Taking a Look at Natioanl Parks

Roosevelt was a true conservationist at heart. The Theodore Roosevelt Association stated, “As a boy, Theodore Roosevelt wanted to be a naturalist, a scientist who revels in and examines nature,” and he was “…an avid adventurer and lover of nature, dedicated himself to protecting both wildlife and natural resources” ("The CONSERVATIONIST"). As the President, he never forgot his dreams as a child, and he set out to preserve an immense amount of US regions so all Americans could enjoy. He especially had the future generations in mind ("The CONSERVATIONIST"). He realized something must be done for he believed at the rate of deforestation, and harvesting of other recourses, it wouldn't take long for it all to vanish. To fight the recourse of losing all the rich natural resources and splendorous landscape across the US, he created national parks and landmarks to preserve and protect these beautiful natural miracles. “Roosevelt provided federal protection for almost 230 million acres of land,” for national use, so these majestic places were protected from harm due to commercialism ("The CONSERVATIONIST"). He established 150 national forests, 5 national parks, the 1st of 51 federal bird reservations, 24 reclamation, and 4 national game preserves, including 18 national monuments in his time. By establishing these parks and landmarks, it allowed Americans and tourists, alike, the

“Timber!” is a word that engulfed Woodrow Wilson in fear, as a loving, determined environmentalist he was the driving force behind the Organic Act of 1916. Wilson’s Organic Act set grounds for the founding of the National Park Service, which sets and enforces regulations that protect National Parks. Woodrow Wilson’s determination, conveyed by his adamant support for the Organic Act, was evident throughout Wilson’s lifetime. Wilson realized how important it was to protect America’s land and took action to protect it. Through the Organic Act, Wilson was able to save the current thirty-five national parks and land for hundreds of future national parks throughout the United States. The founding of the National Park Service was a major part of Wilson’s plan to preserve and protect America 's natural land. Wilson’s idea of preservation of the United States’ land has lived throughout the years through the National Park Service. The National Park Service today continues with the same responsibilities along with a multifarious collection of others. The actions taken in the Organic Act of 1916 have helped eternalize the ideas proposed by President Wilson by preserving the scarce remaining natural land of America.

Conservationism, the preservation and protection of natural resources, is something that Roosevelt frequently stressed the importance of during his presidency. Roosevelt believed that the government had a responsibility to take care of the nation’s environment, so he worked to create many parks, agencies, and acts to do so ("The Theodore Roosevelt Administrations."). The President even said, “…natural resources are not limited by the boundary lines which separate nations, and that need for conserving them upon

Theodore Roosevelt was an excellent leader in many ways. He started the Panama Canal project, ended the Russo-Japanese War, won the Nobel peace prize, and led the Square Deal Act, won the Medal of Honor, and had many other significant accomplishments. When Theodore Roosevelt died in 1919 at the age of 60, the North Dakota Badlands were explored to find national park sites. Civilian Conservation Corps camps were pitched in the future camp sites from 1934 to 1941 President Roosevelt established the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park on April 25, 1947. And in 1978 the name was changed to Theodore Roosevelt National

The president got his nick-name “Teddy” after he spotted a injured cub and tried to help it. In 1903 Roosevelt created the Pelican Island Federal Wildlife Refuge, this was the first bird refuge he created out of fifty (“Theodore Roosevelt” 6). He also added five national parks to the five that were already created. He added 148 million acres to the nation’s national forest preserve and spent 15 million dollars to help with the rapidly decreasing buffalo population in

One of his greatest accomplishments was the establishment of the conservation(US Forest Bureau). This granted the right to preserve natural parks and conserve natural resources. Teddy changed how the country looked at nautral resources. It started from carelessness of using resources to ‘budgeting’ to save the land. Preservation of land is really important in keeping a running, wealthy country because once the resources are gone, there is no more profit to be made.

“Conservation laws” (document 8) positively impacted the environment, especially the National Conservation Commision (1909) which was put in place to conserve US natural resources. The National Reclamation Act raised money from the sale of public lands which funded irrigation programs in western states. This Act was installed by Theodore Roosevelt in 1902 “to increase” the land’s “usefulness” (document 6), the irrigation systems allowed crops, animals, and people to prosper. In addition, perhaps the most important act, the National Park Service Act which was enacted in 1916 by Woodrow Wilson after he expressed that “we have not stopped to conserve the exceeding bounty of nature (document 2). The Act was put in place to conserve “scenery”, “natural and historic landmarks”, “wildlife therein” and to “provide enjoyment for future generations”(The National Park Service Act). Environmental issues in the Gilded Age such as resources depletion, ecosystem destruction, air pollution, and public land exploitation all lead to the environmental reforms of the Progressive

He believed that conservation can make forests more productive and valuable to industry, and he wanted all Americans to enjoy parklands. In his second term, Teddy created 150 national forests, increased the amount of protected land from 42 million acres to 172 million acres, 18 national monuments, 5 national parks, and 51 wildlife refuges. These places were off limits to development, commercial exploitation, and industry. His influence made conservation a popular topic for the government.

