The Progressive Era saw a growing concern for environmental protection as industrialization threatened America's natural resources. Conservation leaders like and championed the creation of national parks and forests to preserve wilderness areas for future generations.
The conservation movement aimed to balance resource use with preservation, leading to policies like the and the establishment of the . These efforts laid the groundwork for modern environmental protection, though conflicts between conservation and development persisted.
Conservation Movement Origins
Factors Contributing to the Emergence of the Conservation Movement
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Rapid industrialization and urbanization in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Increased exploitation of natural resources (timber, minerals)