Date
12-2024
Department
History
Abstract
The research presented in this paper will weave together the story of how the Upper Peninsula became a crucial hub for wildlife conservation in the first half of the twentieth century. Seeking to answer the question of how and why this occurred, as well as why it is distinct from the social movement of the 1960s, the research is based on public awareness, photographic research developments, and the concept of the national system for conservation. Hunting played the main role in the motivations for this movement therefore, it is also heavily discussed throughout. The previous research on this subject emerged as a result of the social movement in the later twentieth century or came from an earlier conception of the process through which environmental conditions shape human activity. This research uses those frameworks to analyze how important figures and concepts led to an earlier conservation movement which has not been as heavily circulated in academia. The research contributes to the valuable history of the Upper Peninsula, its impacts on national movements and the experiences of those who worked or lived here during the early twentieth century.
Recommended Citation
Galligan, Holly A., "Case Study on Seney National Wildlife Refuge: How the Upper Peninsula Led Wildlife Conservation in the Beginning of the Twentieth Century" (2024). HS 390 Primary Research Papers. 12.
https://commons.nmu.edu/hs_390_primary_research_papers/12
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