...Rena M. Heinrich American eugenicist Madison Grant (1865–1937) received two memorials from the State of California in 1931 and 1948 (posthumously) for his efforts, presumably, in the conservation of the California Redwoods as a co-founder of Save the Redwoods League (established in 1918...

.... By the mid–1890s, Grant regularly and directly witnessed the need for an American conservation movement. His time spent hunting was not entirely gratifying because of the noticeable depletion of game. If the government took no action, the nation’s wildlife stocks would weaken and decay sooner or later. He...

... of conservation groups and adopting compromise measures. These compromise measures allowed the military to use the parks for recreation, rehabilitation, training, and maneuvers, and in a few instances authorize some exploitive use of parks by timber, mining, and farming interests when necessary. Faced...

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