Our natural resources and their conservation /
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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New York : London :
J. Wiley & Sons ; Chapman & Hall,
1936
[Place of publication not identified] : J. Wiley & sons, inc., 1936 |
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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