NRC 225 1st Edition Lecture 10Outline of Last Lecture I. Catskill LocationII. Forest PreserveIII. The Push-PullIV. People and the CatskillsV. How do you get to the CatskillsVI. Tannery’s in the CatskillsVII. Catskill PreservationOutline of Current Lecture I. ImprovementII. Quotes to think aboutIII. 1900 to 2000Current LectureBecause of conservation the forests are improving and growing back from loggingForests look the worst in 1920Improve from 1900-2000Since 1970 the forests have been decreasing once again-less easily seen rateOne building lot at a timeQuotes to think about“Some environmental damage is the “price of progress.”” But the price could be bigger than you think-polluting water for an entire community“…where conflicting interests must be reconciled, the question will always be decided from the standpoint of the greatest good of the greatest number in the long run.”-Gifford Pinchot 1905“We name things after what we just destroyed.”-unknown“The illusion of preservation” we think that we see trees so it’s all good1900 to 2000We have twice as many forestsThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Three times as many peopleUsing more water, energy, wood, and other natural resources200 years ago bathe once a week-wear clothes for couple of daysNow we bathe everyday wash clothes once a weekWhat if….Native people were largely immune to disease?Would have survived for longer-bigger armiesNE tribal groups were more like the Apache?White pine was weak and brittle?Wouldn’t have become property of Europeans-maybe the Civil War wouldn’t Have occurredThe soil was deep with few, if any, stones?People would have abounded NE land to go to OHMexico won “Mr. Polk’s War”? Wouldn’t have had the gold rush because it was all owned by MexicoSlavery was ended by an Act of Congress?Wouldn’t have been a completely missing generationIndustrialization wouldn’t have happened so rapidlyUS emulated European land use and transport?US would use common land for agricultural use and other land is preservedEurope has better transportation methods-trainFamilies could have one car-more fuel efficientBetter railway system a lot less trucks to transport
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