Conservation

Clinton Roadless Rule Protects 58 Million Acres of National Forests from Logging

2001-01-12 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

In one of his final acts as president, Bill Clinton implements the “Roadless Rule,” prohibiting road construction, timber harvest, and most commercial development on nearly 58 million acres of pristine national forest land—more than a quarter of the entire National Forest System. The …

Bill Clinton U.S. Forest Service Timber Industry Mining Industry environment public-lands deregulation natural-resources conservation +1 more

Wilderness Act Signed After Eight Years of Industry Opposition, Creates National Wilderness Preservation System

1964-09-03 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

On September 3, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Wilderness Act into law, establishing the National Wilderness Preservation System and designating 9.1 million acres of federal land as protected wilderness. The legislation defined wilderness as “an area where the earth and its …

President Lyndon B. Johnson Howard Zahniser Wilderness Society U.S. Forest Service Mining Industry +1 more environmental-regulation public-lands corporate-lobbying conservation

Civilian Conservation Corps Created as First Federal Youth Employment Program

1933-03-31 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

President Roosevelt signs the Emergency Conservation Work Act on March 31, 1933, creating the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) as a public work relief program providing employment to young men aged 18-25 from unemployed families. The CCC becomes one of the most popular New Deal programs, eventually …

Franklin D. Roosevelt U.S. Congress Robert Fechner U.S. Army Department of Labor new-deal employment conservation youth-programs public-works