![]() The effect of the timber industry’s practices on the need for conservation.ĩ. The importance of George Perkins Marsh to the ideas for preservation and conservation.Ħ. The influences of literature, art and philosophy to the ideas of preservation and conservation.ĥ. The birth of the idea of natural resources having limits and the role of Thomas Jefferson in the promotion of this idea.Ĥ. The early American Diest scientists and their view of the human relationship to nature.ģ. ![]() The perspectives of early American settlers and the idea of utilitarianism.Ģ. Other topics which will be discussed in part two include:ġ. A commitment to supply resources to future generations. The belief that “wise” management and control can extend and/or renew resources.ģ. Resources are finite, limited and potentially non-renewable.Ģ. ![]() Conservation will be defined as being founded on three ideas:ġ. Part two is an overview of the history of conservation and preservation in the United States. Students will write their own poetry on their personal experience or feeling about nature. Haiku or representative Eastern nature writing. Biblical passages referring to wilderness with an examination of descriptive adjectives used.ģ. Suggested readings from Greek/Roman mythology with discussion topics.Ģ. Possible student activities for this section will include:ġ. European influences on how Americans look at wilderness. Judeo-Christian ideas of wilderness as a biblical theme.ģ. ![]() Greek and Roman mythology relating to wilderness.Ģ. The foundation for this section springs from Roderick Nash’sġ. Part one will be an exploration of the evolution of ideas, beliefs and emotions surrounding the concept of “wilderness”. This foundation will enable the students to approach many different issues which generate from these concepts from several different perspectives: historical events, political climates which influenced policy formation regarding wilderness and National Park areas, social ethics, ecological significance, among others. The overall objective is to give the students a foundation and an introduction to the ideas of wilderness, of conservation and of preservation in the United States. ![]()
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