{"product_id":"conservation-by-the-people-the-history-of-the-conservation-movement-in-ontario-to-1970-paperback","title":"Conservation by the People: The History of the Conservation Movement in Ontario to 1970 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. H. Richardson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eA. S. L. Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe conservation authority movement in Ontario is world renowned, and professionals and parliamentarians from other provinces, the United States, the United Kingdom, and other parts of the owrld have come to study it. Unique in Canada until 1970, the program has proved so effective that it is now being emulated in two other provinces -- Manitoba and Quebec. This history of the conservation authorities in Ontario demonstrates the reasons for the success of the movement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe movement began in the early thirties with the formation of interested groups such as the Ontario Conservation and Reforestation Association and the Federation of Ontario Naturalists. The Guelph Conference in 1941 brought these early conservationists together, and as a result of its deliberations and recommendations, the Ontario government estalished the Conservation Branch in 1943, and passed the Conservation Authorities Act in 1946. Since then, thirty-eight authorities have been established. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the principles underlying the strength and success of the movement has been the emphasis on community initiative. The community must first recognize the need for action on a problem and be willing to contribute financially to the undertaking before the government will institute an authority in the region. The conservation movement has been a movement of, by, and for the people over the past twenty-five years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the first director of the Conservation Branch, Dr. Richardson was at the centre of the development of conservation in Ontario from 1944-1961 -- a period when conservation embraced recreation, historical preservation, and youth work, as well as such concerns as flood control, reforrestation, soil protection, and wildlife management. A.S. I. Barnes, who worked with Dr. Richardson, and succeeded him as director of the renamed Conservation Authorities Branch, has supplemented Dr. Richardson's account with material concerning this period from 1961-1971. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eARTHUR HERBERT RICHARDSON\u003c\/b\u003e was director of the Conservation Branch of the Department of Planning and Development until his retirement in 1961. He died in 1971. \u003cb\u003eA.S.L. BARNES\u003c\/b\u003e was director of the renamed Conservation Authorities Branch from 1961 to 1970, and is now executive secretary of the Quetico Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 170\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 1974\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753117876512,"sku":"9781487573355","price":51.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8a164636a2bf8b6f02e1a338f406006d.webp?v=1780013162","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/conservation-by-the-people-the-history-of-the-conservation-movement-in-ontario-to-1970-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}