Forest Reserve Act

Created in 1891,this act stands to protect wooded areas against logging to preserve nature and wildlife.These reserved areas now are national parks stretching nearly 200 million acres.

Resource and Recovery Act

Created in 1976, it was designed to protect human health and the environment from waste hazards. Aslo, taking care of teh waste produced in an environmently safe and friendly way.

Lacey Act

1900- Regualtes the trafficing of illegal wildlife, fish and plants. 

Transfer Act

1905-  transfered 63 million acres of forest reserves to the now US Forest Service to manage responsibily for future generations

Antiquities Act

1906- Established that archeological sites on public lands are important public resources. federal agencies now have to protect and preserve natural and other landmarks. Replaced by the Archeological Resources Protection Act in 1979.

Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 

1974-Authorizes long term planning by the US Forest Service, to be able to ensure future supply of timber and other forest goods, while in the same part maintaining a healthy environment.

CITES

1975- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Act is an international treaty to prevent species from becoming endangered or extinct because of the international trade.

Migratory Bird Treaty Act

1918- Migratory birds and their habitat will be managed and kept up with so that they will not go extinc.

Clark-McNary Act

1924-Protect forest lands, reforest areas that had been cleared, and to extend National Forests. Once these lands are acquired by the Federal Government they then worked to restore the natural habitat of the previously cleared woods and grew back the national parks that we have today.

Fisheries Conservation and Management Act

1976- also known as Magnuson Fishery and Conservation and Management act or Magnuson Stevens Act. It provides management of fish and other species under Regional Councils and approved by secretary of commerce.This Act helps to ensure U.S. Marine Fish populations, and to maintain and restore healthy levels of fish stock and prevent overharvesting.

Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act

1934-also known as the Duck Stamp Act, requires each water-fowl hunter 16 years old or older to have a valid Federal hunting stamp.

National Historic Preservation Act

1966-Federal agencies will act as responsible stewards of our nation's resources when their actions affect historic properties.

Toxic Substances Control Act

1976-Monitors the commercial and national defense uses of atomic energy. Government concerns included radiation hazards and the disposal of radioactive waste.

National Forest Management Act

1976-To protect our national forests from timber harvesting, manages renewable resources and states what chemicals may or may not be used on plants.If a road be built on land with connection to a timber harvest, a permit or lease must be made with attempts to have the vegetation regrow and should be reestablished after 10 years of the contract.

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act

1977-Requires that the operator of the mine to restore the land enough to be able to support what the land had supported in the past.They do that by restoring the original contour of the land, also by avoiding acid mining drainage, reclaim land in a timely manner, and reintroduce the type of vegetation that was there before to cover the damaged area.

Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act aka Pittman Robertson

1937-To provide more funding for wildlife conservation, hunter’s education, shooting project, and other related programs by placing an excise tax on all wholesale prices for firearms and ammunition.

Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act 

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 

1938-To ensure safety of food and products so they are safe to eat for consumers. The law enforces the amount of pesticides used and can cease production on products if they exceed it.

Antarctic Conservation Act

1978-Protects the native mammals, birds, and plants within their ecosystems this act applies to every person.

California Proposition 65

1986-Also known as The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act. To protect he drinking water sources from toxic substances that may cause cancer and birth defects.

North American Wetlands Conservation Act

1989-The maintenance of healthy populations of migratory birds in North Amierca is dependet on the protection, restoration and management of ethland ecosystems and associated habitats in Canda as well in the US and Mexicao.  Wtland provides essential and significant habitat for fish, shellfish or any other wildlife of commerical value.

Wild Bird Conservation Act

Multiple Use Act - Sustained Yield Act - MUSY