NRC 225 1st Edition Lecture 13 Outline of Current Lecture I. George MarshII. Effects of George MarshIII. RelevanceCurrent Lecture: Conservation LeadersGeorge Perkins MarshWriter of Prophet of ConservationWoodstock, Vermont late 1800’s Born in 1801 died 1882James Marsh-father well respected lawyer-unusually well educatedCollege educationGeorge learned how to read at 5 by sneaking into dads library-difficult readsStarting to loose eyesight from reading so much-had to lock it and kick him outsideStarted writing about the effects of peoples actions“No one looked at the effects of all the axes” Spoke and read 20 languages, all European languagesLowenthal is a professor at Harvard and UCL wrote preface of bookSaw the inherently destructive nature of our constant movement in AmericaWrote Man and Nature Phillips Academy (did high school work in year), Dartmouth (bachelor degree at 17)Admitted to Vermont Bar (read the law), appointed to Vermont Exec. Council1843-1849 U.S. RepresentativeWent the political route but too introvert and didn’t enjoy itMarsh designed Washington monumentPerson behind Smithsonian in WashingtonRemount cavalry on camels instead of horses-didn’t work wellReturned to Vermont in 1854 Believed the new world blindly follows the old worldLands that were too far gone “With the disappearance of the forest all is changed”Starts looking at damage to fish habitat, damns, logging, forest destructionAsked to work on commissions and study these things-planted seed for man and natureWent to Italy in 1861 to see if the new world was following the old-found it was the caseWrite an and nature published in 1864 Died in Florence ItalyThese 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.Only person who had the intellect, upbringing to bring Man and Nature togetherEffects of MarshFranklin Hough brought the book to light to congressHe is right if anything hes too conservative and its worseEventually used this information to start Catskill and Adirondack Forest PreserveJohn Muir-trying to save West Coast but published on East coast because that’s wereThe people areOrganic Act of 1897 “The act provides that no national forest may be established except to improve andprotect the forest, or to secure favorable conditions of water flows, and to furnish acontinuous supply of timber”Forest preserves start to pop up all over the countryPinchot ancestral home –Grey Towers in Milford, PennsylvaniaUsed for forestry conservation meetings todayPinchot made money on logging but then realized the effectsWhat relevance have Marsh’s environmental insights today?1. The inevitably of impact2. The primacy of the unexpected3. The singularity of human intent4. The necessity of stewardship5. The primacy of the
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