User:Kyliehc/Forest conservation in the United States

=== Reforestation[edit] ===

=== Reforestation[edit] ===

[[Reforestation]] is another method to sustain forests by improving existing forested areas. Reforestation is a method of planting trees in an existing forested area. This method is used in reaction to deforestation. When forests are removed without reestablishment they can be reforested by planting trees in the same area to rebuild the existing forest. The restoration of forests is considered to be crucial to fight climate change and to conserving global diversity.

[[Reforestation]] is another method to sustain forests by improving existing forested areas. Reforestation is a method of planting trees in an existing forested area. This method is used in reaction to deforestation. When forests are removed without reestablishment they can be reforested by planting trees in the same area to rebuild the existing forest. The restoration of forests is considered to be crucial to fight climate change and to conserving global diversity. There are many places where reforestation is off limits such as productive croplands and cities. New forests can help cool down the climate as well as reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere depending on how large the area the new forests are in.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reforesting the U.S.: Here’s Where We Can Put All Those Trees|url=https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-priorities/tackle-climate-change/climate-change-stories/reforesting-united-states-susan-cook-patton/|access-date=2021-11-12|website=The Nature Conservancy|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== ”’Laws and Policies[edit]”’ ===

There are many places where reforestation is off limits, such as productive croplands and cities. New forests can help cool down the climate as well as reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere depending on how large the area the new forests are in.

Policies to minimize the loss of forests and to increase public involvement, such as The National Forest Management Act (NFMA) of 1976, have been implemented in the United States. The NFMA serves to determining the parts of National Forests that can be used for certain purposes (roads and recreation) and which areas are safe from destruction. Many laws have been created since the 1900s such as the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act of 1937 which guides the Secretary of Agriculture to work on programs relating to land conservation and the utilization to correct errors in land use. In turn this act helps the control of soil erosion, reforestation, preservation of natural resources, and the protection of natural resources and ecosystems. Then in 1960, the Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act was created, addressing the establishment and administration of national forests that can be sustainably used for human usage. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was created in 1969 setting a new goal for America. After decades of environmental neglect, this law was created to better the general good and conditions under which humans and nature can coexist in harmony while still satisfying the social, economic, and other needs that Americans will need in both the present and the future. In 1970, the Clean Air Act was made and as a part of an environmental law, this act creates national standards for air pollutants and regulates pollution sources. Two years later in 1972, the Clean Water Act was created setting the basic system up for regulating pollutants entering U.S. waters. Then, in 1976 the National Forest Management Act was created, amending the Forest and Rangeland Resources Planning Act of 1975 recognizing that the management of the U.S.’ renewable resources has many parts to it and those parts are likely to change over time. The goal of this act is to develop and prepare a national renewable resources and programs that can be periodically reviewed and updated to meet current standards. <ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-02-01|title=Laws and Regulations|url=http://www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/regulations-policies/laws-regulations|access-date=2021-11-12|website=US Forest Service|language=en}}</ref>

”’Laws and Policies”’

Policies to minimize the loss of forests and to increase public involvement, such as The National Forest Management Act (NFMA) of 1976, have been implemented in the United States. The NFMA serves to determining the parts of National Forests that can be used for certain purposes (roads and recreation) and which areas are safe from destruction.

=== Wildlife management areas[edit] ===

=== Wildlife management areas[edit] ===