Title 16 of the United States Code outlines the role of conservation

Conservation ethic

Conservation is an ethic of resource use, allocation, and protection. Its primary focus is upon maintaining the health of the natural world: its, fisheries, habitats, and biological diversity. Secondary focus is on materials conservation and energy conservation, which are seen as important to...

 in the United States Code

United States Code

The Code of Laws of the United States of America is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal laws of the United States...

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—National Parks

National Park Service

The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...

, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores (the "National Park Service Organic Act")—Historic Sites, Buildings, Objects, and Antiquities

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

—Archaeological Resources Protection—National Forests

United States National Forest

National Forest is a classification of federal lands in the United States.National Forests are largely forest and woodland areas owned by the federal government and managed by the United States Forest Service, part of the United States Department of Agriculture. Land management of these areas...

—Forest

Forest

A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...

s; Forest Service

United States Forest Service

The United States Forest Service is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass...

; Reforestation

Reforestation

Reforestation is the natural or intentional restocking of existing forests and woodlands that have been depleted, usually through deforestation....

; Management

Forest management

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—Unemployment Relief Through Performance of Useful Public Work—Soil Conservation

Soil conservation

Soil conservation is a set of management strategies for prevention of soil being eroded from the Earth’s surface or becoming chemically altered by overuse, acidification, salinization or other chemical soil contamination...

—Water Conservation

Water conservation

Water conservation refers to reducing the usage of water and recycling of waste water for different purposes such as cleaning, manufacturing, and agricultural irrigation.- Water conservation :Water conservation can be defined as:...

—Protection of Timber, and Depredations—Protection of Fur Seals and Other Fur-Bearing Animals—Protection and Conservation of Wildlife—Wildlife Restoration—Conservation Programs on Government Lands—Game

Game reserve

A game reserve is an area of land set aside for maintenance of wildlife for tourism or hunting purposes. Many game reserves are located in Africa. Most are open to the public, and tourists commonly take sightseeing safaris or hunt wild game....

 and Bird Preserves

Nature reserve

A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...

; Protection—Protection of Migratory Game and Insectivorous Birds—Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge

Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge

The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is a . 261 river mile long National Wildlife Refuge located in and along the Upper Mississippi River. It runs from Wabasha, Minnesota in the north to Rock Island, Illinois in the south....

--Fish and Wildlife Service—Preservation of Fishery Resources—Northern Pacific Halibut Fishing—Sockeye

Sockeye salmon

Sockeye salmon , also called red salmon or blueback salmon in the USA, is an anadromous species of salmon found in the Northern Pacific Ocean and rivers discharging into it...

 or Pink Salmon

Pink salmon

Pink salmon or humpback salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. It is the smallest and most abundant of the Pacific salmon.- Appearance :...

 Fishing—Fish Restoration and Management Projects—Fish Research and Experimentation Program—State Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Projects—Regulation of Landing, Curing, and Sale of Sponges Taken From Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...

 and Straits of Florida

Straits of Florida

The Straits of Florida, Florida Straits, or Florida Strait is a strait located south-southeast of the North American mainland, generally accepted to be between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, and between the Florida Keys and Cuba. The strait carries the Florida Current, the beginning of...

—Federal Regulation and Development of Power—Tennessee Valley Authority

Tennessee Valley Authority

The Tennessee Valley Authority is a federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter in May 1933 to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development in the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly affected...

—Bonneville Project—Fort Peck Project—Columbia Basin Project

Columbia Basin Project

The Columbia Basin Project in Central Washington, USA, is the irrigation network that the Grand Coulee Dam makes possible. It is the largest water reclamation project in the United States, supplying irrigation water to over of the large project area, all of which was originally intended to be...

—Niagara Power Project—Pacific Northwest Consumer Power Preference; Reciprocal Priority in Other Regions—Pacific Northwest Federal Transmission System—Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation—Regulation of Transportation in Interstate

Commerce Clause

The Commerce Clause is an enumerated power listed in the United States Constitution . The clause states that the United States Congress shall have power "To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes." Courts and commentators have tended to...

 or Foreign Commerce of Black Bass

Black bass

Micropterus , is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family of order Perciformes. The type species is M. dolomieu, the smallmouth bass...

 and Other Fish—Regulation of Whaling—Whale Conservation and Protection—Predatory Sea Lampreys in the Great Lakes

Great Lakes

The Great Lakes are a collection of freshwater lakes located in northeastern North America, on the Canada – United States border. Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total surface, coming in second by volume...

—Great Lakes Fisheries—Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration—Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Tissue Bank—Tuna Conventions—Atlantic Tunas Convention—Eastern Pacific Tuna Fishing—South Pacific Tuna Fishing—Northwest Atlantic Fisheries—Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention—North Pacific Fisheries—National Fisheries Center and Aquarium—Prohibition Of Foreign Fishing Vessels in the -Territorial Waters of the United States—Fisheries Zone Contiguous to Territorial Sea of the United States—Prohibition of Certain Foreign Fishing Vessels in United States Fisheries—Offshore Shrimp Fisheries

Shrimp fishery

A shrimp fishery is a fishery directed toward harvesting either shrimp or prawns. .-Commercial shrimping:...

—International Parks—National Wilderness Preservation System

National Wilderness Preservation System

The National Wilderness Preservation System of the United States protects federally managed land areas designated for preservation in their natural condition. It was established by the Wilderness Act upon the signature of President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 3, 1964...

