Tell Me about the Presidents by Henry Mike;

Author:Henry, Mike; [Henry, Mike]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2015-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 25

Theodore Roosevelt

The 26th President

1901–1909

Saving the Land

President Theodore Roosevelt at Yosemite National Park

Have you seen some trash on the ground and picked it up, then thrown it away? Most of us have done that at one time or another because we want to keep our areas looking clean and nice.

Before there were programs to protect the planet, there was Theodore Roosevelt. In his days before becoming president, Mr. Roosevelt traveled to many parts of the western United States. It bothered him that a great deal of land was being destroyed because it wasn’t being cared for. Also, there were shortages of some animals, like the bison, because there were no limits on hunting back then.

Mr. Roosevelt enjoyed hunting, but he knew that there had to be limits so that the animals wouldn’t become extinct. He also knew that ranchers needed to do a better job with their cattle herds so that the grasslands would be able to grow.

In 1901, when he became president, Mr. Roosevelt wasted little time using his power to protect the wildlife and public lands. He created the U.S. Forest Service and . . .

51 federal bird reservations

4 national game preserves

150 national forests

5 national parks

18 national monuments, including the Grand Canyon.

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