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 would be granted after five years of residence and upon making specific improvements. This act led to the rapid settlement
The Cattle Boom in Wyoming The Cattle Boom was also present in Wyoming, especially after cattle ranchers discovered that cattle could survive winters in Wyoming. Cheyenne, Wyoming had an estimated number of 60,000 cattle grazing within 100 miles of the town in 1871 (Western). As demand for beef continued to grow and the U.S. government continued to buy cattle to feed the Indian tribes they had displaced, wealth and cattle in Wyoming also continued to grow (Western). There were more than 476,000
Many different Wilderness preservation acts are but in place with certain acts and restrictions throughout the 1960s and 1970s. These acts did not just affect one realm of environmentalism. They would go on to affect air, water, animals, in addition to land across the country. We even see the establishment of the Environmental Protection
blizzards (Alchin). A black blizzard was a dust storm so thick and big, there was no daylight even in the middle of the day (Gregory). In 1933, President Roosevelt took office and created several legislative acts to try and help the farmers (Alchin). These acts included The Emergency Banking Act of 1933,