Sentences with phrase «sustaining timber resources»
Horrified that farmers and loggers were stripping America of its trees five times faster than they were growing, and worried about the economic consequences of a «timber famine,» President Theodore Roosevelt created the federal Forest Service and pushed landowners to start sustaining timber resources.
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• Reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills and incinerators • Conserving natural resources such as timber, water, and minerals • Saving energy by reusing materials that have already been processed • Preventing pollution by reducing the need to collect new raw materials • Reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global climate change • Helping to sustain the environment for future generations