Forest Reserve Act

Directory

References

Discover

Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.

Why Is Ireland Two Countries?

illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum

Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs

Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)

7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks

Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society

12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd

Causes of the Great Depression

Two chicks near an egg with a white background (poultry, chick, chickens, birds).

What Do Eggs Have to Do with Easter?

African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

Forest Reserve Act

United States

Also known as: Creative Act

Learn about this topic in these articles:

U.S. Forest Service

In U.S. Forest Service: History
…United States Congress passed the Forest Reserve Act, known also as the Creative Act, on March 3, 1891, authorizing the president of the United States to set apart and preserve federal lands as public reservations. These lands would be managed by the U.S. Department of the Interior. Weeks later Pres.…
Read More