Theodore Roosevelt: President Federal Protection as President (dec 19, 1892 – mar 25, 1908)
Description:
As president, Roosevelt provided federal protection for almost 230 million acres of land, an area equivalent to the entire Eastern Seaboard from Maine to Florida. He sat aside 150 national forests, the first 51 federal bird reservations, five national parks, the first 18 national monuments, the first four national game preserves and the first 24 reclamation, or federal irrigation, projects, designations that were bitterly opposed by commercial interests.Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 19, 1892
mar 25, 1908
~ 15 years