The History of Conservation: Preserving Our Planet

Since the early twentieth century, men and women around North America have taken an active stance on environmental conservation. History has seen many efforts to conserve our carbon footprint over the generations; the rise of national parks, recycling plants, environmental agencies, and climate change initiatives are just a few examples. This series examines crucial historical and contemporary movements and the people that have greatly influenced environmental outlooks today, not only in North America, but also around the world. Each book examines a different era of history, highlighting key moments, people, and changes that occurred within each period, and studies the legacy these efforts left behind.
Each Book Contains:
? Historical overviews of major conservation movements
? Graphs that highlight evolution of environmental conservation efforts throughout North America and the world
? Did You Know? boxes with fresh, insightful facts
? An in-depth study of the legacy of each topic and its influence on contemporary society
Curriculum Connections:
? Examines how humans contribute to environmental challenges today
? Explores ways humans are working together to reduce carbon footprint and improve environment today
? Discusses historical and contemporary backgrounds to key environmental challenges occurring today
? Stresses the importance of series topics in modern society and what that means for continuing societies and ecosystems around the world
? Explores one or more key concepts connected to high school NGSS goals, such as the history of Earth, global climate change and humanity?s involvement in accelerating it, weather and climate patterns, environmentalism, renewable energy, future outlooks on resources, and sustainability of the planet