Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal: Conservation (jan 1, 1901 – jan 1, 1909)

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Some of Roosevelt’s most significant actions as president actually involved his policies on environmental conservation. Throughout his time in office, Roosevelt used the Forest Reserve Act of 1891 to set aside a grand total of 150 million acres of federal land as a national reserve, meaning it cannot be bought for private interests. He also successfully encouraged Congress to pass the Newlands Reclamation Act, which took money acquired by selling public land and allocated it towards irrigation projects in western states. He also hosted a conference of governors at the White House to urge the establishment of coordinated conservation planning between the federal and state governments – which led to the formation of the National Conservation Commission.

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