media.…”

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