The Conservation Constitution: The Conservation Movement and Constitutional Change, 1870-1930

Winner: Lynton Keith Caldwell Award

Winner: Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Award

Over the course of the twentieth century, the United States emerged as a global leader in conservation policy—negotiating the first international conservation treaties, pioneering the idea of the national park, and leading the world in creating a modern environmental regulatory regime. And yet, this is a country famously committed to the ideals of limited government, decentralization, and strong protection of property r...