Theodore Roosevelt and the Creation of National Parks

Many people don't know how or who made the National Parks and are probably are wondering how these parks became a thing. The president at that time, Theodore Roosevelt, in the 1900's created these parks out of his love of wildlife. In order to protect wildlife and public lands he created the United States Forest Service. This service established 150 national forest's, 51 federal bird reserves, 4 national game preserves, and 18 national monuments. He also signed a legislation creating five new parks that were located: Crater Lake in Oregon, Wind Cave in South Dakota, Sullys Hill in North Dakota, Mesa Verde in Colorado. He also added some land to the Yosemite national park making it larger. Some information about Theodore Roosevelt was that he was born in New York City on October 27, 1858. He was the governor of New York City before becoming U.S. Vice President. He served as president for 9 years. He gained the nickname Teddy.

He was the youngest man to assume the U.S presidency after president William Mckinley was assassinated in 1901. While sitting as President of the United States he doubled not only the number and size of National Parks, but had a huge impact on National Parks for years to come. He was the first president in the 1900's that made such an impact. Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize, and the Medal of Honor. His main goal during his presidency was to expand a lot of the national parks and the lands in the U.S. He saw a need to increase our country's defense system. He is considered one of the more modern President's because he expanded the influence and power of the executive office. He planned a bear hunting trip which made him a lot more famous than he was because there was not bear hunting at the time. Also as president he expanded the National conservation system. As America grew he noticed that this limited resources available for wildlife as far as habitats. He came up with ways to protect them with scientific management.

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