Destruction Of Wilderness

In the late nineteenth century is was very difficult for Americans to preserve wilderness and to sustain human prosperity. As American population grows, and its needs and expectations put greater pressure on the environment. As the industry continued to develop this was destroying its natural resources’. Farmers were draining the nutrients from the soil, miner’s workers were destroying the topsoil, which was causing the soil to wear away, forests were decreasing, wildlife was becoming extinct, and rivers, lakes and air was be polluted all of this was destroying the wilderness. As the population continue to increase the need for fertile soil, clean water, clean air, and wildlife will be in high demand and highly necessary to human prosperity.