—Conservation and Protection of North Pacific Fur Seals—Jellyfish

Jellyfish

Jellyfish are free-swimming members of the phylum Cnidaria. Medusa is another word for jellyfish, and refers to any free-swimming jellyfish stages in the phylum Cnidaria...

 or Sea nettle

Sea nettle

Chrysaora quinquecirrha is a species of jellyfish that inhabits Atlantic estuaries, such as the Chesapeake Bay...

s, Other Such Pests, and Seaweed

Seaweed

Seaweed is a loose, colloquial term encompassing macroscopic, multicellular, benthic marine algae. The term includes some members of the red, brown and green algae...

 in Coastal Waters: Control or Elimination—Crown of Thorns Starfish

Crown-of-thorns starfish

The crown-of-thorns starfish is a large nocturnal sea star that preys upon coral polyps. The crown-of-thorns receives its name from venomous thorn-like spines that cover its body. It is endemic to tropical coral reefs in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean...

—Reefs for Marine Life Conservation—Estuarine Areas—National Trails System

National Trails System

The National Trails System was created by the National Trails System Act The Act created a series of National trails "to promote the preservation of, public access to, travel within, and enjoyment and appreciation of the open-air, outdoor areas and historic resources of the Nation." Specifically,...

—National Recreational Trails Fund—Wild And Scenic Rivers—Water Bank Program for Wetlands Preservation—Wild Horses and Burros: Protection, Management, and Control—Marine Mammal Protection—Marine Sanctuaries—Regional Marine Research Programs—Coastal Zone Management—Rural Environmental Conservation Program—Endangered Species

Endangered Species Act

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 is one of the dozens of United States environmental laws passed in the 1970s. Signed into law by President Richard Nixon on December 28, 1973, it was designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction as a "consequence of economic growth and...

—Forest And Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning—Youth Conservation Corps

Youth Conservation Corps

The Youth Conservation Corps ' is a summer work youth program in federally managed lands. The National Park Service, US Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Land Management employ teens each summer to participate in the YCC experience...

 and Public Lands Corps—Fishery Conservation And Management—Mining Activity Within National Park System Areas—Soil and Water Resources Conservation—Cooperative Forestry Assistance—Emergency Conservation Program

Emergency Conservation Program

The Emergency Conservation Program is a program administered by the Farm Service Agency to help farmers to rehabilitate farmland damaged by natural disasters by sharing in the cost of rehabilitation. It is almost always funded in supplemental appropriations that provide federal assistance to deal...

—Public Transportation Programs for National Park System Areas—Antarctic Conservation—Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention—Antarctic Mineral Resources Protection—Urban Park And Recreation Recovery Program—Public Utility Regulatory Policies—Small Hydroelectric Power Projects—National Aquaculture Policy, Planning, and Development—Fish and Wildlife Conservation—Chesapeake Bay Research Coordination—Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation—Salmon

Salmon

Salmon is the common name for several species of fish in the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the same family are called trout; the difference is often said to be that salmon migrate and trout are resident, but this distinction does not strictly hold true...

 and Steelhead Conservation and Enhancement—Control of Illegally Taken Fish And Wildlife—Resource Conservation—Coastal Barrier Resources—North Atlantic Salmon Fishing—Pacific Salmon Fishing—National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation protects, sustains and restores the wildlife, plants and habitats of the United States. Established by Congress in 1984, the Foundation directs public conservation dollars to critical environmental needs and matches those investments with private...

—Partnerships For Wildlife—Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation and Reserve Program—Wetlands Resources—Wetland

Wetland

A wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with water either permanently or seasonally. Wetlands are categorised by their characteristic vegetation, which is adapted to these unique soil conditions....

s—Fish and Seafood Promotion—Interjurisdictional Fisheries—African Elephant Conservation—Asian Elephant Conservation—Federal Cave Resources Protection—North American Wetlands Conservation

North American Wetlands Conservation Act

The North American Wetlands Conservation Act authorizes a wetlands habitat program, administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, which provides grants to protect and manage wetland habitats for migratory birds and other wetland wildlife in the United States, Mexico, and Canada...

—International Forestry Cooperation—Take Pride in America Program

Take Pride in America

Take Pride in America is a United States Department of the Interior partnership program that enables individuals, civic groups, corporations and others to volunteer in caring for the lands that Americans as a whole share...

—Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control—Pacific Yew Conservation and Management—Wild Exotic Bird Conservation—North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Convention—Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management—Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation—Recreational Hunting Safety—Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation—National Maritime Heritage—High Seas Fishing Compliance—Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention—Yukon River Salmon—National Natural Resources Conservation Foundation

National Natural Resources Conservation Foundation

The National Natural Resources Conservation Foundation is a nonprofit private organization established by the 1996 farm bill to promote and fund innovative solutions to conservation problems through effective partnerships. The Foundation can accept gifts and raise money...

—National Park Service Management—Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation—User Fees Under Forest System Recreation Residence Program—National Forest Organizational Camp Fee Improvement—Great Ape Conservation—Coral Reef Conservation—Healthy Forest Restoration

Healthy Forests Initiative

The Healthy Forests Initiative , officially the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 , is a law originally proposed by President George W. Bush in response to the widespread forest fires during the summer of 2002...

—Marine Turtle Conservation—Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention—Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement

External links

• U.S. Code Title 16, via United States Government Printing Office
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• U.S. Code Title 16, via Cornell University
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  Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...