mar 14, 1903 - Proclaims Pelican Island, Florida as the first Federal Bird Reservation or refuge. Roosevelt cites as authority an 1891 act permitting the President to “set apart and reserve” public lands wholly or in part covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not.” Between 1902 and the end of his presidency, Roosevelt established over 100 reserves.”
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mar 14, 1903
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~ 123 years ago