CONSERVATION HISTORY
"The conservation of our national resources and their proper use constitute the fundamental problem which underlies almost every other problem of our national life."
- President Theodore Roosevelt
A hundred years ago we didn't think of natural resources as finite, and conservation was not a major concern. Over the past century, however, we have had to face the limits of these resources. In 1905 President Theodore Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot, both prominent conservationists, gave the name "conservation" to the movement for the preservation and stewardship of all natural resources. They predicted that without scientific management of resources, America would fail to meet its future needs. In the 1930's President Franklin Roosevelt signed into law Conservation Districts, bringing conservation to the local level.
- Arkansas: the Natural State
On March 3, 1937 Arkansas became the first state to adopt the law and modeled it for the rest of the United States. Now, 7 decades and 3,000 conservation districts later, it's time to get back to our roots and continue to make a difference as a model state.
Conservation Counts! Campaign is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
Post Office Box 419
Cotton Plant, Arkansas 72036
Phone: (870) 880-0109
info@conservationcounts.org
Endorsements:
Pearlie S. Reed, Arkansan, Chief (Retired), USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Debbie Moreland, President, Arkansas Association of Conservation
Districts
Nadine L. Scott, President, California Association of Resource
Conservation Districts
Barry Mahler, President Association of Texas Water, Soil
and Conservation Districts
William "Skip" Cowell, President, Hawaii Association
of Conservation Districts
Diane Miller, Director of global operations, The International
Education Collaborative Foundation