The Environment...by Nathaniel Griffee and Jake Skene

● There’s a problem○ As of now, there is no wing dedicated

to the ENVIRONMENT…■ That has to change

Smithsonian Museum of American History

How did the conservation movement begin, and what did individuals and organizations accomplish? What key figures both inside and outside of government played important roles?

Essential Question

Important Individuals

Theodore Roosevelt

William Howard Taft

John Muir (preservationist)

Gifford Pinchot (conservationist)

Roosevelt and Muir

● Dedicated to preservation of nature

● Created by John Muir● Fought many times to protect

Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada

Sierra Club

● 1890- Yosemite National Park authorized by Congress

● Boone and Crockett Club● 1891- Forest Reserve Act- withdrew

from development more than 200 million acres of forestland

● 1892- formation of Sierra Club● 1897- Forest Management Act-

authorizes commercial use of forests

In That Time

Modern Day

● Creation of political parties dedicated to the conservation and preservation movements

● Creation of famous national parks● New government laws in place

regarding the environment (first time)

The New Environment Wing

(Why It Should Be There)

Primary Documents

Works Cited"Environmental History Timeline: 1890-1920." Environmental History Timeline: 1890-1920. N.p., n.d. Web.

08 Oct. 2013.

"The John Muir Exhibit - The Sierra Club." The John Muir Exhibit - The Sierra Club. Sierra Club, n.d. Web.

08 Oct. 2013.

Muir, John. "Letter from John Muir." Letter to Theodore Roosevelt. 9 Sept. 1907. Holt-Atherton Special

Collections. N.p., 2008. Web. 8 Oct. 2013.

Roosevelt, Theodore. "Letter from Theodore Roosevelt." Letter to John Muir. 14 Mar. 1903. Digital Library.

Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson University, n.d. Web. 8 Oct. 2013.

"Taft and Domestic Policy: After TR." Taft and Domestic Policy: After TR. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Oct. 2013.

"Theodore Roosevelt and the Environment." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 08 Oct. 2013.