BIOL 3130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Gila National Forest, Trappers Lake
22 Mar 2016
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Leopold recognized that protecing wilderness is also a mater of scieniic necessity as well as seniment. He grew up in the outdoors and was encouraged as a boy to idenify birds: he studied ornithology in school, ater graduaing, like pinchot, he pursued a career in forestry. He made progress with trappers lake was designated to remain undeveloped, however he felt it was too small of a space. He wanted the gila naional forest to made into a wilderness reserve: he was instructed to go inspect the space, in 1924 574,000 acres was devoted to wilderness recreaion. To show people what how beauiful america used to be. Mackaye began his campaign for the appalachian trail, providing many americans a chance to hike in wild country close to home. Leopold argued that america needed to begin planning immediately if they were to preserve enough wilderness. In 1929 an oicial policy of preserving the naional forests was established.
