Defiantly a good idea
Franklin D. Roosevelt a.k.a Theodore Roosevelt
setting aside land for national forest and water projects
setting aside land for national forest and water projects
Roosevelt got Congress to give him the power to set aside government property as permanent public property. He set aside 150 million acres of forest reserves, 5 national parks, 18 national monuments, and 51 federal bird sanctuaries.
He set aside five national parks as president and 18 national monuments. The most important law that was passed while he was president as far as conservation was the American Antiquities Act of 1906, which gives the President the power to proclaim national monuments without acquiring Congressional approval.
He set aside 194 million acres as nature preserves, monuments and national parks.
Yes.
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In 1893, President Harrison created the Forest Reserve in the Santa Anna Mountains. In 1897, President Cleavland created the San Jacinto Forest Reserve. In the early 1900s, President Theodore Roosevelt expanded the land set aside as national forests by transferring the Department of Forestry to the Department of Agriculture from the Department of Interior.
Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to show an active interest in conservation. He began the practice of setting aside area for national parks and forests and nature preserves .
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt for his creation of the 1st National Bird Preserve, American Bison Society, United States Forest Service, and especially for setting aside more land in national parks, forests, and wildlife refuges that all of his predecessors combined.
The law that allowed Theodore Roosevelt to set aside federal land for conservation was the Antiquities Act of 1906. This legislation enabled the president to designate national monuments to protect significant natural, cultural, or scientific features. Roosevelt utilized this authority extensively, establishing numerous national parks and monuments, significantly expanding the conservation movement in the United States.