One of the greatest legacies of Theodore Roosevelt's presidency was his influential support for the conservation movement. From the minute he was sworn into office, Teddy voiced his passionate concern for the natural world and its dim future due to the growing of the industrial era. Roosevelt described the natural world as a “transcendent experience” that encompassed qualities such as “The majestic trunks, beautiful in color and in symmetry” while “[rising] around [him] like the pillars of a mightier cathedral than was ever conceived” (Henretta, 651). Led by a passionate love for the environment, the republican president committed himself to bringing more awareness to the conservation movement. By the end of his presidency, Roosevelt had issued

Beginning in 1905, Roosevelt started his work in conserving the environment by making the United States Forest Service and National Parks. In 1908, he called together a meeting, “The National Conservation Conference.” Roosevelt also declared many pieces of land “historic” or “monuments” to conserve them. With his help, we still have many parks and forests that we can enjoy today.

Theodore Roosevelt was an American statesman, explorer, soldier, and naturalist. He is best known for his conservation efforts and his part in the Spanish American war. Roosevelt established the United States Forest Service, signed into law the creation of five National Parks, and signed the 1906 Antiquities Act, under which he made 18 new US national monuments. He established also the first 51 Bird Reserves, 4 Game Preserves, and 150 National Forests. He used executive orders a lot on many occasions to protect forest and wildlife lands during his tenure as President. By the end of his second term, Roosevelt had established 150 million acres of reserved forestry land. Eventually, one Senator attached an amendment to an agricultural appropriations

Theodore Roosevelt’s visionary leadership led to the preservation of our natural resources. Theodore Roosevelt loved nature and believed our natural resources were one of America’s greatest treasures. In his lifetime he had seen the slow erosion of these resources to urban development and industrialization. He knew he had to act quickly to protect these resources, but

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service is charged with the management of fish, wildlife, and natural habitats. This agency is comprised of many affairs, such as the enforcement of federal wildlife laws, endangered species conservation, and managing the nation’s five hundred sixty national wildlife refuges (Allgov, 2017). The National Parks Service oversees managing the natural resources of the United States’ fifty-nine national parks (Allgov, 2017). The regulations and policies that govern these different agencies have changed drastically as different presidents have come in and out of office. Theodore Roosevelt, for example, created the Unites States Forest Service as a part of the Forest Reserve Act of 1891 (DOI, 2017). During his presidency, he reserved millions of acres, through executive orders, and turned it into national forests, including what is known as the Midnight Forests (FWS, 2017). The midnight forests are forests created by Theodore Roosevelt. President Roosevelt created the midnight forests as one last executive order before he signed an amendment to the nation’s land laws, which removed the power of the president to set aside land for national parks and forest with executive order (NPS, 2017). This amendment arose due to the special interest groups, loggers, and cattlemen who lost land from President Roosevelt’s executive orders (FWS, 2017). Also, additional policies commenced to be established towards conservation and protection for

Our nations incredible 401 National Parks are some of the most iconic places on the face of the earth. From the Grand Canyon to the Great Smoky Mountains our nation's national parks are something we should be proud to have. Lately our National Parks have been under threat from both Environmental and Political issues both putting our National Parks at risk. We need preserve the National Parks for generations to come. The National Parks show the most amazing parts of this great nation, they are the source of billions of dollars in revenue, and they are the home to countless forms of wildlife.

Think about a park closest to you at this very moment. What do you think about the most in that park? Is it the wide open fields, the beautiful scenery it has, or the playgrounds that both kids and adults can enjoy? When I think of Overton Park here in Memphis, TN, all of those things come to mind. Parks are important to many people because they are free spaces everyone can go to enjoy being outdoors. A major discussion that arises with parks is how they increase public health in the community. Parks have been discussed in places like journals and articles in newspapers. Parks interest people because it is a place that is free for all to enjoy and it takes us as a community to keep them looking beautiful as always. Authors like John Luciano Renne, Peter Bennet, Maureen Hannan, Andrew Kaczynski and others have touched on these certain topics. Parks can increase public health in communities by having certain days where cars cannot be driven in the park, having bike and walking trails for people to use on a regular basis, and making them tobacco free.