Transcript Secretary of The Interior - Fremont Christian School

Secretary of The Interior
1868-1911
Sarah Vander Kooi
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Where did all our National Parks come
from? How were they founded and by
who? It was all the work of the Secretary
of the Interior. Secretary of the Interior
has a big job ranging from National Parks
to Conservation in 1868 to 1911.
Conservation of our environment
Conserving our environment is important to our world.
Conservation is the using of natural resources in ways
that do not destroy, waste, or damage them. If everyone
doesn’t start conserving our environment, we risk a giant
climate change which might make life impossible in the
world. The world was put into this state by human
actions. We can help conserve our environment by not
littering, reusing items, even using both sides of paper
helps conserve things like trees. Planting trees helps to
reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the air and
replaces it with oxygen.
Conservation of our Wildlife
Conserving wildlife is a big part of conservation and it’s
not hard to lend a helping hand to that matter either.
Don’t litter because it harms animal habitats and kills
animals living in that habitat sometimes. Every animal
needs its own space to live and roam. By planting roads
we destroy wildlife territory, so it is important to plant
trees and help make more territory space. Factories let
off carbon dioxide which harms habitats. We need to do
more to conserve wildlife because if we don’t the world
could suffer a huge climate change and animals can’t
adjust that fast to a new climate.
Conservation of our Natural
Resources
Also help conserve natural resources.
Reusing things helps to conserve our
natural resources by using things we
already have and not dumping them to fill
up space on our earth with trash.
John Muir
John Muir made a big impact on conservation. He was
born on April 21, 1838, and later he immigrated to the
U.S. with his family. He then devoted his life to
understanding and protecting nature. His hard work
resulted in the establishment of California’s Sequoia
National Park and Yosemite National Park, which are
National Parks that protect giant trees and wildlife. He
founded the Sierra Club which protects, explores, and to
enjoy wild places on earth. It educates humanity on how
we can help conserve our ecosystems. Muir Woods
National Monument was made to protect big trees in
California also.
John James Audubon
John James Audubon also played a role in conservation. He
was born on April 26, 1785, in Santo Domingo (now Haiti).
He succeeded in painting and describing all the birds in
America and later wrote a book named “Birds of America”.
He felt a deep need to protect and conserve the birds and
their habitat. One time he went on a journey floating on the
river for some time and during that trip he studied birds and
their actions. He knew all about their life style. He was
concerned and wanted to help greatly with the conservation
of wildlife. He later wrote a well-known book about the
destruction of birds and habitats that had a great impact on
the world to start conserving wildlife. Later, in 1905, Audubon
Society was named after him. The Society dedicated itself to
the conservation of birds, ecosystems, and other wildlife. We
still know and carry his name today.
National Park System
The National Park System is administered
by the National Park Service that helps conserve wildlife
and environment. Yellowstone National Park was the first
national park established, and was later controlled by the
new National Park System in March 1, 1872. The
National Park System was actually created by Congress
in 1916 to “Conserve the scenery, natural and historic
objects, the wildlife, and to provide enjoyment of
generations.” The National Park System includes
scenic exhibits and is distinguished by their
Historic/Prehistoric importance, Scientist interest, and
Superior recreational assets. The (in 2014 National Park
System has 388 National Parks that cover more than 83
million acres in the U.S.A.) The National Park System
protects the nation’s natural and historic treasures by
conserving and managing them.
What's Important?
Conservation is very important job to the
Secretary of Interior and many more things
needs to be done to the job to keep the
earth preserved and running well for many
more generations.
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National Park System, http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0193768.html
National Park System,
http://www.npca.org/assets/pdf/NPCA_Economic_Significance_Report.pdf
Conserving our environment,
http://www.conservationcentre.org.uk/
John James Audubon, http://www.audubon.org/john-james-audubon
Conserving our Wildlife, http://www.defenders.org/habitatconservation/defending-habitat
Conserving our Natural Resources, http://feelfriendly.com/conservingnatural-resources.html
John Muir: A lifetime of Conservation,
http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2011/04/john-muir-lifetime-fconservation/
World Book, Volume 1, Interior, Department of, 324-325
Encyclopedia Britannica, Volume 22, Conservation, p.436-442
Audubon Society, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Audubon_Society