Table of Contents:
  • The conservation movement in America
  • The public domain and its disposal
  • The soils of the United States
  • Soil erosion and its prevention
  • Tree crops
  • Utilization and conservation of our arid and semiarid lands
  • The problem of our grasslands
  • Reclamation of wet and overflow lands
  • The agricultural prospect
  • Our forests, past and present
  • Essential measures in forest conservation
  • Water supply for domestic and industrial uses
  • Water power and its conservation
  • Our waterways and their utilization
  • Floods and flood control
  • Our mineral treasures
  • The mineral fuels
  • Conservation of natural resources and the manufacturing industry
  • Conservation of wildlife
  • Recreational resources
  • The conservation of man
  • State and local planning
  • National regional planning in resource use