FDR's New Deal and Wildlife Conservation

Flashcards to aid in reviewing key concepts related to FDR's New Deal and wildlife conservation initiatives.

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

A New Deal program that provided jobs for young men in infrastructure projects, particularly in natural areas.

Taylor Grazing Act

Legislation passed by FDR that ended homesteading and regulated the use of grazing lands.

Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

The agency that manages public lands and resources, including those previously under homesteading.

Weeks Act

Authorized federal government to purchase land east of the Mississippi to protect watersheds and forests.

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Created to provide flood control, electricity generation, and economic development in the Tennessee Valley.

Soil Conservation Service

Agency formed to improve farming practices and prevent soil erosion, particularly in the context of the Dust Bowl.

Pittman-Robertson Act

An act that provides funding for wildlife restoration through an excise tax on firearms and ammunition.

Migratory Bird Treaty Act

Legislation that protects migratory birds and their habitats, prohibiting hunting during breeding seasons.

Compensatory mortality

Concept where a certain number of animals can be harvested without negatively impacting the long-term population.

Carrying capacity

The maximum population size of a species that an environment can sustain indefinitely.