The West is a very big part of American culture, and while the myth of the West is much more enticing than the reality of the west, it is no doubt a very big part of America. We’re constantly growing up playing games surrounded by the West such as cowboys and Indians and we’re watching movies that depict the cowboy to be a romanticized hero who constantly saves dames in saloons and rides off into the sunset. However, the characters of the West weren’t the only things that helped the development of
Red River Movie Review The 1948 Western Red River is a movie of action, romance and hardship. The main characters are Tom Dunson played by John Wayne, Wagon Driver Groot Nadine played by Walter Brennan and Adopted son of Dunson Matt Garth played by Montgomery Clift. This is a western that shows the first Cattle drive of the Chisholm Trail. In the first scene Tom Dunson was heading with a wagon train in 1851 and decides to go his own way to start a cattle ranch in Texas. His wagon driver goes along
There are many different laws that were implemented between 1862 and 1978 that govern the rangelands in the United States such as the Range Improvement Act, Endangered Species Act, Multiple Use Act, Enlarged Homestead Act, and more. There is one act that had the greatest and most positive impact and one act that had the greatest and most negative impact on the rangelands in the United States. There were three acts implemented in 1862. The first was the Homestead Act which stated that 160 acres
INTRODUCTION There is a current issue in the United States regarding the country’s population of wild horses on public lands. There is simply too many of these horses and they undoubtedly need a place to go. The issues regarding over populated herds, which results to them being placed in holding pens, and then waiting in these pens to be removed and adopted will be discussed in detail in the following report. These unique creatures are wild, which is part of the problem on why they are not being
the many problems of the western rangelands that have developed out of the over-grazing of cattle. From a hilltop among the upland slopes of Whitehall, Montana, he pointed out a few patches of bare earth on the horizon and some gullying out of trails across the rangelands in the distance. Rangelands are areas of land on which livestock are left to roam and graze. Traditionally the great plains and rolling hills of the Western States have been dominated by rangelands left to cattle and bison, and though
Estimates are that at the turn of the twentieth century over two million wild horses roamed free in the western United States. However, having no protection from their primary predator, man, by the 1970’s there numbers had dwindled to less than thirty thousand. In 1971, after a massive public uproar, Congress by a unanimous vote enacted the “Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act” (Act) that characterizes wild horses and burros as national treasures and provides for their protection. “Congress finds
chemical compositions. Moreover, we have learned to harness the skills associated with herbicides and have used them for the world’s benefit to increase the agricultural industry, provide easier weed management in the home, maintain native lands in rangelands and forests, and manage weeds in public areas. Although herbicides receive a lot of negative opinions, they will continue to play a role in our lives in order to sustain all of these practices. Until herbicides can be replaced with something just
History and Future of Wyoming’s Droughts The Great Basin of North America and Wyoming specifically, is known for its arid and semi-arid environment, as well as prolonged and sometimes severe droughts. Drought is the prolonged and abnormal deficiency of moisture with the concomitant decline in runoff to a level significantly lower than usual (Guldin 1989). The history of droughts in Wyoming has been uncertain in the past, but recent studies of tree rings in the Big Horn Basin of Wyoming have
The underlying issue of wild horses is the overpopulation of a particular species, which is contributing a serious ecological disaster, overgrazing. The degradation of the land has a domino effect, which will lead to more issues. It is important to maintain a balance between the need of the species, and what is healthy or the environment. The issue created controversy, is central to the passing of laws, and creates an opportunity for the government and the community to work together. There are many
are mine spoils. Out of all the disturbance, this one receives the most public attention. They take up less space, but they represent the largest amount of damage in their locations. The fourth type is the high percentage of eroded farmland and rangeland. Because this a slow degradation, they often receive very little attention. As for defining degradation, Bow also split this into two possible options: restoration, and reclamation. The author defined restoration as being the exact replication of
wild horses. When it comes to over population of pigs or deer, what do we do? It’s easy, it becomes deer hunting season for hunters all over the U.S. However, for horses, that’s not an option. Eventually, the overpopulation of horses could cause rangelands to be stripped bare and could even cause a
oaks had little or no commercial value as timber. Widespread destruction of oak woodlands to clear land for more profitable uses has been an accepted practice which continues to the present day in many areas. Clearing for intensive agriculture, rangeland "improvement", and urban development have eliminated oak woodlands from much of their former range. Stringers of oaks along creeks and occasional oaks scattered in agricultural fields and on grassy hillsides sometimes provide the only hints of the
Pakistan is rich in goat genetic resources. It is the third largest goat producing country in the world after China and India. At present, there are 53.8 million goats in Pakistan and their population is increasing at the rate of more than 3% per annum (GOP, 2006). Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and NWFP have 37, 23, 22 and 18% goat population, respectively. There are more than 25 recognized breeds of goat (Hasnti0otain, 1985). Domestic animals creation is an important element of the rustic country of
In “Eco-Defense” Abbey writes, “With bulldozer, earth mover, chainsaw and dynamite the international timber, mining, and beef industries are invading our public lands—property of all Americans—Bashing their way into our forests, mountains, and rangelands and looting them for everything they can get away with.”(Abbey). Again Abbey is provoking emotional side of readers to get them thinking. Abbey compares home to the wilderness in order to relate to the readers and evoke emotion from them. The uses
the most environmentally damaging and wasteful forms of food production the world has known” (187). Livestock consumes 80% of grains produced in the U.S. and consumes half of U.S. water. It also requires huge amount of land to grow feed and for rangeland that causes deforestation, threatens local wildlife, and historically caused the extinction of buffalo (192-193, 197). Therefore, the sugar-beef complex is detrimental to the environment due to its high environmental cost of production to our limited
people of the twenty-first century, we are all too familiar with the frequent occurrence of wildfires in our nation’s forests. Each year millions of acres of woodlands are destroyed in brutal scorches. It has been estimated that 190 million acres of rangelands in the United States are highly susceptible to catastrophic fires (www.doi.gov/initiatives/forest.html.). About a third of these high-risk forests are located in California (www.sfgate.com). These uncontrollable blazes not only consume our beautiful
Industrialized food production is the production of large quantities of crops and livestock for domestic and foreign sale. It uses large amounts of fossil fuels (natural gas and oil), water, fertilizer, and pesticide to produce food. More food is available throughout the world with greater variety and availability, food is cheaper, less labor, and longer shelf life because of industrialized agriculture. However, industrialized agriculture has harmful effects on biodiversity, soil, water, and human
Contradictory Ideas on Managing Land Lauresta Piper-Ruth Who is Allen Savory? At Goshen College, a small liberal arts college, Land Management is one of the courses required for Environmental Studies majors. The main book required for this class is Holistic Management by Allan Savory. Savory is a well-known ecologist and author. His books cover his theories on how to take care of land. His work is so well recognized that he is known as the founder of holistic management principles. The teacher
Should Recycling be Mandatory in the United States? This is a major economic issue that needs to be addressed now more than ever. These concerning issues include the environment, aluminum, finances, landfills and natural resources. However, a matter of conflicting interest was brought up according to Craig Kohtz the author of “Community columnist: Why we shouldn’t force recycling” posted on JournalStar.com August 9, 2013. In Mr. Kohtz article it was quoted that “The reason we pay for curbside
Ben Masters, a National Geographic writer, states, “The ecological consequences of poor grazing management in the desert ecosystems of the American West’s Great Basin can be severe...This creates a massive problem for the rangeland because the horses are putting unmanaged pressure on forage all day, every day, for the entire year. Eventually, that landscape reaches a threshold where native high-forage-value plants lose the ability to compete with unpalatable, undesirable, or