Desert Land Act of 1877
The first weak step toward conservation. The federal government sold land cheaply as long as the buyer irrigated the land within three years.
Forest Reserve Act of 1891
Authorized the president to set aside forests as national parks. In the 1890s, 46 million acres of forest were saves under this act.
Carey Act (1894)
Distributed federal land to the states as long as it was irrigated and settled.
Newlands Act (1902)
The federal government was allowed to collect money from the sale of public lands in the western states and use the money for the development of irrigation projects. The giant Roosevelt Dam on the Salt River is one example of the impact of this act.
Progressive Views
Progressives were split of the issue of Conservation. The preservationists believed that nature should be left untouched. The other group believed that it should be used wisely.
The two views were the preservationists who thought that nature should remain untouched and the other group who believed that nature should be used wisely.
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DeleteThere was the preservationists and the other group. Preservationists believed nature should never be touched and should be preserved but the other group thought it could be used but it had to be used wisely.
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