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Book/Printed Material On the duty of governments in the preservation of forests

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Title

  • On the duty of governments in the preservation of forests

Summary

  • This speech to the American Association for the Advancement of Science stimulated the first active Federal involvement in forest conservation. Alerted to the destruction of timberlands by his work for the census in New York State, and influenced by George Perkins Marsh's Man and Nature (1864), Hough here outlines the vital role of forests in water conservation, "the economical value of timber, and our absolute dependence on it" (p. 3), arguing that because forests affect "the general welfare of the state" (p. 10), laws are as necessary "to regulate, promote and protect" them as they are for "any other great object of public utility" (p. 6). Accordingly, Hough calls for a variety of government initiatives to preserve forest resources. In response, the A.A.A.S. appointed a committee--which Hough headed--to memorialize Congress on the subject; this effort led Congress in 1876 to authorize funding for a Federal forest agent to report to Congress on the state of the nation's forests, an appointment first held by Hough himself, and the beginning of the Division (later Bureau) of Forestry. American Memory.

Names

  • Hough, Franklin B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1822-1885

Created / Published

  • [Salem, Salem press, 1873]

Headings

  • -  Forests and forestry

Notes

  • -  "From the Proceedings of the American association for the advancement of science, Portland meeting, August, 1873."
  • -  Caption title.

Medium

  • 10 p. 23 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • SD381 .H828

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 12018878

Online Format

  • image

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Hough, Franklin B. On the Duty of Governments in the Preservation of Forests. [Salem, Salem press, 1873] Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/12018878/.

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Hough, F. B. (1873) On the Duty of Governments in the Preservation of Forests. [Salem, Salem press] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/12018878/.

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Hough, Franklin B. On the Duty of Governments in the Preservation of Forests. [Salem, Salem press, 1873] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/12018878/>.