Blog 3- Principles of Conservation

In this selection, Gifford Pinchot explains how to achieve the maximum value of resources for human use rather than for preserving wilderness.
The conservation of natural resources movement has had the fastest progression and spread in the most directions as any other movement. It is believed that conservation began with forestry; the ideas about the forest, the principles of the service of the forest.
The conservation movement now has immense force, first only relating to forest now beyond natural resources. Back in 1907 few people even knew what conservation meant.
Conservation principles are simple yet decisions to implement it is not so easy or direct. Development is the first principle of conservation, natural resources exists on this planet for the benefit of humans. Resources are used for current generations prior to thinking about future ones. Coal is the main natural resources that drives our civilization, and if extrapolating it to the point there is no more, that would mean we were well deservant.
Conservation now stands for the use pf water-power, it allows for immediate construction of navigable waterways, just like the broad construction of railroads. The development of our natural resources and the full use of them is the duty of our generation.
The second principle of conservation stands for the prevention of waste. We have come to terms that waste is not a good thing. Forest Fires used to be seen as acts of god, now they seem to be controlled by men. The human race's duty is to control the earth it lives upon.
The effort the stop waste is considered to be controlled by economic law, but in fact the effort comes before the actual stopping.
Third principle of conservation would be that the natural resources must be developed and preserved for the benefit of all and not for few.
The conservation idea means "the greatest good to the greatest number for the longest time." (4).
It is the duty of people to act to benefit the people. Conservation demands common-sense to problems for the good.
The conservation point of view is for the education of people as well as in forestry, it applies to politics as well as the earth.
We must apply common-sense to all problems for the Nation's good.