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2007-02-11 19:53:10 · 2 answers · asked by vanjing 1 in Environment

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Yes.

The national forest service was started by a conservationist named gifford pinchot. It is important to realize that it was started as means of conserving a RESOURCE and that its ultimate goal was to manage lands so they they would not be overrused and continue to be an economic benefit to the nation.

The problem exists in the fact that it has become outdated, that a more a preservationist stance is needed to preserve natural beauty, something that many consider a resource in itself. Additionally, the economics of contracts to forest public land fail are economically questionable, in many cases it becomes a situation where the public is essentially subsidizing private corporations to harvest the forests.

The preservationist stance, championed iconically by john muir, led to the national park system. These lands, such as grand canyon and yellowstone, exist specifically for the public the behold and preserve. However they are not immune from exploitation, Oil Drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Reserve is an example where an "overwhelming benefit" (questionable at best) can be used to override the protection afforded to park lands. This harkens back to the original battle over Hetch hetch Valley in Yosemite National Park. It was known as one of the two most scenic places in the nations most popular park, yet when san francisco wanted to use it as a dam site for water, it got its way, and to this day hetch hetchy valley is buried in millions of gallons of water.

2007-02-11 20:32:25 · answer #1 · answered by ucsb 1 · 0 0

wooded area are a renewable source, yet keeping it would not advise no longer scaling down wood. wood could be harvested if a plan to replant is in place. As many have pronounced, it takes some time for wood to improve. keeping wooded area and permitting the sustainable use of the supplies is composed of decreasing progression of wooded area land first. it relatively is often a taking, so the land vendors ought to be compensated if this restrict is put in place. It additionally is composed of keeping the soil, nutrition interior the soil, and hydrology. it relatively is typically completed making use of suitable administration practices.

2016-12-17 14:40:26 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

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